New-York tribune., 1871-08-24
GENERAL PRESS DIsPATCHl

An official report concerning the tea trade, from the
United States Consul at Annoy China, seys the market
opened on 23d OF December, in Annoy and the crop
OF ls7i72 OF Ooong fully up TO that Of last season in
quality and not likely TO fall short in quantity Tie
market for the United states opened at prices certainly
one-fourth above the opening rates last year and IN
three days the purchases amounted to l0cO packages
the actual arrivals part OF the crop only IN many
cases having come down from the country Prices ara
Irregular that is difficult 70 gye'exact quotations.
Teas grading from fine upward are eagerly bought as
W. Tayler First Controller OF the Treasury, has ad
dressed letter the Internal Revenue Commissioner,
announcing that, upon consultation WIN the Secretary,
II has been decided not 10 take any final action at pres
efs cicers en- relation 10 uHHs 'H'O' 'A'' '' " ~
Upon application made to the Commissioner Of Internal
Revenue by importers OF and dealers IN perfumery ha
suspended for the time being and until decision y
the Court can be had as to me proper OF
broken packages, the enforcement OF the ruling con-
addressed to Messrs. Howard Co. OF NewYork 80 far
1t differs from the ruling on the same subject con-
taihed IN MS % t1r % % p t; no. SS % m ooS
with the understanding that case now pending in
court n NewYok involving the point at issue, shall bo
John A. Martin and Geo A. Crawford have been an
pointed Commissioners for Kansas TO the centennial ce
ebrat6n OF American Independence.
The War Department has promulgated the following
order In advertising for contracts for supplies OF an
mails forage Tor the military posts conditions OF
petition should be always such ~ open 10 settlers farm
ers aud stock raisers the point OF delivery and con-
sumption OF supplies, the needed opportunity OF selling
their products directly to the United states In such guam
titles may be convenient ana advantageous TOT DOt
parties. The United States should far practica lie,
procure its supplies from first hands For this purpose
whenever officer OF the army makes application for
authority TO advertise, agreeable with the para
graph OF the regulation Of the War Department.
relative to advertising dated August 1870 for tho
usual supplies Of any military post near which sur
plus products Of agriculture or or the forest cam
be obtained he will name more local news
papers in which the proposed advertisement inviting
proposals OF the character herein referred to should 10
Inserted and for what length of time such local
proposals will be received up 10 the same hour, the
competition shall terminate at the office OF the adytr.
tisIg officer at headquarters; and they will be- opened
by the Post Quartermasef and forwarded through tie
Post Commander, with recommendations % tho
award the tstworhlness OF the bidders, DC, 70 the
officer who issues general advertisements at headquar-
ters No award will be made until the local proposals
are received and compared with those received at head
quarters When very large supplies are needed for an
army is usually necessary TO into the general mar
ket to procure them promptly; but at military posts on
frontier it is proper TO give the neghporng settlers
sell prices low those at which produce can DO
brought from "A distance.