The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-04-13
NAVY SUPPLIES-Is52-53.
NAVY DgPhRTMEST,

Bureau Of Provisions ard C3oDting, March l3, 1862
SyEPARATE PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed
- Proposals f5r Navy Supplies" will be re-
ceived at this Bureau until O'Clock p. III ON Mon
day, the l2th day of April next, for furnishing and
delivering (on receiving five days. notice, except
for Biscuit, for which five days notice shall be
given for every twenty thousand pounds requred)
at the United States Navy Yards at Charlestowp,
Massachusetts,; Brooklyn, New York; and Gosport
Virginia; such quantities only of the following ar
ticles as may be required or ordered from the con
tractors by the Chief Of this Bureau. or by the re-
spectivc commanding officers of the said Navy
Yards, during the fiscal year ending June 80,
1868, viz:
Flour, Biscuit, Whisky, Sugar, Tea, Coffee
Rice, Butter. Moasses, Beans, Vinegar, Pickles,
Raisins, Dried Apples, and Soap.
The Flour shall be of the manufacture OF wheat
e. own in the year 1851 1852, perfectly sweet
and in all respects OF the best quality, and fully
equal to the beat description Of Richmond flour in
all the qualities essential to its preservation in
tropical climates; 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.
The Biscuit shall be made soholy from speei su-
perfne flour, Of the manufacture Of the gear 1851
1852; and shall be fully equal in quality, and con
form in size, to the samples which deposited in
the said Navy Yards; shall be properly baked.
thoroughly kiln dried, we'll packed, and delivered
free of charge to the United States in good, sound.
well dried, bright flour barrels, with the heads
well secured; in air and water tight whisky or
spirit casks, barrels the option OF the Bureau.
The Whisky shall be made wholly from grain,
Of which at least third pats shall be rye; shall
be copper distilled, and full first proof according
to the United States custom house standard. 1t
ehall be delivered in good, new, sound, bright,
well booped, white oak barrels. with white oak
heads, aud 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, ,oiM lining hoops at
each head
The Tea shall be of good quality Young Hyaon,
equal to the samples at said Navy Yards.
The Coffee shail be equal to the beet Cuba coffee
The Rice shall be OF the very beat quality, and,
when required, shall be delivered in tierces or
strong barrels, wi lining hoops at each head, at the
option OF the Bureau.
The Butter shall be Of first quality table butter,
worked clear ofail fluids, and be delivered in sea
soncd white oak firkins, Of abo"t eighty pounds
each, air and pickle tight.
.trors oarrels rriM rchife pine heads hch shall
oe thoroughly coopcrcd 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 frat quality Cider
Vinegar, and be delivered in good new, strong,
wel-seasoncd white oak barrels; which shall be |
coopercd and placed in the bcst chip
ping condition.
The Pickles shall be put in new kegs not exceed
fifteen gallons each; the kegs 10 be of seasoned
white oak, or white ash; and shall be delivered in
strong salt brine, frst quality cider vinegar,
the option Of the Bureau; the vegetable only TO be
paid for; the price to be the same whether in brine
OF vinegar.
The Raisns shall be beet quality bunch Raisins;
and shai te delivered in good. strong, substantial
boxes, and hoopcd at 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 Bureau
The Soap shall be manufactured from COcOdnut
oil, and be OF the best quality denominated ''White
Saltwater Soap" and be delivered in good strong
boxes OF about seventy five pounds cacb TO be hoop
ed al each end; the price TO be uniform at all the
stations.
All the foregoing described articles, embracing
casks, barrels, half barrels, 6rkins, kees, and
boxes, shall be subject to such inspection as the
Chief Of this Bureau may direct, and be in all re
spects perfectly satisfactory to the inspecting ofi
Ger, said officer To be appointed by the Navy De-
parimcnt. All inspections to be at the place Of
delivery. Biscuit may. however, be inspected at
the place of manufacture, but will in ali cases be
subjec, final inspection at The place ofdclivery,
before bills are signed therefor.
The price of all the foregoing articles 10 be the
same throug ghout the year; and bidders may offer
for more articles.
All the casks, barrels, and half barrels, hrkins,
kegs, boxes, or PACKAGE, shall be marked with
their contents and the contractors name. All the
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 10 in this advertisement
those selecod for the ensuing fiscal year, and
h0us no rsfusHcs TO such haze been previously
h,b,fed.
The quantity Of these articles which will be
quired cannot be precisely stated They will pro-
baby be about