The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-10-10
SUPPLIES FOR BIG FLEET
Great Amount of Food to BE Con-
tracted For.

esninSSon (Specdal Bus were
opened 1t the Navy Department for
furnishing food supplies for the YES
sells OF Admiral Evans bRttleship feet
on its coming trip TO the Pacific
Coast.
Soon after the determination was
reached to dispatch the feet on its
long cruise, the Bureau OF Supplies
and Accounts began preparing adver-
tisements asking for bids for furnish
ing the necessary food supplies, and
these were accompanied by detailed
schedules indicating just what is
wanted. These advertisements and
schedules were sent to large dealers
throughout the country. The amount
asked for approximates 100000
pounds, made up, perhaps, OF two
dozen kinds Of articles OF food, be-
sides quantities of fruit extracts, eggs
and table delioacies, are to be de-
livered at the Brooklyn Navy Yard
The items for which proposals were
asked included the following:
Twenty thousands pounds of
prunes, 475.e00 pounds of timed
peaches. $4,000 pounds of timed
pears, 926, 900 pounds Of timed april
cots, 10000 pounds of evaporated
apples. a similar amount of evaporat-
ed peaches. $1,000 pounds Of pickles,
10000 gallons of vinegar, $4,000
pounds OF evaporated milk, $4,000
pounds of condensed milk, 10000
gallons OF beans, $4,000 pounds of
lima beans, 200, 900 pounds of string
beans, 10000 pounds Of timed peas,
similar amount Of timed corn,
10000 pounds of timed tomatoes,
5000 pounds of pepper, 1900 pounds
of mustard, $4,000 pounds of salt,
100000 pounds of rice, 10000
pounds of raisins, 5000 gallons Of
syrup, $4,000 pounds of cocoa, TO-
600 pounds of macaroni, 100000
pounds OF spring wheat flour, $1,000
pounds of cornmeal, 10000 Of oat-
meal, 500 gallons OF vanilla and lem
on extract, 10000 pounds of cheese,
5000 gallons Of tomato catsup, So
600 pounds sauer kraut, 100,-
600 pounds of onions, 100000
pounds OF potatoes, $4,000 pounds
of turkeys, $4,000 dozen eggs, SO,-
600 pounds of canned salmon, 15O,-
600 pounds of timed lard, 100000
pounds Of fresh beef, 100000 pounds
of fresh mutton, $4,000 pounds of
timed ham, 10000 pounds of salt
pork, 100000 pounds Of timed corn
beef, $4,000 pounds of timed bacon,
100000 pounds of smoked hams, o.
600 pounds of pork loins, 5000
pounds Of veal, 10000 pounds of
frankfurter sausages, similar
amount of bologna and Of pork sau-
sages, 5000 pounds of head cheese,
100000 pounds of ice, 10000 pounds
OF Clipped beef, 5000 pounds of
cornstarch, and also various quanti-
ties of SHREDDED fish, butter, glucose
and fruit delicacies, hops, hominy.
mixed nuts, cottonseed oil. potato
chips, baking powder, baking soda
and tapioca.
The proposals submitted covered
2S out of the &c classes of supplies
called for by the department, the ex-
captions being two classes of timed
peaches and one class of timed string
beans, in which the Bureau of Sup
plies and Accounts asked for about
100000 pounds. The absence of Of
ferings of timed peaches is attributed
to shortage in the market of this
delicacy. Generally ali the way from
two to nine proposals were submitted
in each class. Awards will be made
as soon as the proposals can be ex-
amined and properly passed upon
and samples of various articles test
ed. For furnishing 100000 pounds
Of -four there were six bidders, their
prices ranging from $95,76O to $37,-
200 fGI' The entire amount For fur
nishing 100000 pounds of beef
there were eight bidders, whose
prices varied from $7O,S0O to $751;
300 for the whole amount.