Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-04-02
Navy supplies---Iess-'s7.
NAyr DErAnWESr,

Bureau of Provisions and clothing, SKA
SEPARATE pEe PosALs, SEALED, AND a 1,a EN-.
- dorsed Proposals for Navy Supplies S w ~ tha
ID s' da1 eg ns nes5 ss apssbins
,ere.sis ten DAYS notice except r,r homsan
nSs aaSs nice s',,, ~ H., H. unc at
Cbar.,sfown Massachusetts, iSrookty, New ipsA ana
nsr. V;.rpia s.,c quantities ois ct the int,wg az.
oI ~ may he required or ordered from the contractors
by the chs bureau. by the respective command
nr others Of the said yards during the hscai year
end ns June So 1851, viz:
Floor bscn whiskey tea coffee, rice, moasses
n & ias su aq ase and Of s manufacture Of
wheat grown in the year 1855 or lsae; 5n shall m a
be manufactured from wheat O. the cropimmedaseX
preceding the dates of the re9usor For tie same sna
be pgefec.ly sweet and in all respects :ae s aosit.S
and shalr be delivered good shipping o:is ,'ss o. s
sound bright barrels or half barrels. as lie s's Ray &c
the slaves and heading to Ire Of re. ns :" .ae os. ,
sns e enSs Tf anss to sane Sars navy
yards half barrels TO be considered us oatre, @
not than onesx,h the required quantity ID DC III n"'
barrels s
The biscuit shall be made wholly from sweet snperhas
Houi of the nanuacfrre"fthe .r 1888 or 'S no' s"a'
in all be manufactured ftrm haur made Of .as ssSp
preceding tie dates ri sEs acquisitions Tor me
ssn,e and shall lie fully equal in Qa.. aad e'Hnslh u.
said navy-varrS; shall be properly baked thoroughly kiln
dried, well packed and delivered iree q" charge 10 the
r nhss b " & wiz s heads well Secured
air and watertgt whskey spirit barrels At the opon
of the bureau.
The wiskev shall be made wholly from gran sound and
n,erchn,abls be full first proof according to the Uni
ted States house Standard Ii shall be aeVefedln
good new sound, bright ,ree-uartsrs hooped We!seas-
oued whe-oak barrels Hte-ak heads the heads 10 DC
made of ,hreepiece heading and we'll panied the slaves
be less than inch thick, and the heads moi less
than iinch thick; and each barrel snail De cooPereu IN
addition with on three,penny IRON hoop on eaSn oge
inch i'll width, ana -leth men thiek, anu que
hGop each chime inch IN Wd!h' ana l-Io'i men
thick, per diagram The whole TO De put IN gooo SUPP
ping order, free OF all charge TO the ohed states.
The sugar shall be accoding 10 samples at 'he Su navy
yards: and be dry and tit tor packing. , .,.., b.
The shall be OF good quality young hyson eq"i u
the samples at said navy-yards;
The coffee shall he equal to the pest Cupa according 10
sample.
The shall be oft best quality and o the crop
Immediately preceding the dates OF the reusitios fr the
same. ;.
The moasses shall be fully equal to the very pest qa
ty of New Orleans moasses and shall be delivered IN we'll
seasoned redoak barrels, with whcne heads not Tess
than inch thick; the slaves lo less than inch Thick
TIC barrels TO be three quarters hncped and IN addition
to i've four iron hoops one on each lge inch an
nL II 9Th inch thick, and each chime = inch in
width and IL 9th inch thick, and shall be orougy coop
cred and placed iu the best shipping condition.
The vinegar shall be of the first quality der vinegar
equal 70 the standard of the United States Pharmaco
and shall contain other han acec acid; and shall be
delivered in barrels similar in all respects IT. those requ
ed for moasses with the excepii" that witeoik slaves
and heads shall be substituted :r red~k slaves and white
pine heads and shall be thoroughly coOpered aud placed III
, the best shippin order
The pickles sh Ill be put in ironbound casks and each
cask shall contain gallon of onions gallon of pep
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