The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-04-24
NAVY sUPPLIEs-Is5I.5a.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,

NAVY DEPARTMENT,
BUREAU OF PRovIsIoNs AND CLOTHING,
April IL, 1851
SEPARATE PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed
~ Proposals for Navy Supplies" will be received
the R 18th day Of May next, for furnishing and Dc.
liverin8 Ton receiving five days notice. except for
Biscuit, for which five days notice shall be given
for every twenty thousand pounds required) at the
United States Navy Yards at Charlestown. Mnssa-
chusetts, Brooklyn, New York, and Gosport, Vir-
ginia, such quantities only of the following articles
as may be required or ordered from the contractors
by the Chief OF this Bureau. or by the respective
commanding officers of the said Navy Yards, dur
ing the fscal year ending June 30, 1852, viz:
Flour, Biscuit, Whisky, Sugar, Tea, Coffee,
Rice, Butter, Molasscs, Beans, Vinegar, Pickles,
Raisins, Dried Apples, and Soap.
The Flour shall be of the manufacture Of wheat
grown in the year 1850 or 1851, perfectly sweet,
and In all respects of the best quality; and fully
all the qualities essential to its preservation in tro
pical clmates and shall be delivered in good sound
bright barrels, with lining hoops at each head, and
in good shipping order, free OF all charge to the
The Biscuit shall be made tchoily from stceet super
fine otv, Of the manr acture Of me year 1850 or 1851;
and shall be fully equal in quality, and conform in
Navy Yards. Shall be properly baked, thorou ghly
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;
or in air and water tight whisky spirit casks,
barrels, at the option Of the Bureau.
The Whisky shall be made wholly from grain,
Of which at least two third parts shall be rye-shal
be copper distilled, and full first proof according
to the United States custom house standard. II
shall be delivered in good, new, sound, bright,
we'll 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 be put in good shipping order,
| free of all charge to the United States
| The Sugar shall be the best Havana Brown, and
be delivered in sound barrels, ,riM lining hoops at
| eachhead.
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
strong barrels. toih lining hoops at each head, at
The Butter shall be of first quality table butter
worked clear of all fluids and delivered in seasoned
white oak firkins, of about eighty pounds each, all
| and pickle tight
The Molasscs shall be equal to the best quality New
Orleans Molasses, and be delivered in good strong
barrels, to ,chite- pine hsads which shall be tho
| roughly coopered and placed in the best shipping
| Tho Beans shall be sound and good, and shall
be delivered in strong barrels, with the heads well
| secured.
| Vinegar, and be delivered in good new, strong,
| we'll seasoned white oak barrels; which shall be
thoroughly coopered and placed in the best chip
ping condition.
ing fifteen gallons each; the kegs TO be seasoned OF
white oak, white ash; and shall be delivered in
strong salt brine, or fret quality cider vinegar, at
the option of the Bureau; the vegetable only to be
paid for; the price to be the same, whether in brine
| or vinegar.
The Kaisins shall be best quality bunch Raisins,
and shall be delivered in good strong. substantial
boxes, and hooped ut each end
The Dried Apples shall be OF approved quality;
and shall be delivered in tight whisky barrels or
half-barrcls, at the option of the Bureau.
The Soap shall be manufactured from cocoanut
oil, and be ofthc best quality, denominated" White
Saltwater Soap" and be delivered in good strong
boxes Of about seventy five pounds each, to be
hoopd at each end; the price to be uniform at all the
| stations.
| All the foregoing described articles, embracing
| casks, barrels, half-barrels, frkins, kegs, and
boxes, shall be subject to such inspection ns the
Chief OF this Bureau may direct, and be in all
Ger, said officer to be appointed by the Navy De-
partment All inspections to be at the place of de-
livery. Biscuit mny, however, be inspected at
the place of manufacture; but will in all be
subject to final inspection at the place of delivery
before bills are signed therefor.
The prices Of all the foregoing articles to be the
same throughout the year, and bidders may offer
for one more articles.
All the casks, barrels, and half barrels, firkins
kegs, boxes, packages, shall be marked with their
contents and the contractors name. All the barrels
or kegs Of flour, bread, butter, and pickles, shall
have, in addition to the above, the year when man.
ufacturcd or put up marked upon them.
The samples referred 10 in this advertisement are
those selected for the ensuing fiscal year, aud haze
reference 10 such haze been previously exhibited
The quantity of these articles which will be re.
CURED cannot be precisely stated. They will pro-
baby be about
4 To be offered for:
Flour ................ 1900 bbls. per bbl.
Biscuit. Il, coo, 900 lbs. per 100 lbs.
Whisky. ............. $4,000 gals. per gal
Sugar. 100000 lbs. per ID.
Tea 10000 lbs. per ID.
Coffee. e................ 10000 lbs. per 10.
Rice c................. 100000 lbs. .p lb.
Butter. .............. 10000 lbs. per ID.
NIoiasscs ........... 10000 gals. per gal.
Beans. .............. 5000 bush. per bush.
Vinegar. r.............. 10000 gals. per gal.
Raisins. ........... $4,000 lbs. per Id.