The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-04-05
NAVY SUPPLiES-Is52-53.

BuTe0u OF PTOotstOnS ana COLhtng, March l3, 1907.
CEPARATE PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed
- Proposals for Navy Supplies" will be re
ceived at this Bureau until o'clock p. m on Mon
day, the 18th day of April next. for furnishing and
delivering Con receiving five days notice, except
for Biscuit for which five days notice sball be
given for every twenty thousand pounds required)
at the United States Navy Yards at Charlestown,
Massac husetts; Brooklyn, New York; and Gosport,
Virginia; such quantities only OF the following ar
tractors by the Chief of this Bureau. or by the
spcctive commanding officers of the said Navy
Yards, during the fiscal year ending June 80,
1858, viz:
Flour. Biscuit, Whisky, Sugar, Tea, Coffee,
Rice, Butter. Molasses, Beans, Vinegar, Pickles,
Raisins. Dried Apples, and Soap
The Flour shall be Of the manufacture of wheat
grown in the year 1851 or 1852, perfectly sweet,
and in all respects of the beet quality, and fully
equal TO the best description of Richmond flour in
all the qualities essential to its preservation in
tropical climatesi 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 United States.
perfne flour, Of the manufacture Of the year 1851
1882 and shall be fully equal in quality. and con-
form in size, to the samples which are deposited in
the said Navy Yards; shall be properly baked
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 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 rts shall be rye; shall
be copper distilled, and full first proof according
to the United States custom house standard. II
shall be delivered in good, new, 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 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, toih lining hoops at
each head.
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equal to the samples at said Navy Yards.
The Coffee shall be equal to the beet Cuba coffee.
The Rice shall be OF the very best quality, and,
when required, shall be delivered in terces or
strong barrels oi 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
soned white oak frkins, OF about eighty pounds
each, air and pickle tight.
The Molasses shall be equal to the best quality
New Orleans Molasses, and be delivered in good
strong barrels, tDig iohife pine heads; which shall
be thoroughly coopered and placed in the best
shipping 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 new, strong
well seasoned white oak barrels; which shall be
thoroughly coopered and placed in the beat ship
The Pickles shall be put In new kegs not exceed
ing fifteen gallons each; the kegs to be of seasoned
white oak, white ash; and shall be delivered in
strong salt brine, first 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 kasins shall be best quality bunch Raisins;
and shall be delivered in good, strong, substantial
boxes and hoopod Mt each end.
The Dried Apples shall be of approved quality;
and shall be delivered in tight whisky barrels or
half barrels, at the option of the Borcau
The Sap shall be manufactured from coooanut
oil, and be OF the best quality denominated White
boxes of about seventy five pounds each TO De hoop
cd 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 ruch inspection ms the
Chief Of this Bureau may direct, and be in all re
spects perfectly satisfactory to the inspecting oh
GER, said officer to be appointed by the Navy De-
partment. All inspections TO be at the place Of
delivery Biscuit may, however, be inspected at
the place OF manufacture, but will in all cases be
subject to final inspection at the place OF fdeivery,
before bills signed therefor
The price of all the foregoing articles to be the
same throughout the year; and bidders may offer
for one or more articles.
All the caske, barrels and half barrels, hrklns,
kegs, boxcs, or PACKAGE, shall be marked with
barrels kegs of flour, bread butter, and pickles.
shall have in addition TO the above, the year when
manufactured or put up marked upon them
The samples referred to in this advertisement
are those selected for the ensuing fiscal year, and
hare no rsfsresee TO such have been previously ez
hibifed.
The quantity of these articles which will be re-
qurcd cannot be precisely stated They will pro
badly be about