Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-11-01

-, l40 pounds of good hard soap
1926 pounds Of good hard adaInantine candles
50, 100 pounds OF first quality dry brown sugar
1870 pounds Of first quality Rio coffee
ObuShels Of good clean dry fine salt
3,2s5 gallons OF good cider vinegar.
At Corpus Christi, Tsras.
~, 900 pounds OF clear bacon sides
$50 banels OF fresh superfine flour
$50 bushels Of new white field beans
IL, H0 pounds of good hard soap
1925 pounds of good hard adamantine candles
39, 100 pounds OF first quality dry brown sugar
1910 pounds Of first quality Rio coffee
2l0 bushels Of good clean dry fine salt
3,2o5 gallons Of good cider vinegar.
1t San Antonio, TszaS, 40 miles land traHspor-
tatioH from IndlaHo!a, TerdS.
5O7 600 pounds Of clear bacon sides
6,7e3 barrels of f?eah superfne flour
1854 bushels Of new white field beans
1925 pounds Of good hard soap
ISIS pounds of good hard edamantine candles
1i1 $40 pounds Of first quality dry brown sugar
7O,9l0 pounds Of first quality Rio coffee
7:8 bushels OF good clean dry fine salt
ISIS gallons OF good cider vinegar.
Al Fort Union, NeW Mezico, ?UO miles land
transportation, from Fort Lsavsnteorth, kan
Sas Territory.
23i 900 pounds Of lear bacon sides
3, rs barrels Of fresh supsrfne -four
30 bushels OF new white held beans
81 ,1S3 pounds OF good hard soap
5,4l5 pounds Of good hard adamantine candles
65 $50 pounds Of first quality dry brown sugar
81 ,675 pounds Of first quality Rio coffee
$40 bushels OF good clean dry fine salt
5,4i5 gallons Of good cider vinegar
The whole to be delivered before the LIST OF Al
gust, 1856.
IL Bsnieio, California, Ha.sT transportation.
223 600 pounds Of clear bacon sides
$50 barrels Of fresh supeitine -four
1877 bushels OF new white field beans
q, go pounds Of good hard soap
5, 1870 pounds Of good hard adamantine candles
o2 Us pounds or FIST quality dry brown sugar
81, i40 pounds OF first quality Rio coffee
Us bushels OF good clean dry fine sal:
5,1U gallons OF good cider vinegar
The whole to be delivered by the LIST of Septem.
Der, 1866.
Al Fort Vancouver, Washington Territory, about
40 miles from the mouth Of the Columbia rir-
r, clear nacigatiOH.
100, 900 pounds OF clear bacon sides
1,34 barrels Of fresh superfne -four
$50 bushels of new white field beans
9,375 pounds Of good hard soap
z,4J5 pounds OF good hard adamantine candles
=, 129 pounds Of first quality dry brown sugar
IA 900 pounds Of first quality RIO coffee
lf5 bushels Of good clean dry fine salt
,p3 gallons Of good cider vinegar.
The whole to be delivered by the LIST Of Septem.
Der, 1856.
NOTR.-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 II embraces all articles required at
post.
NC POROUS anu Quantities OF each delivery at
those posts where they not specified will be:
one fourth LIST June, 1st September, LIST December
1856, and LIST March, 1857. The hogs Of which
the pork and bacon are packed to be fattened on
corn, and each hog TO weigh not less than two
hundred pounds, excluding the feet, legs, ears,
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 sailed with Turks island salt
The pork to be carefully packed with the same
article In pieces not exceeding eight pounds each
When the packing has been completed, the con-
the packer 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 blrrels, In sacks, or loose I'm well
covered wagons, as the nature Of the transporta.
tlon will best justify.
hoped.
candles in strong boxes of convenient size for trans
portatlon. Salt will only be received by measure.
nient OF thlrty-two quarts to the bushels. The
candles to have cotton wicks.
ALI provisions teudered for delivery under fhis
advert sement will be thoroue hly and rigidly I'm .
spected at the time and place Of delivery and ALI
expenses must be paid by contractors until they
are uePosi.ea a. such stoTehOuses as may be de-
slgnated by the agents OF the department
Any variat on from the terms OF the contract will
De consider sudicjsIt ard good son for reject
ing the article or articles SO varying.
The commissary general reserves the privilege
dispensing with any all articles required ut an
post, at any time before entering into contract and
also OF increasing or reducing the Quantities Of
each delivery one-third subsequent to contract
on giving sixty days previous notice. This sixty
days no ice does not apply 10 posts at which there
Is to o. bot one delivery.
AL bidders are required to accompany their pro-
Posas with ample evidence Of their ability TO full
III their cont ac's They must also furnish the
names OF their securities whose responsibility
must he certified by the district attorney, or by
some person well known to the government;
otherwise their proposals will not be acted on
Advances win not he made in any case. and ey-
idence Of inspection and full delivery must be re-
ceived az this office before any reQuistion win be
made upon the Treasury for payment which viii
De erected In such public money as NAV be con.
venient to the points Ct delivery the places Of pur
chase, or the residence Of the Contractors at the
option OF the Treasury Department.
NO drafts on this office will be accepted or paid
under any circumstances
T Each proposal will be sealed In separate an.
velope, and marked proposals for Furnishing
Army Subsistence
.... e.- GEO. GIBSON, q. G.s.
NoTR.-Edkors will not be paid for inserting in
their papers this advertisement unless authorized
TO do 20 by the Commissary General Of Subsist-
shce. &C 2a-iswtJ anil