Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-03-31
NAVY SUPPLIES lsss-,ss.
NAvY DEPARrMEsT,
Bureau of Provisions and Clothing, March Is, 1855.

(SEPIRAT PROP0sAL Is. SEALED AND En-;
oFsed FOR Navy upPes Viii be TseeEeS
day next for furnishing and Con receiving
at the United States at Charestown MassachG-
quantities the following articles may required
ordered from the contractors by the cefof this bureau
yards, during the 6sca year ending June 30 1856,
Flour BISCUIT wisksy sugar tea coffee rice moAsses
Tie flour shall be srpele and Of the manufacture of
ses be manufactured from wheat of the crop Immediately
preceding The dates of the requson for the shall
and shall be delivered in good Shipping order free Of ali
charge the United Sate in the best new we'll seasoned
The headings o of white oak of the quail
ty strong and well hoped with lining hoops around each
yards two half barrels be considered barrel
than oneh the required quantity to be in half
The biscuit shall be made wholly from sweet superfne
-four of the manufacture Of The year 1854 1885, but shall
in all cases be manufactured from -four the crop
Immediately preceding the dates of the acquisitions fol- the
SIZE and shape to the Samples which are deposited in the
said yards; shall be properly baked, thoroughly kim
dried well packed and delivered free of charge the Uni
ted States good sound we-dricd bright fcur barrels
above described with the heads well secured air
the bureau.
The whskey shall be wholly from grain sound and
and be fy cent above proo ccording
To the United States cusOnlouse standard II Shall be
delivered in good sound bright hreequarters hoop
ed white oak barrels with white oak heads,
t heads to be made of threccce heading and we'll pain
ted the slaves be inch thick, the
heads not less than u inch think each barrel shall be
cUopered i'll addition, with threepenny iron hoop
each De - men IN wiaa ana loh men 'ek, d ana
and -l6h inch thick, per diagram. The whole to be
put in good shipping order e: OF all charge to the United
The shall be according samples the said navy
yards and be dry and iii for packing.
The tea shall be Of good quality Young Hyson, equal to
thc-saniples at said navy wards
The coffee shall be equal to the best Cuba according to
sample
The shall be of the very best quality and of the crop
The noaSses shall be fully equal to the very best quality
of New Orleans nIUasses shall be del vered we'll
seasoned red oak barrels with white pine heads not less
Than IS inch thick; the slaves not less than inch thick;
the barrels 10 be lhec4uarterS hooped, and III addition to
have four iron oi's "lle on each be e inch IN w;dih
il inch il.ck and be thoroughly cooper
and placed in the best shipping condition.
equal 10 The standard Of the United States Plarnacopea
and shall cntan other than acctc acid and shall be
delivered in barrels similar all respects ihose required
tor oiasscs, with ,he exception s5te OAK and
heads shall be substituted for red oak and W.ie pane
heads and shall be thoroughly coupered and placed in the
best shipping order:
The pickles shall be put up ror-5ourd casks and each
caSk shall contain gallon of onions, gallon of pep
pcrs and thirteen gallons of small cuc,inbc and the veg
eA1tes N each SHAH weigh ninety pounds and they only
OF at A. degrees Of strength and equal
Frcnc rineGar The CASKS, vegetables and shall
conform and be equal in all respects The Samples depos-
lred The above named yards, and the Contractors
Snail Warrant and guaranty THAI they Will keep good and
The beans shall very best quality white BEANS
and shall be o The crop immediately preceding The dates Ut
the fetlu!s.tion lc same
The dried apples shall be of the best quality, and shall BE-
prepared by "n-lya uuy, and shall be Of Tie crop of
the autumn immediately preceding the dates OF the IcquS
tons for the
All the foregoing described articles: embracing casks
barrels haiib"rrci and boxes, shall be subject such
Inspection the chef Of this bureau direct, the i'll
sPecng officer TO appointed by the havy Department
All I" be al the place of delivery Biscuit
however be inspected ut The place of manufacture but viii
IN ali cases be subject 20 final inspection the place of
delivery before bis are signed therefor.
prices OF ali the foregoing articles to be the
throughout the year, and bidders may oaer for
articles.
All the casks barrels and half barrels, boxes, packa
shall he marked with their and The
All the barrels and half barrels of four bread,
and pickles shall have in addition 10 the above the
when nlaluiac ired or put up, marked upon them.
The samples referred i'll this advertisement those
selected for the ensuing fiscal and Aace reference
SUcA as hue Deem k1re0eOaSfy exhibited.
The quantity of these articles which Will be required
not be precisely slated. They will probably be about