Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1860-04-14
N1AyY sUPPL1Es-1seo-,e1.
NAVY DEPARTMENT.

United States yards Charestown Massachusetts
Brooklyn New York and Gasport Virginia such ouanti
ties o" the following Giles be required or or
dered from the contractors by the chief of this bureau or
by the respective commanding officers of the navy yards
during the fiscal year ending June 80, 1851 viz: -
Biscuit, flour, rice dried apples, pickles. sugar. tea cof
fee, beans. molasses, vinegar and whskev.
The biscuit shall be made wholly from sweet sunnr6r
-four of the manufacture Of the year lS5s 1870 but
shall in all be manufactured from -four made of The
crop Immediately preceding the dates of the recuisonS
for the same and shall be fully equal quality and cnn
form size and shape tO the samples which depod
in the said navy YARDS shall be properly baked thorough
y kiiudred well packed and delivered free Of cbnrgs u,
the United States in good, sound weldred bright Fon
barrels with the heads well secured in air and wt
tight whiSkey spirit barrels at the option of the burpa
No buscnit will be require at GoSpor in tight barrels
The -four shall be equal to the best Richmond and BaI
>mOre brands and of the manufacture of wheat GROWN IN
the year 1859 1850; but shall in an cases be mannr
tured from pure, sound fresh ground wheat of tbn c
Immediately preceding the dates of the reGuson far T
same shall be perfectly sweet, and in all esupcfs o I
best quality; and shall be delivered in good sInn e
free of all charge the United States in the best new Vii
seasoned sound bright barrels half barrels as the case
may behe slaves and headings be Of red oak of tb
best quality strong and well h""Ped, with lining hoops
around each head and equal in quality sample barrel f
said yards two hall barrels to be considered os
barrel and not more than onesxh of the required Guam
tItv 10 be in half barrels a"
The rice shall be of the very best quality and f
crop Immediately preceding the dates Of the requsop far
the W.
The dried apples shall be of the best quality and skin
be prepared by SUndyHg only, and of the crop of the m
tumn Immediately preceding the dates of the renusio
ing not more than three hundred pounds
The pickles shall be put mp in nbound casks and
each cisk shall contain gallon of onions one gallon f
peppers, and eight gallons of medium cucumbers f W
the gallon ard the vegetables in each shall weigh ffrscv
pounds and thew only TO be paid for; and each cast Shall
then be filled with white wine vinegar of at least ID de-
grees of strength ard equal to French vinegar the casks
vegetables, and vinegar shall conform and be eoua in ali
respects to the samples deposited the abnvenamad nor
yards and The contractors shall warrant and guaranty that
they will keep good and sound for at least two Years
The iron hoops the barrels Containing whiskpr mn
lasses, vinegar and pickles. to be well painted with red
lead
The sugar shall be according samples at the said nav
yards and be dry and fit for packing.
The tea shall be of good quality young hysnn eouaI IN
The samples at SAID navy yards to be delivered half and
quarter chests only.
The coffee shall be equal the best Cuba according 70
sample.
The beans shall be of the very best quality white baan
and shall be of the crop Immediately preceding The dates
OF the eqson for the same, GA pounds to be taken as
buShel.
The moasses shall be fully equal to the yerv best oua
y of New Orleans molasses and shall be delivered in new
wellscasnnCd red oak barrels with white pine heads not
less than inch thick the stayes less than q inch
thick; the barrels TO be hreequartes hoped and in ad
dition TO have f0nr iron houpS each bge incl
in width and 18th inch thick and each chime X
inch in width and l6th inch thick and shall be thorough
ly cnopered and placed the best shipping condition
The vinegar shall be Of the first quality equal to the
standard If the United States phamacoea and shall
other than acetc acid and shall be delivered in
barrels similar in all respects those required noasSes
with the exception that tte oak and heads shall be
substituted for red oak staves and white pine heads and
shall be thoroughly coopered and AGED in the best ship
ping order:
The whiskey shall be made wholly from grain, sound
and merchanable and be full first proof according TO the
United States custom house standard and shall be double
recied. 1t Snail be delivered in good new sound brgh
three-quarers hooped welspasoDed white oak barrels
with white oak heads the heads 10 be made of threepece
heading and well painted the slaves not to be less than
q inch thick. and the heads less than u inch thick
and each barrel shall be coopered. in addition, with
three penny iron hOnp on each bIge 3 inch in width,
and l6h thick, and threepenuy huop each chime,
15-inch in width, and ll6Ihnch 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
inspection the chief of the Bureau of Provisions and
Clothing may direct, the inspecting 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 be subject
TO final inspection at the place of delivery before bills
signed therefor.
The prices of all the foregoing articles to be the same
throughout TIE year, and bidders may offer for
articles and his offer will be accepted for that yard for
which his proposal may be the lowest
All the c-sks barrels and half barrels, boxes pack
ages shall be marked with their contents and the con-
tractors All the barrels and half barrels of flour
bread and pickles. shall have in addition TO the above the
year when manufactured put up marked upon them
The samples referred in this advertisement those
selected for the ensuing fiscal year. and kdre reference
to svch as hare been preCi0USkg e.clibited.
The quantity of these articles which will be required
cannot BE- precisely stated They will probably be about:
To be offered for
Biscuit, l,sO0UOO lbs. per 100 lbs.
Flour 400 bbls per Dbl
Rice, 25n,n0n lbs per 10.
Dried Apples. 15O,"oO lbs per ID.
Pickles, lao,nn0 lbs per h.
Sugar, 235,000 lbs per Id.
Tea, 25,0rn lbs per ID.
Coffee, 25,oOo lbs per b.
Beans, 7,onn bush. per bush.
MOlasSeS 2O,or0 gals. per gal.
Vinegar, $4,000 gals per gal.
WhiSkey, $4,000 gals. per gal
The quantities of any all may be increased or dimn-
iShp aSt
will therefore be made, not for specific quantities but for
such quantities the service may require to be delivered
at those navy yards, respectively.
Contractors eSding at the places where deliveries
are acquired must establish agencies such places that
delay may arise in furnishing what may be required;
and when fails promptly to cnmpy with re-
question: the Chief of the Bureau of Provisions and Cloth
ing shall be authorised TO direct purchases to be made to
supply the deficiency, under the penalty to be expressed
in the contract; the record of rcquStion duplicate
COPY thereof the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing, or
ei-her of the navy yards aforesaid sail be evidence
that such FeqnsitiOn has been made and received
Separate offers must be made for each article at each oil
the aforesaid navy yards; and in more than one ar
tce is conaired in the Offer the Chief OF the bureau VIII
have the right to accept one or more ot The articles C
tanned in such Offer and reject the remainder; and DGdS
whose proposals accepted land others will be
forthwith notified, and early practicable contract
will be transmitted them for execution, which contract
must be returned to the beureau within five days, exclusive
of the time required for tue regular transmission OF Inc
mail
Two approved surees in a equal TO the es-
timated amount of the respective contracts will be re-
quired, and twenty per cenum in addition will be WIFE
held from the amount of all payments account thereon
collateral security in addition to secure its perform
and not in any event 10 be paid until II is IN all re-
specs complied with; eighty per cenum of the amount l
all deliveries rade will be paid BY the navy agent within
thirty days after bills duly authenticated, shall have oe
presented TO him.
Blank forms of proposals may be obtained aPPHca
ton the agents at Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Boston, New York. Philadelphia, Baltimore, Norfolk Pen
sacOla, and at this bureau. .,,
record or duplicate Of the letter informing bidder
of the acceptance of his proposal will be deemed noun