Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-13
ARMY BIDS.
Kidding FOR THE SUPPLIES FROM
JULY, 1879, TO JULY, 1850.
A Large Number of Bidders and Competi-
tion Lively-A Full List Of All the Bids,
but No Award Yet Made--Hay, Oats, Corn

military posts or stations in the
| department.. The crowd got into Gen.
| Iompkins' Office about 10 O'Clock A. NJ, and
the opening and reading out the bids con.
tlnued uninterruptedly from that hour until
O'Clock P. NJ. The general had corps of
assistants at hand to dot down the bids as
| called out, and not few of the parties
interested in the bids did the same.
In all, 23S separate and distinct bids were
| submitted and opened. OF the number,
only few were ''thrown out''
for some irregularity. There being
so many bids, no definite result will be
reached until thorough comparison is
made. Enough is known to state that the
Northwestern Fuel company secures the con-
| tractor made the lowest offer-for supply
| ing wood, etc., to the military and attaches
| in St. Paul.
The bids in detail are herewith published !;
the name beginning each paragraph is the
bidder, While the name of the place follow
ing Indicates the point at which the supplies
are to be delivered. All bids we're COM
paratively much lower than those offered
last year. The bids opened and scheduled
at department headquarters are as follows
John J. Penner, St. Paul, oats, 100000 lbs,
$l.O9 per cwt.
W. d. Spiking, Fort Benton oats, 100, 900
lbs, 1926 per cwt.
W; D; spiking, Fort Benton, corn 100000
W: D. Spiking, Sioux City, thrown out.
Hiram 2. Grant, st. Paul, oats, 100000 lbs,
$1.l211 per cwt.
PIERCE P. Fnrbur, st. Paul, oats, 24O. 900 lbs,
| $1.15 per cwt.
Beriah Magoffn, st. Paul, timothy hay, 1865
! tons $12.85 per ton.
| Beriah Magofdn, St. Paul, wild grass, 116
tons, $l0.25 per ton.
| B. ": Smith, st. Paul, Scranton coal, 700
tons, 1856 per ton.
B: W. Smith, st. Paul. lard wood, $50 cords,
$547 per cord, maple; $4.47 per cord oak.
VIM. Rhodes, st. Paul. Scranton coal, 700
tons, 1857 per ton.
| VIM. Rhodes, st. Paul. oak wood, $50 cords,
$3.50 per cord; sawed, $3.50; split, $500; ma
! pie, ST. 90 additional on each kind.
| Hiram P. Grant, Fort Smelling, oats, 200, 600
lbs, $l2Os per cwt.
James Murnane, Fort Smelling, wood, 1892
cords, 1925 per cord.
| VIM. Rhodes, Fort Smelling, Scranton coal,
la tons, $3.50 per ton; Blosburg coal, $3.50.
VIM Rhodes, Fort Smelling oak wood, 1892
cords, S6.17 per cord.
L. D. Halves, Fort Smelling, wild hay, $1,000
per ton.
L. D. Halves, Fort Smelling, straw, $500 per
| ton.
L. D. Halves, Fort Smelling, tame hay, $500
per ton.
John Marks, Fort Smelling, wild hay, 1894
per ton.
| John Marks, Fort Smelling, straw $3.50 per
| ton.
| L.. D. Hawes st. Paul, wild hay $1,000 per
| ton.
L. D. Halves, St. Paul, straw, $3.50 per ton.
L. D. Halves. St. Paul, tame hay, $500 per
| ton.
| James G. Gillett, St. Paul, oats. 24O, 900 lbs,
$1:O9 per cwt.
| James G. Gillett, st. Paul, bran, 2S9, 900 lbs,
| So cents per cwt.
James G. Gillett, Fort Smelling, oats, 2oo,o
lbs $1.19 per cwt.
| James G. Gillett, Fort Smelling, bran, 100, 900
| lbs, ~ cents per cwt.
Beriah Magoffin, Fort Smelling, wild hay, re-
quired quantity, 5000 per ton.
| Beriah MagoGn, Fort Smelling, cultivated
! timothy, $l2.85 per ton.
| PIERCE T. Furbur, Fort Smelling oats, 200, 600
| lbs, $1.25 per cwt.
| A. A. Day, Fort Smelling or St. Paul, hay
baled, 200 tons, 5000 per ton
| A. A. Day, Fort Smelling or st. Paul, baled
! straw, 100 tons, $500 per ton.
| Mr.. Gotzer, straw, 81 tons, 49, IS per ton
VIM. DAWN. Fort Smelling, hay, 70 tons,
$3.50 per ton.
| VIM. DAWN, Fort Smelling, straw, 81 tons,
| $4.45 per ton.
Roland NJ. Douglas, Fort Smelling, hard
I wood, 1,842 cords, $5. SO per cord.
l L
lbs, $l.l6 per cwt.
| L. a. Maxfeld, st. Paul, OATS 24o, 900 lbs
| SO cents per cwt.
L. Fl. Maxfeld, st. Paul. hay, 165 tons, s7. IS
per ton.
l.. H. Maxfeld, st. Paul, straw. 80 tons, $3.50
per ton.
| L. H. Maxfeld, st. Paul, bran, $4,000 lbs,
| 48 cents per cwt.
L. h. Maxfeld, Fort Smelling, oats, 24OOOO
| lbs, "a cents per cwt.
L. q. Maxfeld, Fort Smelling, bran, 100000
| lbs, 48 cents per cwt.
.! l. Fl. Maxtield, Fort Smelling, hay, 22o tons,
L. II. Maxfeld, Fort Smelling, straw, 81 tons,
| $4.45 per ton.
L. 81. Maxfeld, Bismarck, oats, 2,O0O, 600 lbs.
$143 per cwt; ,000 900 lbs, $145; 100000 lbs,
$l.49; 1000 900 lbs, $l.52; l,97400O lbs, $1.48
L. b. Maxfeld, Bismarck, corn, 1900, 900
! lbs, $l.29 per cwt.
L. Fl. Maxfeld Bismarck, corn, 1900, 900 lbs,
lbs, $l.23
| L. h. Maxfeld, Bismarck, bran, ia, 900 lbs
&c per cwt.
| John J. Penner, Bismarck, corn, 100000 lbs
$1.29 per cwt; 100000 lbs, 81. "a; 1000, 900
lbs, s1.s9; 1000, 900 lbs, sl.44. ''''''''
| T. J. Mitchell, Bismarck, oats, 1900, 900 lbs,
| $1.60 per cwt The above item to be delivered
at Bismarck for Fort Meade.
T. J. Mitchell, Bismarck, corn, 1900. 900 lbs
/ Sl.OO per CWG Inc ABOVE Item to be delivered
at Bismarck for Fort Meade.
T. J. Mitchell, Bismarck, oats, 2. 900, 900 lbs
SLICE per cwt.
TT. Mitchell, Bismarck corn, 786, 900 lbs
$l.66 per cwt. For Fort Lincoln.
John j. Penner, Bismarck, oats, 1,0OO, 900
lbs $l.48 per cwt.; 100000 lbs, $1.54; 2,O0O,-
600 lbs, $I.59.
NJ P. Clark, Bismarck, oats, 1000, 900 lbs,
$l.371 per cwt.; 1900, 900 lbs, $l.421@; 3,0OO,-
900 lbs, $1.45; 100000 lbs, $1.4715; 100000
| lbs, $1.4915.
N. P. Clark, Bismarck, corn, 5000 900 lbs
$1.14 per cwt.; sOO0;0OO lbs, Slit; 5000 600
| lbs, $l.19; 100000 lbs, $1.21.
N. P. Clark, Bismarck bran, all required.
| 94c per cwt.
Julius Austrian, Bismarck, bran, 1000 lbs,
| 5000 per cwt.
Julius Austrian, Bismarck oats, SOC, 900 lbs,
$1.53N per cwt.; 100000 lbs, $l.6016; 1884,
Forts Lincoln, Custer, Buford, Stevenson, Yates,
Keogh, Assinniboine, Camp Hancock.
w. r. Merriam, Bismarck, corn, 2,940OO0
lbs, $1.15 per cwt. 2,940,00O lbs, $1.l9. For
Forts Buford Stevenson, Camp Hancock,
Meade, Keogh Custer and Benton.
Michael Murray, Yankton, corn, $50, 900 lbs,
96c per cwt. 1, 100000 lbs soc.
W. R. Merriam, Bismarck, oats, 800, 900 lbs,
$1.5l1s per cwt.; 100000 lbs, $l.557s; 1,6OOO 900
bid is for Forts Lincoln, Custer. Buford. Ste
venson, Meade Yates, Bennett, Keogh, Assin-
niboine, and Camp Hancock.
Charles F. Spencer, Fort Smelling bran, l00-
600 lbs, Goo per cwt.
Charles F. Spencer, Fort Totten, bran. 10 600
| lbs, $1.05 per cwt. To be delivered at James
| town.
Charles F. Spencer, Bismarck, bran, amount
Onrrv Rismarck corn 900 O0O his Q9c