Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-11-08

,3l4 gallons OF good cider vinegar.
The whole to be delivered in all May, 1856.
At Fort Smith, Arkansas, for Forts Washita
and Aybuekle.
600 barrels of pork
$50 bushels of new white field beans
1854 pounds of good hard soap
1,97O pounds Of good hard adanantine candles
2l652 pounds cf first quality dry brown sugar
III, $50 pounds Of first quality Rio coffee
126 bushels of good clean dry fine salt
1870 gallons of good cider vinegar
The whole to be delivered in all May, 1856.
At Fort Bro,cn, Tszas, on the Rio Grande.
1000 barrels of pork
$50 barrels of fresh superfine -four
$50 bushels Of new white field beans
10, 40 pounds Of good hard soap
IS pounds of good hard adamantine candles
1924 pounds OF first quality dry brown sugar
10, 40 pounds Of first quality II 10 coffee
2l0 bushels Of good clean dry fine salt
3, 2s5 gallons Of good cider vinegar.
At Corpus Christi, Tsza,
200 900 pounds Of clear bacon sides
l, $50 barrels OF fresh superfne -four
$50 bushels of new white field beans
10, 140 pounds Of good hard soap
3 2S5 pounds Of good hard adamantine candles
80, 400 pounds Of first quality dry brown sugar
19, 40 pounds of first quality Rio coffee
2lO bushels of good clean dry fine salt
3,2o5 gallons Of good cider vinegar.
At San Antonio. Ts1as, 14O miles Iand tyanspor-
tation firm IndianOIa, Tsras.
5O7 900 pounds OF clear bacon sides
6,7S3 barrels of freeh superfne flour
2,9oi bushels Of new white fed beans
47,275 pounds Of good hard soap
i'sio pounds Of good hard adamantine candles
O,9lO pounds Of first quality r 10 coffee
733 bushels of good clean dry fine salt
ISIS gallons of good cider vinegar
At Fort Union, Netc Mezico, TO miles land
transportation, from Fort Lsarencorth, Kan
sas Territory.
2ll OOO nound = of claar bs,o, Syaa,
3,l25 barrels of fresh superfine flour
,Bl bushels OK new white field beans
l,7S3 pounds Of good hard soap
S'a at POUNDS OF good hard adamantine candles
~ SIS pounds Of first quality Rio coffee
$40 bushels Of good clean dry fine salt
S, AS gallons Of good cider vinegar.
The whole to be delivered before the LIST Of An
gust, 1855.
At Benieia, California, trater transportation.
223,0OO pounds Of clear bacon sides
z, $50 barrels Of fresh superfine -four
,2e7 bushels OF new white field beans
~, 200 pounds Of good hard soap
5,i9o pounds Of good hard adamantine candles
62 23s pounds Of first quality dry brown sugar
81, liO pounds Of first quality Rio coffee
;}25 bushels of good clean dry fine salt
,lgO gallons Of good cider vinegar.
The whole to be delivered oy the LIST Of Septem-
Der, 1856.
At Fort Vancouver, Washington Territory, about
40 miles from the mouth of the Columbia rir-
or, clear navigation.
Ion, 600 pounds Of clear bacon sides
1,3i4 barrels Of fresh super3ne -four
$50 bushels Of new white field beans
1913 pounds OF good hard soap
2,48 pounds OF good hard adamantine candl es
-, l29 pounds OF first quality dry brown sugar
1890 pounds Of first quality Rio coffee
l45 bushels of good clean dry fine salt
=, 1913 gallons Of good cider vinegar
The W hole to be delivered by the LIST Of Septem-
ter, 1856.
NoTE.-All bidders are 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 1t embraces all articles required at
post.
The periods and quantities Of each delivery at
those posts where they not specified will be ::
one fourth LIST June, 1st September, LIST December,
1870, ana LIST March, 1857. The hogs Of which
the pork ana bacon are packed TO be fattened Oh
corn, and each hog TO weigh not less than two
and snOut.
Where the pork Is to be delivered, side pieces
may be substituted for the hams. The pork and
bacon Is to be first salted with Turks island salt
Inc pork to be carefully packed with the same
article In pieces not exceeding eight pounds each
When the packing has been completed. the CON.
tractor must furnish to this office certificate from
the Pac ker that the pork has been SO sailed and
PACKED The pork is to be contained In seasoned
heart OF white-oak barrels, full hoped and the
bacon in like birrels, In sacks or loose i'm well
covered wagons as the nature Of the transporta-
tlon will best justify
The sugar and coffee in st ong barrels, full
hoped.
The beans and salt In barrels and the soan and
candles In strong boxes convenient size for rans
Portation Salt will only be received by measure.
ment OF thlrty-two quarts to the bushels The
candles to have cotton wicks
All provisions rendered for delivery under this
advert sement will be thoroughly and ripidly I'm
spected at the time and place CT delivery and All
expenses must be paid by contractors until they
are S a. such stoIehouses as may be de-
ANY variat on from the erms of the contract will
De CONSIDERED sufc en ard good son ar reject.
ing the article or articles so varying.
The comlnlssary general reserves the nrivil eDe
Of increasing or diminishing the ouantitv' Or
dispensing with any or all articles REQUIRED at anv
post at any time before entering into Contract and
also OF Increasing or reducing the quantities Of
each delivery one-thrd subsequent to contract
on giving sixty days previous notice. THIS sixty
70 &c doe not apply to posts at which there
Is to b. but oae delivery
All bidders s are required to accompany their pro-
posas with ample evidence Of their ability 10 fuI
I'll their cont ac.s They must also furnish the
names OF their securities. whose respons,h,Iitv
must be certified by the district attorney. mr. bv
some person wen known to the government
otherwise their proposals will not be acted on
Advances will not be made in any case. and ev-
idence Of inspection and full delivery must he re-
teived at this otc before a1y requi,ition win be
h upon &, the treasury Tor payment, which viii
venient to the points If delivery, the places Of
chase, or the residence Of the contractors at the
option OF the Treasury Department. Wv
NO drafts on this office win be accepted or paid
under any circumstances f"'~
Zach proposal will be sealed in separate on.
velope, and marked proposals for Fnrnisbino
Army Subsistence i'""s
GEO GIBSON, c. g. 8.
NoTE.-Editors will not be paid for INSERTING in
their papers this advertisement unless an,hori,ad
to do so by the Commlssary General Of Subsist.
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