The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-09-26


$50 barrels of fresh supeI6ne flour
100 bushels of new white field beans
2400 pounds of good hard soap
72O pounds of good hard taIlow candles
40 bushels of good clean dry salt
$50 gallons Of good cider vinegar
Al Nelo York.
300 barrels Of pork
500 barrels of flesh superfne Flour
2i0 bushels of White field beans
4SAO pounds of good hard soap
l,i4O pounds of good hard ,allow candles
70 bushels of good clean dry salt
100 gallons of good cider vinegar.
At Fort Mi6lin, Pennsylvania
IS barrels of pork
i40 barrels of fresh superiine -four
10 bushels of new white field Deans
200 pounds of good hard soap
800 pounds Of good hard taow candles
20 bushels of good clean Dry salt
275 gallons of good cider vinegar.
At Baltimore, Maryland.
225 barrels of pork
42O barrels Of fresh super6ne flour
$50 bushels of new white field beans
900 pounds Of COED hard soap
1880 pounds of good hard tallow candles
TO bushels of good clean dry salt
1925 gallons of good cider vinegar
At Fort Monroe, Old Point Comfort, Va.
GOO barrels Of pork
Ill
45O bushels of white field beans
$500 pounds of good hard soap
1850 pounds Of good hard tallow candles
100 bushels of good clean dry al:
1900 gallons good cider Vinegar.
At Fort Johnston, .SmithriHe, North Carolina.
IS barrels of pork
l40 barrels of fresh supel fine flour
90 bushels OF white field beans
200 pounds OF good hard soap
2l0 pounds OF good hard sperm candles
30 bushels ofgood clean dry salt
275 gallons Of good cider vinegar.
At Fort Macon, Beaufort, North Carolina.
IS barrels Of pork
l40 barrels of fresh super6ne -four
60 bushels of new whe field beans
200 pounds of good hard soap
2i0 pounds of good hard sperm candies
20 bushels of good clean dry salt
PTS gallons Of good cider vinegar,
Az Fort .Noultrie, Charleston, South Carolina
225 barrels of pork
$40 barrels of flesh superine flour
1870 bushels OF new white field beans
3 600 pounds of good hard soap
40 pounds Of good hard sperm candies
TO bushels of good clean dry salt
S25 gallons Of good cider vinegar
At Oglethofpe Barracks, Sdrannah, Georgia
$50 barrels Of pork
$50 barrels of fresh supertnc flour
10 bushels OF new white field beans
2 400 pounds of good hard soap
$50 poun ds of good hard sper n candies
40 bu ,hels of good clean dry salt
$50 gallons OF good cider vinegar.
NoTE.-Al BIDDERS are requested 10 extend the
amount of eir bids tir each artic, and exhibit IT,,
total amount of each bid. The periods aud quaint
ties Of each delivery at those posts where they not
specified, will be- one-fourth lst June, LIST September
LIST December, Io43, and LIST March, 1914 The
hogs of hIch the pork packed to be jaitened on
corn, aud each hog to weigh not less than two hun
bred pounds and consist of one hog TO each barrel
excluding the feet, legs and snout. Side pieces
may be substituted for the hams.
The pork is to be first sailed with Turks Island
salt and then carefully packed with the same article
io pieces not exceeding ten unds each. When
the packing has been completed the contractor must
furnish dis office ee-shcac from tie packer hat
the pork has been altcd and packed
The pork 10 SO contained in seasoned heart OF
white oak or white ash barrels, full hooped the
beans add salt barrels and the soap and candles in
strong boxes of convenient size, for transportation
Salt will only be received by measurement of thirty
two quarts tn the bushcl The candle, To have cot
ton wicks. The provisions for Prairie du Chen and
ST. Peters pass St. Louis, for their ultimate DIES
tination, by the 18th Of April S43. failure in
this particular will be considered breach Of contract
and the Department will be authorized To purchase IL
supply these posts. The provisions will be inspected
at the time and place of delivery and all expenses to
be paid by contractors until they deposited such
store-houses as may tie designated by the agents oi
the Department.
The Comnssary General reserves the priv e OF
increasing diminishing the quantities or of dlspen-
sing with any all article, required at ans post al
any time before entering into contract and also ofD-
creasng or reducing the quantities of each delivery
one-,hird, subsequent 10 contract, on giving sixty
days previous notice.
Bidders not heretofore contractors. are required to
accompany their oposal- with evidence OF their abl
i,y together with the names of their surees, whose
respon sbity must be certified BY the District Auor
ney, or by some person well known TO he Govern
ment, otherwise their proposals will not be acted on
Advances cannot be made in any case and evi
dence of inspection and full delivery will be required
at this office beure requis,ion will be made upon the
Treasury for payment whic will be effected IN such
public money may be con venicnt TO the points o.
delivery the places Of purchase The residence ofth