The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1869-04-15
PROPOSALS
For Subsistence Stores

OFFICE PURCHASING AND Depot G. ST.
St. Paul, MIMI, April 9, 1869. !
| OEALED PROPOSALS in duplicate, ar,
10 invited by the undersigned, until l:
o'clock, M, Saturday, 18th instant, for fur
nishing the following Subsistence Stores
| viz
| 12o Barrels MESS PORK, to contain 20(
lbs. meat each, full sailed, in full hoop
cd oak barrels; meat to be free from
rust or stain, and packed in winter O
1879
Is, 900 Pounds Clear BACON SIDES, smok
ed in winter of '68 9. To be put up in
strong gunny sacks, in bales of abou
100 lbs. each.
$500 Pounds new Sugar Cured HAMS, pu
up in canvas covers and packed in han
tierces.
$500 Pounds of fresh ground XXX
FLOUR, made wholly frem origina
stock, of sound spring wheat, Of best
quality 1860 lbs. to tie in barrels full
head lined. and 10000 lbs. in double
sacks of 100 lbs. each, the inner sack Of
twilled cotton, and the outer one Of gun
ny, or strong burlaps. Brands must be
stated.
geo Bushels go lbs. to the busheD prime,
new White BEANS, we'll seasoned, dry
and of uniform size. TO be put up in
double sacks of abou: l20 lbs. each, the
inner sack of twilled cotton and the out
err one Of gunny. or strong burlaps.
5000 Pounds Of prime Rio COFFEE, in
double sacks.
5000 Pounds Of prime Roasted Rio COZ
FEE, in double sacks.
500 Pounds carefully selected TEA, in
original packages; 200. .posnds Green
and 300 pounds Oolong. or Souchong.
Packages to be wen strapped with green
hickory straps and in perfect order.
1000 Gallons lin half barrels of abont %
gallons each) best quality pure Whisky
VINEGAR, to be free frem all foreign
acids, or other injurious substances. of
uniform quality and strength, requiring
IS grains bi-carbonate Of potash to neu
tralize one fluid ounct: The packages
to be new, full hoped. one iron hoop on
each end, iron hoops and heads to be
painted and bungs capped with tin.
5000 Pounds. good. hard, brown SOAP,
(well dried), made by boiling and from
good materials only; free from clay, SOL
uble glass or other authorizations.
5000 Pounds good fine SALT; 5000 lb,. in
oaChs huu 1.VUo Ill Soou eeiouS OaIIeAS'
1850 Pounds fine table SALT, in good,
clean, dry spirit barrels. All old marks
to be obliterated by painting the heads.
800 Pounds pure sALERATUS, in pound
or half pound packages, and packed in
strong boxes Of About Is pounds each.
800 Gallons SOUR KROUT, in 10 gallon
kegs.
$50 Bushels $50 pounds to the bushel) good,
sound peach blow" POTATOES, to be
put up in strong gunny sacks and dcliv-
cred at St. Panl or St. Cloud, by April
22d, or Fort Abercrombie by May Ist,
(p'ace Of delivery 10 be stated in the
b,ds)
The above stores 10 be of the best quail
ty, and ready for delivery Except the po-
tatoes) at St. Cloud, or at Pacific Railroad
depot, St. Paul, (Which to be stated in the
bids) by 10th proximo.
Actual tare required on all packages,
and no charge for packages allowed. :.
Samples required Of oil articles except
meats.
The above proposals to be bound by all
the conditions usually attached to my ad-
advertisements for subsistence stores,
which can be obtained on application at
this Office. -
J.H. GILMAN,
Capt. G. S. Bvt. 1t. Col. U. S. Army.
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