Финансист

Chapter XXII

           

           Inconnectionwiththisfirstconsolidation,hisplanwastospreadrumorsofthecomingconsolidationofthetwolines,toappealtothelegislatureforprivilegesofextension,togetupanarrestingprospectusandlaterannualreports,andtoboomthestockonthestockexchangeasmuchashisswellingresourceswouldpermit.Thetroubleisthatwhenyouaretryingtomakeamarketforastocktounloadalargeissuesuchashiswas(overfivehundredthousanddollars’worth)—whileretainingfivehundredthousandforyourself,itrequireslargecapitaltohandleit.Theownerinthesecasesiscompellednotonlytogoonthemarketanddomuchfictitiousbuying,thuscreatingafictitiousdemand,butoncethisfictitiousdemandhasdeceivedthepublicandhehasbeenabletounloadaconsiderablequantityofhiswares,heis,unlessheridshimselfofallhisstock,compelledtostandbehindit.If,forinstance,hesoldfivethousandshares,aswasdoneinthisinstance,andretainedfivethousand,hemustseethatthepublicpriceoftheoutstandingfivethousandsharesdidnotfallbelowacertainpoint,becausethevalueofhisprivateshareswouldfallwithit.Andif,asisalmostalwaysthecase,theprivateshareshadbeenhypothecatedwithbanksandtrustcompaniesformoneywherewithtoconductotherenterprises,thefallingoftheirvalueintheopenmarketmerelymeantthatthebankswouldcallforlargemarginstoprotecttheirloansorcalltheirloansentirely.Thismeantthathisworkwasafailure,andhemightreadilyfail.

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