Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-04-22
Navy .supplieAE1s57-'ss.


posais for Ea1v sunn. Mn IS received atthis Bu-
1eau until o'clock q M, Mopday the soth dsy Of
d!;s ds sss . ssa 81 g:ss :ss Z, s.5 f.
At The gSted States q chsrietoxp
quantities oay Of following articles sy rsqared
ordered from the b. the chief o this
yards, during he seal year ending June 50, 1885,
Biscuit four appes Picksls sugar. tea oohse
beans molasses, vinegar and whiskey. rse ~
The biscuit shall Be made wholly from sweet :uperdrs
-four of the manufacture OF the 1895 o. ~. %
in all Be ts %aas for
same; and shall be fully equal In quality ana conom IN
size and shape the samples which deposited the
dae red
ted States in good sound welldried bright -four
above described with the heads well secured or IN ar
and watertght whiskey spirit barrels at the opson q
the bureau. - s5
wheat grown in the year 1856 but shall in all
be manufactured from wheat Of the cro Immediately
cedng the dates of the requison for the same shall @
shall be delivered good shipping order free charge
to the United States the best new sound
slaves and headings to be of oak Of the best quality
strong and we'll hooped with lining hoops around each
yards two half barrels to be considered as BARREL and
not than onexth the required quantity to be in half
barrels %
The shall be Of the very best quality and of the crop
Immediately preceding the dates Of the requsons for the
The dried apples shall be of the best quality and shall be
prepared by suyng only and shall be of the
autumn Immediately preceding the dates OF the
The pickles shall put up bound casks and each
cask shall contain gallon Of onions gallon Of pep
gallon and the vegetables in each shalweigh fyseven
and they only be paid and each cask
strength and equal to French vinegar the casks vegeta-
and vinegar shall conform and be equal in oil respects
n to hs SAMPLES the
will keep good and sound for at least two years
The iron hoops the barrels containing whskey, moas
vinegar aud pickles be well painted with red lead.
The sugar shall be according to samples the said navy
yards; and be dry and fit for packing;
samples 1T said navy yards and Be Delivered IN half and
quarter chests only.
sample.
The beans shall be of the very best quality white BEANS
and shall be of the crop Immediately preceding the dates Of
bushel.
The molasses shall be fully equal to the very quality
OF New Orleans molasses shall be delivered in wesea
soned red oak barrels with whtepne heads less than
1 inch thick; the slaves less than 5nch thick; the
l,lsth inch thick and one each chime inch in width
and inch thick and shall be thoroughly coopered and
placed in the best shipping condition.
The vinegar shall Of the first quality equal to the
tain other than acec acid and shall be delivered in bar
res similar in all respects those required for moasses
with the exception that .e oak slaves and heads shall bs
substituted for redOak slaves and white pine heads and
shall oe thoroughly coopered and placed in the best ship
ping order.
The Whiskey shall be made wholly from grain, sound
and merchanabe and be full first proof according the
United States custom house Standard shall be reced
1t shall be delivered in good new sound BRIGHT three
quarters hooped welseasoned white-oak barrels with
heads the heads to be made of hreepece head
ing and well painted the slaves be less than nch
thick and the heads not less than nch thick aud each
barrel shall be- copered in addition with three penny
iron hoop on each bge in width and lstnch
thick and ore tt reeenny hoop each chme Snch in
width and ll6th:inch thick per diagram. Tie whole
obe put in good shipping orde charge to the Uni
ted States.
All the foregoing described articles embracing casks
barrels half barrels and boxes shall subec to such in
speet9n as the chief Of this bureau direct the inspect
ing officer to be appointed by the Navy Department All
inspections to be at the place of delivery. Biscuit NAV
however be inspected at the place of but will
all cases be subject to final inspection at the place of
delivery before bills are signed therefor.
The prices OF all the foregoing articles to be the same
Throughout the year. and bidders may offer for one o.
All the casks, barrels an half barrels boxes or mack.
shall be marked with their and the contrac
tors name All the barrels and half barrels of -four bread
and pickles shall have in addition the above the wear
when manufactured or put up, marked upon them. :
samples referred to in this advertisement are those
selected for the ensuing fiscal year. and hare no reference
sucA as hace been preoiously exhibited. "
The quantity OF these articles which will be required
not be precisely stated. They will probably be about-