The North-Carolinian., 1859-04-02
nj NAVY SUPPLIES -185o,6O.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bureau of Provisions and Clothing, /

NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bureau of Provisions and Clothing,
March II, 1859 J
= EPARATE PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed
this bureau until 9 O'Clock. a. M, Wednesday.
the 10th day ofAprii next for furnishing and deliver
ing Con receiving ten days notice except for biscuit
for which five days notice shall be given for every
twenty thousand pounds required) at the United
States navy yards at Charleston, Massachusetts,; !;
BROOKLYN New York ; and Gosport, Virginia such
quantities onIy of the following articles may be
required ordered from the contractors by the chief
of this bureau or by the respecting commanding ON
ending June 80. 1860 viz:
Biscuit flour rice, dried apples, pickles. sugar, tea,
Coffee beans molasses, vinegar, and whiskey.
The biscuit shall be made wholly from sweet super
fine flour, of the manufacture of the year 1858 or
1859, but shall in all cases be manufactured from
-four made of the crop Immediately preceding the
dates of the acquisitions for the and shall be
fully equal in quality and conform in size and shape
TIE .npleS which dpoeite6tin the
yards Shall be properly baked thoroughly Ailndried
well packed, and delivered free of charge to the
United States in good, sound welldried, bright -four
barrels with the heads we'll secured, in air and
tight whskey spirit barrels, at the option of
the bureau
Baltimore brands, and of the manufacture of wheat
grown in the year 1858 1859 but shall in all
be manufactured from pure, sound, fresh ground
wheat of the crop Immediately preceding the dates Of
the requstion for the shall be perfectly sweet
and in all respects of the best quality and shall be
delivered in good shipping order, free OF all charge
to the United States, in the best new, we'll seasoned,
sound bright barrels half barrels the may
bethe slaves and headings to be of red oak of the
best quality, strong and we'll hooped, with lining
hoops around each head, and equal in quality to
pie barrel at said navyyards two half barrels to be
considered barrel, and not more than One-sixth
the required quantity to be in half barrels.
The rice shall be of the very best quality, and of
the crop Immediately preceding the dates OF the
QUESTIONS for the
The dried apples shall be of the best quality, and
Of the Immediately preceding the dates of the
acquisitions for the and shall be delivered in
packages containing not more than three hundred
pounds.
The pickles shall be put up in ron-bound casks
and each cask shall contain gallon of onions,
gallon Of peppers and eight gallons of medium
cunbers, fifty to the gallon and the vegetables in
each shall weigh fiftyseven pounds, and they only be
paid for and each cask shall then be filled with white
wine vinegar of least AZ degrees of strength and
vinegar shall conform and he equal in all respects to
the samples deposited in the above named navy yards
and the contractors shall warrant and guaranty that
they will keep good and sound for at least two years
The iron hoops on the barrels containing whiskey,
moasses vinegar and pickles to be we'll painted with
red lead.
The sugar shall be according to samples at 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 to the best Cuba, accord
The beans shall be of the very best quality white
beans and shall be of the crop Immediately preceding
the dates of the requison for the sae GA pounds to
be taken M en- AS as one & bushe
quality of New Orleans molasscs
ed in new well seasoned red oak barrels. with white
pine heads not less than inch thick the slaves not
less than inch thick the barrels to be quarters
hooped, and in addition, to have four iron hoops,
each bilge, Il inch in width and l6th-inch thick,
and one on each chime l inch in width and 1-16th
inch thick. and shall be thoroughly coopered and
placed in the best shipping condition.
The vinegar shall be Of the first quality. equal to
the standard of the United States Pharmacoppia and
shall contain no other than acetic acid and shall be
delivered in barrels similar in all respects to those
required for molasses, with the exception that arhie
slaves and heads shall be substituted for red-oa
slaves and whitepine heads and shall be thoroughly
coopered and placed in the best shipping order.
The whiskey shall be made wholly from grain,
sound and merchantable and be full first proof accord
ing to the United States customhouse Standard and
shall be double rectfed. 1t shall be delivered in
good new, sound bright threequarters hooped, we'll
heads to be made of three-piece heading, and well
painted the slaves not to be less than 5inch thick,
and the heads not less than finch thick and each
barrel shall be coopered, in addition, with three
penny iron hoop each bge Il inch in width, and
l-1Gth inch thick, and one three penny hoop each
chime II inch in width, and 1l6th inch thick per
agram. The whole to be put up in good shipping
order, free Of all charge to the United States.
All the foregoing described articles, embracing
casks barrels halfbarrels and boxes shall be sub,
cct such inspection the chief of this bureau may
direct the inspecting officer to be appointed by the
Navy Department. All inspections to be at the place
of delivery, before bills are 81 gned therefor.
The prices of all the foregoing articles to be the
hrou 9hout the year, and bidders may offer for
articles.
All the casks barrels, and half barrels, boxes or
packages, shall be marked with their contents and
the contractors All the barrels and half
barrels of -four bread and pickles, shall have, in
dition to the above, the year when manufactured
put up marked upon them.
The samples referred to in this advertisement
those selected for the ensuing fiscal year. and haze
reference to such haze been previously exhibited.
The quantity of these articles which will be
qured cannot be precisely stated. They will proba-
bly, be about
To be offered for.
Biscuit 100000 lbs. per 100 Tbs.
Flour 1,4OO bbls. per bbl. -
Rice 25O,O 900 Tbs. per fb.
Dried apples 10000 Tbs. per fb
Pickles 10000 Tbs. per fb.
Sugar .235, 900 lbs. per TO-
Tea $4,000 lbs per fb
Coffee 25 900 Tbs. per tb
Beans 900 bush. per bush.
Molasses 10000 gals. per gal.
Vinegar % 900 gals. per gal.
Whiskey $4,000 gals. pergal.
The quantities of any all may be increased or
diminished the service may hereafter require The
contracts will therefore be made. not for specific quail