Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-04-21

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doIs<d q topesSls for Suppl
Of Aprnext, for furnishing and
ten notice. except for biscuit for which mo-
shall s
Massachusetts Brooklin New York and Gospofts Y r-
nia sch quantities of te foo.,ng srices g may
this bureau By the respective commanding officers OF
sSs sad during the fiscal ending June so
Biscuit -four rice dried apples pickles. sugar tea, Coffee
beans, moasses: vinegar, and whiskey !.
The biscuit shall be made wholly from sweet superne
onr the manufacture of the year 1857 1855 shall
in all be manufactured from -four made of the crop
same and shall be fully equal in quality and conform in
size and shape to the samples which are deposited in the
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United States in good sound, weldried bright -four bar
re as above described with the heads well secured in
air and water tight whskey or spirit barrels at the option
The flour shall be superne and of the manufacture of
be mansfacured from wheat Of the crop inme lately pre-
cedng the dates of the requstion for the same shall be
perfectly sweet and in all respects Of the best quality and
to the United States i'll the best welseasoned sound
bright barrels half barrels. the case may be,the
strong and well hooped, with lining hoops around each
AND in % Ss ess at S
than onesxh the required quantity to be in bali
barrels
Immediately preceding the dates of the acquisitions for the
The dried apples shall be the quality and shall
be prepared BY only and ha be of the crop of
the autumn Immediately preceding the dntes Of the requ-
The pickles shall be put up bound casks and each
cask shall contain gallon OF onions one gallon OF pep
and md eae ss %sg
pounds and they only be paid for and each cask shall
then be filled with white wine of at least AZ de-
gees of strength and equal to French vinegar the casks
vegetables and vinegar shall conform and be equal in all
respects to the samples deposited at the
yards and the shall and guaranty that
they will keep good and sound for at least two years.
The iron hoops the barrels containing whskey, mo-
The sugar shall be according the said navy
yards, and be dry and Fit for packing.
The tea shall be of good quality young hyson equal to
the samples at said navyyards and be delivered in half
and quarter chests only.
The coffee shall be equal the best Cuba according
che beans shall be of the very best quality white BEANS
and shall be Of the crop Immediately preceding the dates
OF the equson for the same IL pounds to be taken as
The moasses shall be fully equal to the best quality
seasoned barrels with whitepne heads not less
than inch thick the slaves not less than inch thick;
the barrels to be threequar,ers hoped addition to
and ll6th inch thick, and each chime 4 inch in
width and ls,h inch thick and shall be thoroughly coop
The vinegar shall be of the first quality equal to the
standard of the United States Phamacopaia and shall
barrels similar in all to those required for molasses
with the exception that eoak slaves and heads shall be
substituted Tor red-Gak slaves and whifepne heads and
shall be thoroughly coperI and placed in the best ship
ping order
The whskey shall be made wholly from grain, sound and
merchantabe and be full first proof according the Unit
ed States custonhouse standard and shall be double rec
fed 1t shall be delivered in good, new, sound, bright
three quarters hoped well seasoned whe-oak barrels
with whteoak heads the heads be made of threepece
heading, and well painted the be less than
"a inch thick, and the heads less than q thick
and each barrel shall be coopered in addition with
three-penny iron hoop on each bge ~ inch in width and
l6th inch thick and hreepenny hoop each chime
~ inch in width, and l-l6,h inch thick per diagram
The whole to be put in good shipping order free Of all
charge to the United States.
All the foregoing described articles, embracing casks
barrels half barrels and boxes shall be subject such in
spect;On the chief of this bur DIRECT the inspect
ing officer to be appointed by the Navy Department All
inspections to be at the place of delivery Biscuit may
however be inspected at the place of manufacture but will
in all cases be subject to final inspection the place of
delivery before bills signed therefor.
The prices of all the foregoing articles to be tie
throughout the and bidders may offer for
articles
All the casks barrels and half barrels boxes pack
ages shall be marked with their contents and the
tractors All the barrels and half barrels of -four
bread and pickles. shall have in addition to the above the
year when manufactured or put up marked upon them
The samples referred to in this advertisement those
selected for the ensuing fiscal year, and haze reference
such Us hare been previously exhibited
The quantity of these articles which will be required
cannot be precisely stated They will probably be about