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weight in either article will be paid for. To be de-
livered at the respective navy yards, as follows
Bbls. beef. Bbls. pork
At Charestown, Mass, 1900 1900
At Brooklyn, N. Y, 1900 1900
AT Gosport, Va, 1900 DOo
| 500 500
Said beef and pork must be delivered, one-half
between the FIRST day of january, 1876, and the first
day of April, 1876; and the other half between the
18th day of April, 1916, and the 18th day of June,
1896 unless earlier deliveries should be required by
the chief Of this bureau. Offers must be made for
each half separately and distinctlytha is, for the
half deliverable between the LIST Of January and LIST
Of April, ard for the half deliverable between the
| 18th of April and 18th of June, 1916. Payment for
the FIRST half to be made within thirty days aer de-
livery and for the second half in thirty days after
the 18th June, 1916.
! The beef must be from well fattened cattle,
slaughtered between the first day of November,
ls45, and the first day of February, lS46, and
weighing not less than six hundred pounds, net
weight, each. The legs and leg rands Of the hind
quarters, and the shns and shoulder clods and at
least eight pounds from the neck end OF each fore
quarter or the parts marked Nos. l. 3 and 3, on the
drawing delineation of the fore and hind quarters
of an OK which will he attached to and form part
| of the contract must be wholly excluded from each
barrel and half barrel and the remainder of the car
cass must be cut in pieces of not less than eight
pounds each.
The pork must be packed from corn-fed, well
fat,ened hogs slaughtered between the first day Of
November, 1915, and the first day of February,
| 1876, and weighing not less than two hundred
pounds each, excluding The heads, joes, necks,
shoulders, hams, legs, feet, and lard and all refuse
pieces; and must be cut in pieces weighing not less
than six pounds each.
Both the beef and pork must be sailed with at
least one statute bushel of Turks Island, Isle of
May, or ST. Ube's salt; and the beef must have five
ounces of fine pulyerized saltpetre to each barrel,
exclusive of pickle, TO be made from fresh water,
as strong as salt will make it.
| One-fourth the quantity of beef and one-fourth
the quantity of pork must he packed in half barrels
and contain one hundred pounds net weight ofeach
the may be; and in estimating the price, two
half barrels are to be considered one barrel.
The barrels and half barrels must be made of the
best seasoned white oak, white ash slaves and
heading if Of the former 10 be not less than three
fourths of inch thick; if of the latter, to be not
less than one inch thick for barrels and hreefourths
of an inch for half barrels and to be hooped at least
three ourths over with the best white oak or hicko-
ry hoops.
Each barrel and half barrel must be branded on it's
head Navy beef,' OF "Nayy pork" as the case
may be, with the contractors mamie and the year
when packed
The beef and pork will be inspected by the IN
speeding officers at the respective navy-yards afore
said, and by some "sworn inspector of sailed pro-
visonsn who will be selected by the respective
commanding officers; but their charges for such IN
specton mus, be paid by the respective contractors,
who must likewise have the barrels put IN good
shipping order TO the satisfaction of the command
ants of the respective navy-yards aforesaid after IN
spcction and at their expense.
Bidders must specify their prices separately and
distinctly, in separate offers for the beef and for the
pork and for each Of the places of delivery, cover
ing all expenses and all charges.
The department reserves TO itself the right to re-
lect all offers from persons who have heretofore
failed to fulfil their contracts.
Bonds in one-third the amount of the respective
contracts will be required and ten per cenum IN ad-
dition will be withheld from the amount of each
payment to he made, collateral security for the
due and faithful performance of their respective,
contracts, which will on no account be paid until
the contracts complied with in all respects, and
is TO I've forfeited the United States in the event
of failure to complete the deliveries within the pre-
scribed periods. And in of failure on the part
of the contractor to deliver the aforesaid beef ana
nork within the time specifed the chief of the Blu
reau of Provisions and Clothing shall have the right
to direct purchases to be made to supply the deh-
ciencies, and any excess of cost shall be charged 70
and paid by the contractors Payment Will be made
by the United States at the periods above specihed
excepting the ten per centum to be withheld unh
the completion of the contracts as before stated
after the said beef and pork shall have been IN
spected and received, and bills for the same sha
have been presented to the navy agents respectively
duly approved by the commandments of the respec-
tracts.
The parts Of the beef to be excluded will be par.
ticuary designated in the engraving to be attached
to the contracts Persons interested can obtain them
on application at this office
Bidders not heretofore contractors required tc
accompany their proposals with evidence OF ability
together with the names of their suretes, whose
Esponsbilily must be certified by the United State:
district attorney, navy agent, some other person
well known to the governments otherwise, their pro
posals will not be acted upon.
Bidders whose proposals are accepted land nont
others) will be forthwith notified thereof and three
days over and above the ordinary time required TO-
the regular transmission of the mail will be allowed
for them to signify their readiness to enter into con
tract; and ten days over and above the ordinary
time required for the regular transmission OF thu
mail will be allowed for the execution and return
a contract and bond; at the expiration of which pc
RODS f no answer be received, contract and bont
returned the supply will be offered to the next low
est bidder, according to law.
To be published once week until the 18th da,
of August next in the Union, Constitution, and In
telligencer, d. c.; Republican, Baltimore; Evening
Post, Morning News, and Journal of Commerce
New York; Pennsylvania and Keystone, Phlledel
phia; Morning Post and Times, Boston; N. II. Pa
triot, Concord; Eastern Argus, Portland, Me; En-
quirer, Richmond, Va; Beacon, Norfolk, Va; In
quirer Cincinnati, Ohio; Statesman, Columbus
0hio Union, Nashville, Tenn; Register, Spring
field H.; Democrat, Chicago, ILL.,; Free Press, DE
Itroit, Mich; State Sentinel indianapolis, Ia; Mis-
sourian ST. Louis, Mo-; Democrat, Louisville, Ky
and Gazette, Lexington, Ky.
Propretors of the above papers are requested Z
send Il copy Of their respective papers containing
the advertisement to this bureau. June 70
ERESH TURNIP SEEDS.-s0O lbs. Of prim
i Turnip Seeds, Of various sorts, viz:
Early White Flat large White
/ Red