HEDGING.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3528, 15 July 1920, Page 5

HED GING.

INVESTORS LOOK AHEAD.

PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE DROP.

CHRISTCHURCH, Jugy .14.

‘A feature on the Ch-risfchurcli Stock} Exchange, says the Sun, is the 'pre~2 ponderance of selling quoletions. This is due to reports on the financial situa,tion in other countries rather than to any condition rusl-ing_in the Domini. ion. Actually money is plentiful in‘ New Zealand, ,a faét that is shown.‘ by the response by subsciihers. in con-I nection with the flotation of several companies. In \‘i€=W of a possible depxjession, however, there is a general tendency todeiluce ovel'd.r2lt'ts, and for this reason many se. itiés are on the‘ market. Other in\.~tors desire to realise in order to have ready cash‘ :I‘mil‘:lble<,, n‘.hih=t fin ‘some instances se«:urities are being placed on the .mm-ket. by the h.oldex-s desiring to he in :1 position lo secure shares in :12 better Glass of ‘m‘v’eshm~n’rs shoul<l' these decline in price.