The daily republic., 1853-08-24


65 bushels Of good clean dry fine salt
GOO gallons of good cider vinegar.
The whole to be delivered in al May. 1854.
At Fort Learenscorth, Missouri River.
$40 barrels of pork
500 barrels of fresh superine flour
220 bushels of now white field beans
$500 pounds Of good hard soap
500 pounds Of good hard taliow candles
60 bushels of good clean dry fiue salt
900 gallons of good cider vinegar.
The whole to be delivered by the ist of June,
1854.
Minnesota Riper, 80 miles bu land and $50
by aoater from Fort Smelling, St. Peters.
$50 barrels Of pork
450 barrels Of fresh superfne flour
200 bushels of new white field beans
$500 pounds of good hard soap
$50 pounds Of good hard tallow candles
25 bushels of good clean dry fine salt
900 gallons Of good cider vinegar.
The whole to be delivered from the 18th of May,
1854, to the 18th of June, 1854.
at Fort Ripley, mouth of Cro.U-,oing Riuer,
l3O miles from Fort Smelling.
$50 barrels of fresh superfine flour
80 bushels of new white field beans
2,700 pounds Of good hard soap
600 pounds of good bard tallow candles
36 bushels of good clean dry fine salt
$50 glalons of good cider vinegar.
The whole to be delivered from LIST June to 18th
August. 1854.
At Fort Riley. at Junction Of Republican and
Smoky Hill Forks Of Kansas Rirer, 1877 miles
I. from Kansas Landing, and about l6O from,
Fort Leauenaoorih, Missouri, land transpor-
tation.
ITO barrels of pork
250 barrels of fresh super6ne flour
ITO bushels of new white field beans
,750 pounds of good hard soap @
d4O pounds of good hard sperm candles
% bushels Of good clean dry fine salt
40 gallons OF good cider vinegar.
The whole to be delivered by the 1st Juno, 1854.
at Fort JMoultsie, Charleston, South Carolina.
IS barrels of pork
l25 barrels of fresh superfine -four
IS bushels OF new white field beans
876pounds Of good hard soap
22O pounds Of good hard sperm candles
ID bushels of good clean dry fine ealt
220 gallons of good cider vinegar.
At Fort Monroe, Old Point Comfort, Pa.
IS barrels of pork
l25 barrels of fresh superfine -four
SIS bushels of new white field beans
676 pounds of good hard sonp
22o pounds Of good hard taIlow candles
IA bushels of good clean dry fine salt
22O gallons of good cider vinegar.
At Fort JMcHenry, near Baltimore, MARYLAND.
l57 barrels Of fresh superine flour
10 bushels of new white field beans
900 pounds of good hard soap
600 pounds of good hard tallow candles
36 bushels of good clean dry fine salt
100 gallons of good cider vinegar.
at Fort Hamilton, .Narro,os, .Ne,o York
Harbor. a#
35 barrels of pork
65 barrels of fresh superfine flour
Is bushels of new white field beans
75O pounds of good hard soap
375 pounds of good hard tallow candles
Is buoheIs of good clean dry fine salt
Hans Df drSAo r,,sy
At Fort Wood, yNew York Harbor.
62 barrels of pork
l45 barrels of fresh super6ne flour
Sc bushels of new white field beans
$50 pounds Of good hard tallow candles
IA bushels of good clean dry fine salt
300 gallons ofgood cider vinegar.
At Fort Mackinac, Michigan.
40 barrels OF pork
ITO barrels of fresh super6nc flour
80 bushels of new white field beans
900 pounds Of good bard soap
500 pounds of good hard tallow candles
90 bushels of good clean dry fne salt
100 gallons of good cider vinegar.
One-half on lst Jone, 1854; remainder by the
18th September, 1854.
At Fort Brady, SAUL Ste. Marie, Michigan.
80 barrels of pork
100 barrels Of fresh superfine flour
26 bushels of new white field beans
900 pounds Of good hard soap
Go pounds of good hard tallow candles
is bushels of good clean dry fine salt
300 gallons of good cider vinegar.
One-half on Let June. 1854; remainder by the
18th September, 1854.
NoTE.-All bidders arc requested to extend the
amount of their bids for each article, and exhibit
the total amount of each bid; and no bid will be
acted on unless it embraces all articles required at
post.
The periods and quantities of each delivery at
those posts where they are not specified will be-,
one-fourth lst June, 1st September, let December,
1854, and lat March, 1855. The hogs of which the
pork is packed to be fattened on corn, and each
hog to weigh not less than two hundred pounds,
excluding the feet, legs, ears, and sneut
Side pieces may be substituted tor the hams.
The pork is to be first salted with Turks Island
salt, and then carefully packed with the same ar
ticls in pieces not exceeding eight pounds each.
When the packing has been completed, the con-
tractor must furnish to this office certificate from
packed. The pork is to be contained in seasoned
heart Of whites barres, full hoopcd; the beans
and salt in barrels, and the soap and candles in
strong boxes of conv enent size for transpor
Salt will only be received BY measurement of
thirty-two quarts to the bushei The candles to
have cotton wicks The provisions for Fort Ridge
ley and Fort Ripley must pass st. Louis for their
Ultimate destination in the fret week Of April,
1854; and they must also pass st. Peters by Ist
June, 1854.
A failure in these particulars will be considered
breach Of contract, and the Department Will be
authorized to purchase to supply these poets. as
The provisions will be inspected at the time and
place of c lvery; and all expenses to be paid by
contractors until they are deposited at such store