The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-09-11
Wednesdays BIG SeLES.
Nearly $4,000 Cash Expended for
Improved Stock.

| The number of visitors and bidders
was larger than expected and while
the prices were not considered high
for the quality of the stock still at the
same time they were entirely salts.
factory.
In the first place the sale under the
management of Mr.. Il. G. Chambliss
had been well and thoroughly adver-
tised throughout the state, the day
was an ideal one and the time evil
IDENTIFY most propitiOus.
1t is evident that new era in stock
raising has begun in Florida and the
impetus given the raising Of improv-
ed breeds of stock by this sale can
hardly be Overestimated.
Ocala, with all her unique history,
has never before witnessed just such
a sight. The large Dunn park had
been divided and sub-digided 10y
temporary fencing while under the
! shade Of big oak in one corner was
the selling ring or pit surrounded on
three sides by the tiers of seats for
buyers and spectators.
Notwithstanding the sale common
ced at one O'clock and lasted until
nearly sun down there was not
minute that the crowd seemed small.
! er than at the start and not for an
! instant did the interest abate or the
! spirited activity of the bidding cease.
! There was spirit of earnestness and
enthusiasm manifested that was good
to see and there certainly was the
''OdOr of money in the land"
! Think Of it for a moment, including
! the morning sale of horses, there was
very nearly $4,000 in cold hard cash
/ paid out for stock in Ocala Wednes-
+ day. Another noticeable feature was
/ the presence at the sale of number
/ of ladies who watched with keen
and appreciative interest the progress
/ of the sale.
Col. r. f. EdmonsOn, one Of the
! leading stock autioueers of the cOun.
| try, conducted the sale and began
with the registered bulls. Mr.. II. L.
Anderson, destined to become one of
| the big stock men of the country,
and already owner Of two fine ranch
es, bought the first bull at $50, tn e
third one AT $40 aud during the en-
tire sale bought by far the largest
number sold any one person, twenty
/ nine in all.
Below will be found as nearly a
correct list of the purchasers as could
be obtained at late hour last night,
together with the number of ami
mails bought. This list is sub
| ject to revision as only l0l are here
accounted for while 10 were sold:
J. A. Stevens, Citra, one.
II. G. Byrter, Holder, nineteen.
j. NJ. Brownlee, Starke, one.
VIM. P. Marshall, Punta Gorda,
one.
Mason Tison, Santa Re, three.
{. l.. Reeves, Sarasota. three.
J. Il. Shuler, Bristol, five.
J. Saunders, Maitland, three.
J. H. KnOblock, Martin, one.
p. w. Green, Belleview, one.
G. Carmichael, Ocala, two.
B. L. Johnson, RockIedge, four.
J. c. Mathews. Pennington, one.
w. P. A. Witt, Mason, two.
L. P. Miller, Ocala, one.
c. c. Rawls, MOntbroOk, one.
H. a. Ford, Ocala, one.
J. L. Miller, Martel, one.
r. @. Wright, Oxford, one.
Clyatt Cattle CO., Gainesville, four.
w. a. McNiilen, Largo, three.
d. a. Clark, Nartel, eleven.
| Geo. X. Robinson, Ocala, TWO.
| H. l.. Anderson, Ocala, twenty
| nine.
The actual figures of the cattle sale
compiled at late hour last night 10y
/ Judge ID. s. Williams, are a. follows:
! p Thoroughbreds, average 1880 $4,000
/ $ Grades, average 5S55 SI6Soo
! IS Grade calves average $500 $3.50
| Total amount of sales $4,000
The cattle sold were ShOrtborns and
Herefords, and the property of the