Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-04-15
Navy snpplies-1S57-'5S.
NV Dsihrf1rs1gr,

resu until O'Clock, !. ., on the aoth 4ay Of
April ns.. for furnishing and dsverin9 scs,yng gs ass
shs a 5s gwen ior every twenty thousand oaDds
at tie Usited States yards It Chafesown
Quantities se' ony Il he orias articles !. may
or ordered ron, the BY the chief o.
by the respective omcess @ tns me, sa
Bsca -four, rice. dred sppl pickels sugar, 'ss ecne
beans moasses vinegar, and whssey 80. .,,,.,s,.
-four Of the msnufacure Of tbs year 1855 or 1851 but shall
in ali cases be manufactured from -four made Ct tns crop
sams; and shall be fully equal in quality. snd conform in
size and shape to the samples which are q ss1 sns
said shall 3 e
ted States IN good sound wedred bright -four ba1
as above described with the beads well secured or
and wster.tght whskey or spirit barrels the opuoe
The aour shall be superne and Of the manufacture g
S '6s wbe o he
ceding the dates of the requston for the same e
and in ali Of the best
to the United States the best weseasoned sound
bright barrels half barrels the case may beIthe
and headings to be of red oak Of the best qny
strong and well hoOped with lining hoops around eacn
head and equa! in quality to sample barrel at SAID navy
not than onexh the required quantity to be in half
barrels is-i
Immediately preceding the dates of the acquisitions for the
Tue d,ied apples shall be of the best quality and shall be
prepared by suyng only and shall be crop of the
Immediately preceding the dates Of the requisltions
The pickles shall be put up in ronbound casks and each
cask shall gallon of onions, gallon Of pep
and eight gallons of medium cuc%mbers ay g the
pounds and they only be paid and each cask shall then
be filled with white wine vinegar at least 40 degrees of
bes vinegar conform and Be equal in all respects
to the samples deposited at the abovenamed %
@ sad
The iron hoops the barrels containing whskey molss
se and pickles to be well painted with nth red red lead
yards and be dry and fit for packing;
The shall be ofgood quality young hyson equal to the
samples at said navy yards and be delivered in half and
The coffee shall Be equal to tho best Cuba according to
The beans shall be of the very best quality white beans
and shall be Of crop Immediately preceding the dates Of
the for the "a pounds taken as one
The molasses shall be fully equal the very best quality
of New Orleans molasses and shall be delivered In wesea
soned red oak barrels with whepne heads not less than
inch thick: the slaves not less than nsh thick; the
barrels to be hooged IN 70 nave
-lsh inch thick, and each chime ~ inch in width
l-sth inch thick shall thoroughly coopered and
The vinegar shall be Of the first quality equal to the
standard United States and shall
res similar in all respects those required for mossses
with the exception that che OAK slaves and heads shall be
substituted for redoak and white heads and
shall be thoroughly coopered and placed in the best ship
The Whiskey shall be made wholly from gram SOUND
and merchantabe and be full first proof according to the
United States custom house standard and shall be recfed.
1t shall be delivered in good, sound bright three
quarters hooped we-seasoned whte-0ak barrels, with
wheoak heads the heads to be made of hreepece head
ing and well painted the slaves not to be less than Inch
thick and the heads not less than Inch thick and each
barrel shall be coperd in addition with three penny
iron hoop each blge Inch in width and l-lsthsnch
thick, and tt hoop each chime, II inch in
width, and l-l6thnch thick per diagram. The whole
be good shipping ORDER free Of charge to the Uni
ted States.
All the foregoing described articles embracing casks
barrels half barrels and boxes shall be sabec to such in
spectnn the chief Of this bureau direct inspect
ing officer to be appointed by the Navy Department All
inspections be at the place of delivery Biscuit
however be inspected the place Of manufacture but will
in all be subject to final inspection at The place Of
delivery before bills are signed therefor. E
The prces of all the foregoing articles to be the
throughout the year, and bidders may offer for
art ces.
All the casks barrels an half barrels, boxes, pack
ages shall be marked with their contents and the contrso
All the barrels and half barrels of four bread
and pickles shall have in addition to the above the
when manufactured or put up marked upon them
The samples referred in this advertisement those
selected for the ensuing fiscal year. and hars
such as hare been previously exhibited. 80
The quantity Of these articles which will be required
not be precisely stated. They will probably be
To be offered for