The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-11
State Board of Charities Com.
pIetes Its Awards
OF Contracts for Supplies tC
State Institutions.
HOME FIRMS DO WELL.
Topeka Merchants Secure Good
Share of Contracts
For Food, Clothing, Medicine
and Sundries.

The state board of charities has
awarded all contracts for supplies to
the state institutions. In addition to
those already published in the Journal,
the following were successful bidders:
Quigley & Melich, Atchison-Louisia-
ma molasses 26 cents; syrup, pure, %
cents.
]. S. Sproat-Shoe backing 50 cents
per dozen; baking powder Is cents per
pound; indigo blue % cents; California
peaches $1.35 per dozen; plums, Cali
fornia, $1.25 per dozen; pickles, No. 1,
$3.50 per barrel; canned pumpkin, 20
cents a case; salt, r. S. V. P, $3.50
case; soda AZ cents a pound.
B. Rockwell, Junction City-Evapor-
ated apples 8 cents per pound: backing
brushes $1-9 dozen; corn starch cents
pound; cOcOanut II cents pound; va
niIla extract, 16 ounce bottles, SO per
dozen; California grapes $3.50 per doz-
en-; oat meal $3.50 barrel; sardines 1872
cents dozen; sugar, granulated, 51s
cents pound; sugar, yellow G, $4.62 per
100; tobacco, Battle AK, IS cents pound.
H. D. Lee Mercantile Company, Sail
na-Allspice Is cents pound; apricOts,
eVapOrated, S53 cents pound; coffee, Old
Government Java, 3l12 cents poUhds
mustard IS cents; Oolong tea 29 cents
pound.
w ]. DoIan. Atchison-Scrub brush
es 81 dozen; kraut 1892 BARREL matches
mon $1.04 dozen; sorghum 2S cents per
gallon; vinegar II cents gallon.
Hoagland Grocery Company, Kansas
City-Cinnamon IS cents; black pepper
II cents.
Brandon & Mitchell, Kingman-Gin-
ger II cents; Gunpowder tea SO cents
TheO. POehIer, r,Lawrence-Lima beans
31s cents pound; chocolate % cents;
canned corn 771A cents dozen; grits 11z
cents pound; prunes, California, AZ
cents pound; canned peas 80 cents doz-
en-; starch 27s cents pound
Long Bros, Kansas City-California
pears 81. So dozen.
National Soap Company, Leaven-
worth-SaI soda $1.10 per 100; Barber
cents pound; Ivory soap cents pound;
laundry soap $2.75 per 100; Clairette
soap, Topeka asylum and Beloit,
cents; Buttermilk soap cents; toilet
soap 211 cents; Grandpa's Wonder 20
cents dozen.
E. NJ. Sheldon, Ottawa-CIairette soap
(Osawatomie)S2. 80 per 100; Brown soap,
(reform school, TOpexa) $2.75.
Claude Duval, Hutchinson-Rio cof-
fee 1885 cents.
Symns Grocer company, Atchison-
Dried apples, 613c lb.; apricots canned,
S1.30 dozen; bath brick, $1-O5 case; white
beans, 81 % bu.; string beans canned, 81
cents dozen; California breakfast food,
IS. 60 case; Goldfish, &c lb. gelatine, ST.
case; macaroni, size ID; fibre pals,
S3-05 per dozen; peaches dried. SC lb.;
rice SIC lb.; raiSins, 514c lb.; Kansas
salt, soc barrel; powdered sugar, 5a4c
lb.; tapioca, 1-3c lb.; canned tomatoes,
S71ac dozen.
w w anspeaker-Cheese, 111ac Ib.;
canned cherries. 1.95 dozen; lemon ex-
tract. quart bottles. $8.75 dozen: homi-
ny, 1Ac h.; 1ye concentrated, 81 case;
condensed milk, $6.57 case; mopsticl1s,
68c dozen; .plums. Cal, $3.50 dozen:
sapoio, $2.19 case; Clipped soap, 1885
per 100; tomato catsup. $1.90 dozen;
wheat, cracked 8 cents lb.
KemDer & PaXtOn-Canned apples
So 80 dozen, gallon cans; chowchow, ,$2.10
case: soda crackers, S495 per 100;
cream crackers, 634c ID; currants, dried
Sszc; canned peaches, 81 40 dozen; wash
boards, 81. so dozen.
George Innes, -COttOnadeS
cheviots. grey flannel, German indigo
prints. percales, hickory shifting, boys
suspenders, turkey red napkins.
Topeka Cash Dry Goods company
Mems heavy half hose, wOnnen's heavy
cotton hose, colored handkerchiefs, mos
quito netting, black wool mittens, nee
dies.
Kemper & Paxtons-Buck gloves, wo-
mems heavy white cotton hose, knit
ting cotton, table linen bleached, pins,