Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-05-13
NAVY sUPPLIEs-ls54-'s5.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
BUREAU OF PROVISIONS AND CIoIHINs

NAVY DEPARTMENT.
BUREAU or PROVISIONS AND CLOTHING,
April Is, 1854.
CEALED PROPOSALS. sealed and endorsed pro
y posals for Navy Supplies" will be received at
this Bureau until o'clock, p m on saturday, ioth
of May next for furnishing and delivering ION re
ceiving five days notice, except for piscait, IoI
which five days' notice shall b. given for every
twenty thousand pounds reqnired) at the united
States navy-ysrds at Charleston, Massschusetis,
Brooklyn, New York, and GosPort Virginia, sosh
quantities only of the following articles n may pe
required or ordered from the contractors by tne
chief of this bureau, by the respective command
ing officers Of the said yards, during the fiscal
year ending June 81, 1855, viz:
Flour, biscuit, whiskey, sugar, tea, coffee, rice,
molasses vinegar, pickles, beans, raisins dried sp-
pies, and soap.
The flour shall be superfne, and Of the manufac-
ture of wheat grown in the year 1853 or 1854; but
the crop immediately preceding the dates Of the
QUESTION for the same shall be perfectly sweet and
in all respects of the best quality and fully equal TO
The best description Of Richmond flour IN all The qtal
ttiss essential TO its pTescrrdtOn tropical climates
and shall be delivered in well seasoned, sound,
bright barrels-the slaves and headiogs to be Of
split or rived whiteoak of the best quality strong
and we'll hoped, with lining hoops around each
head-in good shipping order, free Of all charge to
the United States.
The biscuit shall be made wholly from sweet SUI
perfue flour, of the manufacture Of The year 1883
1854. but must in all cases be manufactured fr IN
dates of the requisons for the same; and shall be
fully equal in quality, and conform in size, to the
samples which deposited in the said nsvy-yards .
shall be properly baked, thoroughly kiln dried, well
packed and delivered free Of charge to the United
States, in good sound well-dried. bright flour bar
rels above described with the heads well secured
in air and watertight whiskey or spirit casks or
barrels at the option of the bureau.
The whiskey shall be made wholly from grain, OF
which at least two-third parts shall be rye; shall
be copper distilled and full first prof according TO
theUpited States custom house standard. 1t shall
be distilled year before delivery and lie deliver
ed in good, new, sound, bright, threequsrters hoop
ed, wellsessoned whits-osk barrels with white-oak
heads; the slaves not to be less than inch thick,
aud the heads not less than "a inc thick; andesch
barrel shall be coopered in additionwith one three
penny iron hoop on each biige IA inch in width.
aud 116th inch thick, and one three penny hoop on
each chime, 115-inch in width and, 1-l6th inch
thick, per diagram The whole to be put in coed
shipping order, tree Of all charge TO the United
States
The sugar shall be according to samples at The
said navy yard.
The tea shall Be of good quality Young Hyson,
equal to the samples at the aid navy yard.
The coffee shall be the hest Cuba, according TO
sample.
The rice shall be of the very best quality, and Of
the crop Immediately preceding the dates OF tire
acquisitions for the same.
The moasses shall be July to the best quality
of New orleans molasses, and shall be delivered in
welsss' Cned white-oak barrels, with white pine
nea1S cNt less imam "a lncn tnlck tDe slaves mol
less than q inch thick; the barrels . be three.
quarters hoped. aud in addition to have four iron
hoops, one on each bilge, III inch in width and
10th inch thick, and one on each chime II inch
in s;dtL and 1-i6th inch thick, sid snail be
thoroughly coopered and placed IN the best shipping
condition.
The vinegar shall he Of the first quality cider
vnegar equal to the standard of the United States
pharmacorsia, and shall contain no ether than
acctic acid and shall be delivered in barrels similar
in all repects to those required for molasses witt
the exception that tuhie oak heads shall be subsi
tt cd for those owbte pine and sllall be thoroughly
cooperci and placed in the best shipping order .
The pickles shall Se put up in iron bound half
barrel. I'd each fsif barrel shall contain gal
lon of onions, SALON Of peppers, aud thirtceI
gallons Of Gherifs. 10y Uitch Is understood sinai
in each shall weigh ninety pounds aud only be pai
for; and each half barrel shall be filed with whit
wine vinegar of at least az degrees Of strength ant
equal to French VINEGAR. the half barrels. vsgeta
bies, and vinegar shalt eooirm and be equal in ri
respects te the samples deposited at the above
| named navy yards, ard tie contractors she'll war
| rant and guaranty hat Trey will keep S-1 az
| sound for at least two years.
The beans shall be of the very best quality, So 4
and good, and shall be of the crop immedat IL pre-
ceding the dates of the requisition for the sane.
The raisins shall be of the best qualtP of buncf
rasns, and of the latest crop immediately preceding
the dates Of the requistion for the ssme and shall
be delivered in good, strong, substantial boxes
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pense of the contractor.
The dried apples shall be of the lest quality anc
shall be prepared by sun drying or an shall III
| of the crop Of the autumn immedis y precedin.
the dates of the acquisitions for the raale.
| The soap shall be manufactured from cocoanu
oil, and be of the best quality denominated "Whit
Saltwater Soap" and be delivered in good stron,
boxes of about seventy-fve pounds each and. afte
inspection, the boxes ,CU be hoped ct each end at tn
eErsnse Of the contractor. The price TO be uniform
at all the yards.
| All the foregoing described articles, embracipr
casks barrels, half barrels, and boxes, shall be sut
ject to such inspection the chief of this burea,
may direct and be in all respects perfectly satsfac
tory to the inspecting officer said officer to be 81
pointed by the Navy Department. All inspection
| 10 be at the place Of delivery. Biscuit may, how
ever be inspected at the place of manufacture, bu
will in all cases be subject to final inspection
the place of deliver before bills signed there
| for.
The prices of all the foregoing articles TO be tb
same throughout the year, and bidders may offer fo
one or more articles.
| All the casks, barrels and halfbarrels boxes O
packages, shall be marked with their contents ar
| the contractors name. All the barrels of -four
bread, and pickles shall have, in addition to tn
above, the year when manufacture or put up arkc;
| upon them.
The samples referred to in this advertisement ar
those selected for the ensuing fiscal year, and hor
no reference to such as hare been previously exhibited
| Ihe quantity OF these articles which will be re
CURED cannot be precisely STATED. They viii probs
| bly, be about
| To be offered for
Flour. 2n0 bbls Der Dbl
Biscuit. 900 0c0 lbs......per loo lbs
hskey .0c0 gas........ per gal
200, 00J lbs. DER lb
~ 200 lbs........p Per 10
10 900 los. per ID
Rlce 200 900 per Id
Moiassss.. 600 gals. Per gal
% 600 bush bust
Vinegar 1000 gals.......p per ga
Raisns onn Ihe IL