Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-01-15
Proposals. orrxm.-To-day, a. noon, Post

PROPOSALS. OPENm.-To-day, at noon, Post
master General Randall opened proposals for
furnishing letter balances, wrapping paper
and Irvine for the use of the post Offices through
out the country, for the year commencing Feb
ruary LIST next. There was quite large at
tendance of bidders present, and much interest
was manifested in the bidding. The bids for
balances were for those weighing eight ounces,
graded to quarters, of which from 800 TO 1000
will be required; and weighing two pounds,
graded TO half ounces, of which from so to 100
Will be required. Before opening the bids it
was announced that the awards would be An
nounced on Saturday next, at noon.
Mr.. j. A. Moore, of Philadelphia, proposed
10 furnish the wrapping paper at $3.50, g.. AZ
and -; A. II. Hatch, jute Irvine, At 10 cents per
pound; ID. l.. Baumgarden, of Philadelphia,
American hemp. at 81 cents; w. II. Ames d
Co., OF New York, paper, at Washington, at
$40 per ream, at New York, 2.s.; twine at
- and MH; white cotton Irvine at % and 2Sk;
Benz Chambers, of this city, No. letter bal
ances, 81 So No q $3.50; size 70 weigh lbs IS;
Allison d Glover, of N Y, three-ply hemp
TYNE - and 23h; cotton, 2sx and % per 10;
w. A. Whaler, paper, (at Washington,) II s-io,
124, IL 9-10i Irvine, - &c; Worth Il Hickey,
of Hopewell Cotton Works, Chester, Pa, cot
per ID. for hemp and jute Irvine; II. NJ. Babe &
q Bro, baltimore, &c cts. per 10. for Irvine;
Tucker, Carter Co, % cts. per Id. for iute, "a
cts. for hemp; Emanuel Schober, Lancaster,
Washington, half cent lower delivered in
New York: Jonathan Tyson, Maryland,
$25S, S2.6S, and S2.29 per ream for paper.
Z. II. Anderson, Washington, S3.12K, and $40
for paper; jute Irvine, u; coarse do, 243; cot
ton twIne, 30: Beaver Paper Company, Ho-
yoke, Mass, paper. 81 and S2.A per rean,
in Washington and New York: Woodwork &
Gartsn, paper, in Washington, SAP, 81 4S,
S254, 1913, and S2.9S in New York, 81 %,
S234 &c; Irvine, f93 per pound; letter bal
ances, $50 and $3.50; Wheelwright, Nudge &
Co., S2.49 per ream for paper; Is. 5. Binney,
paper, $3.50 and S2.I per ream jute Irvine,
20 ITO and 1917; hemp do, 20 T2-1OO and 20;
John Satterlee, paper, Sl0.91 and Sl0.F per
hundred pounds; Fairbanks Il Co., New York.
s1e5 for No. I, and SIS for No. letter balances;
PHILIP Solomon, twine 20 cts per pound; J. f.
Ware, paper, S2.1 S2.39, g.. 10, in Washington:
W. Russell d Son, Lawrence, Mass, $500 and
1888 for paper, at New York and Washington;
Demsey O'Toole, paper, s2.25 per ream, 81
cts. per pound gate twIne, ~ cts. per pound:
course hemp, 10 cts; Blanchard & Mohun,
Washington, paper, S2.6 per ream; Irvine, 10
cts. per pounds: course hemp, "a n; w McCra.
dy, Lambertville, N. j., paper. in Washington,
500, S2s4. and S2.6i per ream; in New York,
S2.9S S2.76, and $3.50 per ream; J. r.
Davis d Co., New York, paper, 8 SO, 81 e., 81 SO;
j. A. Noonan, Milwaukee, paper, in Washing
ton, S2.62, S2.52, S2.4Q-in New York. 81 ~.
$3.50, SAG; Jessup Moore, Philadelphia. pa
per, 1895, 50 SO. 81 .62, S2&7 S2.39. hemp Irvine,
- cents per pound. jute do 30 cents, cotton, 80,
~, Al; ID. w. Evans. paper S2.75 and $3.50 per
ream; John Sprout, 40, 80 80, 26, p for linen
lax wines, "a cents for heavy hopping Irvine,
&c; NJ. DE Hussey and j. =. Striker, for letter
balance, new patent dial, &c.,) IS each; VIM.
Harvey, New York, % cents for jute Irvine, 25
for coarse hemp, &c; James eating, Long ISL
and, coarse hemp, 2}k cents per pound; Geo.
M cRae of Washington, hemp Irvine, - X cents,
flax "a, bleached flax, % cents per pound
bid was received from the Currency Bureau of
the Treasury offering 6,00O reams Of paper at
cents per pound.