The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-04-11
NAVY sUPPLIEs-Is4s-'9.
N.vv DEPARTMENT,


Bureau of Provisions and Clothing March ~, ioF b
{cEPARArE PROPOSALS, sealed aud endorsed al re- TO-
posas for Navy Supplies, viii be leoeveG 9ih dav
read unti O'Clock, p m, Monday Tue Itlh any o.
iur neat for furnishing and delivering at me United
States navy yards Charestown Aasaenusee on w.
oyiny articles as may be required ordered from the
onacors by chief Of this bureau or by The M
mand.ng officers OF the said navy yads during 'ne rs
cal year ending June 80, 1919, VIZ
Flour biscuit whiskey sugar, tea, coffee, cocoa, rce
bute oasses beans, vinegar pickles, raisis dried APP
pes and tobacco.
The -four shall be of the manufacture of wheat grown in
the year 1917 lsiS perfectly sweet and IN all respects oil
@ hest quality when required for shipment abroad
alI be fully equal the best descI pon OF Richmond
four all The qualities essential to us preservation IN IoP
ca climates ndshal be delivered In good sound brlgh
barrels with lining hoops each head and in good ship
ping order, free of all charge to The United States
Tie bscui shall be made wholly from sweet su perine
-four OF manufacture OF the year ls or 1875 and shall
he uyeqna quality, and conform in sze 10 The samples
which are deposited in The said navyyards shall be prop
y baked thoroughly kiln-ded, wellpacked, and delv
free charge 10 the United States IN good sound we'll
dried bright flour barrels with the heads well secured
in ght whiskey or spirit casks, OK hafsst o. sc opo
The uhstey shall be made wholly from grain of which
least two-ird parts shall be rye-sha be copper dis
ued and full rstprool according to the United States
customhouse Standard. 1t shall be delivered in good,
sound bright welhooped, white oak barrels with white
oak heads and each burre shall when required be cooper
ed with four good and sufficient iron hoops and the whole
shall put in good shipping order free OF all charge TO the
The sugar shah be the best Havana brown, and be de-
| iyered in barrels when required.
The shall be of good quality Young Hyson, equal to
The samples at said navy yards.
The coffee shall be equal 10 the best Cuba coffee.
The shall be perfectly clean and sound two third
parts TO equal in quality the best Para and one-thrd
part equal in quality TO the best Caracas
The rice shall be of the very best quality, and, when
CURED shall be delivered in terces alright casks or bar
rels the option OF The bureau.
The butter shall be of first quality table butter, worked
clear all fluids and be delivered in seasoned white oak
kegs of about eighty pounds each
The moiqsscs shall be equal to the best quality New Or
cans moasses, and be delivered in good strong barrels
which shall be thoroughly eeopefed and placed IN the best
shipping condition.
file beans shall be sound and good and when required
shall be delivered III spirit or whiskey barrels ar ana wa
ter tight
and be delivered IN good strong barrels; which shall be
thoroughly coopeed and placed in the best shipping cond
The pickles shall be put in kegs exceeding fifteen gal
ons each the kegs TO be of seasoned white oak white
ash and shall be delivered in strong salt brine vinegar
the option OF the bureaus the vegetable only to be paid
for.
The shall be best quality bunch raisins, and shall
be delivered in good strong, substantial boxes.
The dried apples shall be of approved quality, and shall
be delivered in light whiskey barrels halt-barrels
The tobacco shall be equal in quality the samples al
the said yards OF it shall be manufactured du
ring the winter onths all shall have undergone natural
sweat and be branded with the of uacurer
and be delivered in boxes containing about fifty and
hundred pounds each the price TO be uniform at all
All the foregoing described articles shall be subject
such inspection The chief OF this bureau may direct, and
be- in all respects, perfectly satisfactory to the inspecting
Olcer SAID officer TO be appointed by the Navy Depart
ment All inspections to be at the place of delivery. Bis
may however, be inspected at the place of manuac
qualify but will be subject inspection
is condition at the place OF delivery.
The prices OF all the foregoing articles to be the
throughout the and bidders offer for
articles.
The samples referred to in this advertisement those
selected for the ensuing fiscal year, and have reference
to such as have been previously exhibited ....
The quantity OF these articles which will be required
not be precisely slated. They will probably be about