The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-03-27
NAVY suPPLIns-lsso-,o1
NAVY DEpAnrmRNr.

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Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing, March 20, $780,
CEPARATE PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed
~ Proposals for Navy Supplies" will be received
at this Bureau until o'clock, p. M, on Monday,
the 22d day of April next, for furnishing and delv
ering (on receiving five days notice, except for
Biscuit, for which five days notice shall be given
for every twenty thousand pounds requiredl at the
Unites States Navy Yards at Charlestown. Massa-
chusetts Brooklyn, New York; and Gosport, Vir-
ginia; such quantities only of the following articles
as may be required ordered from the contractors
by the Chief of this Bureau, or by the respective
commanding officers Of the said navy yards, dur
ing the fiscal year ending June 80, 1851, viz:
Flour, Biscuit, Whisky, Sugar, Tea, Coffee,
Rice, Butter, Molasscs. Beans, Vinegar, Pickles,
Raisins, Dried Apples. and Soap, 4 .ll.l.
The Flour shall be of the manufacture of wheat
grown in the year l649 or 1850, perfectly sweet,
and in all respects of the best quality and fully
equal to the best description OF Richmond -four, in
all the qualities essential to its preservation in tro
sound. bright barrels, with lining hoops at each
head, and in good shipping order free OF all charge
TO the United States.
superfne flour, Of the manufacture of the year
l849 or 1880; and shall be fully equal in quality.
and conform in size, to the samples which are de-
baked, thoroughly kiln dried, well packed, and
delivered free of charge to the United States, in
good, sound, well-dried, bright -four barrels, with
the heads well secured; in tight whisky or spirit
casks, or barrels, at the option Of the Bureau
The Whisky shall be made wholly from grain, of
which at least two third parts shall be ryeVsha be
copper distilled, and full first proof according to
the United States Custom house standard II shall
be delivered in good, sound, bright, well hooped,
white oak barrels, with white oak heads, and each
barrel shall, when required, be coopered with four
good and sufficient iron hoops, and the whole shall
the United States.
The Sugar shall be the best Havana brown, and
be delivered in sound barrels, toith lining hoops at
each head tt@
The Tea shall be of good quality Young Hyson,
equal to the samples at said Navy Yards
The Coffee shall be equal to the best Cuba Coffee
The Rice shall be Of the very best quality, and
when required, shall be delivered in tierces or bar.
rels, toi lining hoops at each head, at the option OF
the Bureau.
The Butter shall be of first quality table butter,
worked clear of all fluids, and be delivered in sea-
soned ite-oak kegs, of about eighty pounds each
The Molasses shall be equal TO the best quality
New Orleans Molasses, and be delivered in good
strong barrels, tri tchite pine heads which shall be
ping condition.
The Beans shall be sound and good and shall be
delivered in strong barrels, with the heads well
secured
The Vinegar shall be of the first quality Cider
Vinegar and be delivered in good strong barrels;
which shall be thoroughly coopered and placed in
the best shipping condition.
The Pickles shall be put in kegs not exceeding
fifteen gallons each; the kegs 70 be Of seasoned
white oak, or white ash; and shall be delivered in
strong salt brine, vinegar, at the option Of the
bureau; the vegetable only 70 DC pdiu ior, tuc price
to be the same, whether in brine or vinegar.
The Raisins shall be best quality bunch raisins
and shall be delivered in good, strong, substantial
boxes, and hooped at each end
The Dried Apples shall be Of approved quality;
and shall be delivered in tight whisky barrels or
hall. barrels.
| The Soap shall be manufactured from cocoanut
oil, and be of the best quality denonlnated White
Saltwater Soap" and be delivered in good strong
boxes Of about seventy pounds each to be hooped
at each end; the price TO be uniform at all the sta
tions.
All the foregoing described articles shall be SUBJ
ject TO such inspection the Chief of this Bureau
may direct and be in all respects perfectly satisac-
tory to the inspecting officer, said officer to be APP
pointed by the Navy Department All inspections
to be at the place Of delivery. Biscuit may, how
ever, be inspected at the place Of manufacture, as
to its quality, but will be subject tc inspection as TO
4 its condition at the place of delivery.
The prices of all the foregoing articles 10 be the
same throughout the year, and bidders may offer
| for one or more articles.
The samples referred TO in this advertisement are
those selected for the ensuing fiscal year. and hare
no reference 10 sueh hdrt been previously exhibited
| The quantity OF these articles which will he re-
quired cannot be precisely stated. They will pro-
| badly be about