Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-04-07
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Bureau Of Ft0viAi0us ana Cloining March 10 lepo "a
ErARATE PRof9sALs SEALED l 4 AND En-
at this Bureau until socI0ck, Tuesday the goth
@ BISCUIT sss S.,s ss
CURED lie United States 4 eharlssexn
gna such quantities only OF the following articles may
Be required from the contractors by the chief Of
this bureau by the respective commanding officers OF
the said navyyards during the fiscal ending June 80
1859, viz:
Biscuit. -four rice dried apples pickles. sugar. tea coffee
The biscuit shall be made wholly from sweet superfne
aon of the manufacture of the year 1857 but shall
Immediately preceding the dates of the acquisitions for the
same and shall be fully equal in quality and conform in
said navyyards shall be properly baked thoroughly kiln
dried wepacked aud delivered free Of charge to the
United States good sound welldried bright flour bar
rels above described with the heads well secured in
air and water tight whskey spirit barrels, at the option
The -four shall be superne, and of the manufacture of
wheat grown the year 1857 1885, but shall in all
be manufactured from wheat Of the nme lately
cedng the dates of the requson for the same shall be
perfectly sweet and in all respects Of the best quality, and
shall be delivered in good shipping ORDER aee OF all charge
bright barrels or half barrels as the case may be-the
and headings to be of red oak Of the best quality,
and well hoped with lining hoops around as each
yards; two half barrels TO be considered BARREL and
rot than onesxh the required quantity to be in half
barrels.
The rice the very quality, and of the crop
Immediately preceding the dates of the acquisitions for the
The dried apples shall be of the best quality, and shall
be prepared by sunyng only and shall! be of the of
the autumn Immediately preceding the dates OF the requi
The pickles shall be put up bound casks and each
cask shall gallon of onions gallon of pep
pers and eight gallons OF medium cucumber fifty to the
gallon, and the vegetables in each shall weigh fifty
pounds and they only be paid for and each cask shall
grees of strength and equal to French vinegar the casks
vegetables and vinegar shall conform and be equal in all
the at tine S a
they will keep good and sound for AT least two years
The iron hoops on The barrels Containing whskey mo
The shall be according to samples at the said
yards and be dry and fit for packing.
The tea shall be Of good quality Young hyson equal to
the samples at said navyyads and be delivered in half
and quarter chests only
The coffee shall be equal to the best Cuba according to
Yhe beans shall be Of the very best quality white BEANS
and shalt be OF the crop Immediately preceding the dates
Of the requson for the 81 pounds to be taken
one bushel
The moasses shall be fully equal the best quality
seasoned red oak barrels with whtepne heads not less
than "a inch thick; the slaves not less than inch thick
have iron hoops one on each 6ge ~ inch in width
and l-l6th inch thick, and each chime inch in
cred and placed in the best shipping condition.
The vinegar shall be of the first quality equal to the
standard Of the United States Parmacopaia. and shall
contain other than acetic acid and shall be delivered
barrels similar all respects thuse required for masses
with the exception that rAeouk heads shall be
substituted for reduak slaves and whitepne heads and
shall be thoroughly coopee and placed in the best ship
ping order
The whskey shall be made wholly from grain sound and
mercantabe and be full first proof according the Unit
ed States cstum-hse standard and shall be double rect
fed 1t shall be delivered in good, new, sound bright,
three quarters h0oped well seasoned whe-nak barrels.
with whte-,k heads the heads be made of three
heading. and well panted the be less than
q inch thick, and the heads less than 81 inch thick
md each barrel shall be cO0pered addition with
three-pcnny iron hoop each bge y inch in width, and
l6th inch thick, and three penny hoop each chime,
~ inch in width. and ll6th inch thick per diagram
The whole to be put in good shipping order free of all
charge TO the United States.
All the foregoing descr. bed articles, embracing casks
barrels half barrels and boxes, shall be subject such
specton the chief of this bureau direct the inspect
ing officer be appointed by the Navy Department All
inspections to be at the place of delivery. Biscuit may,
in all be subject nal inspection the place of
delivery before bills are signed therefor.
The prices Of all the foregoing articles TO be the
througho the and bidders may offer for
articles.
All The casks barrels and half barrels boxes pack
ages, shall he marked with their contents and the
tractors All the barrels and half barrels of -four,
bread and pickles. shall have addition to the above, the
year when manufactured put up marked upon them.
The samples referred this advertisement those
selected for the ensuing fiscal year, and hare to
such as hare been previously erhibited.
The quantity of these articles which will be required
cannot be precisely stated They will probably be about