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THE CONSENSUS® REPORT OF THE COMMITMENTS OF TRADERS MARKET COMPOSITION

Derived from the Bi-Weekly Report Published by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission*

Showing Percentage Each Group Comprises of Each Market and Percentage of Each Group in Long Positions

Reportable Positions
Exchange & Commodity Non Comm. Long or Short Only Non Comm. Long or Short (Spreading) Comm.** Long or Short Only Total
Reportable
Positions
Non
Reportable
Positions***
Reporting
Level
Pct.
of Mkt.
Pct.
Long
Pct.
of Mkt.
Pct.
Long
Pct.
of Mkt.
Pct.
Long
Pct.
of Mkt.
Pct.
Long
Pct.
of Mkt.
Pct.
Long
Lean Hogs (CME)50 contracts19.350.612.45035.555.367.25332.843.9
Last Reporting Period21.547.211503456.666.552.433.545.2
Pork Bellies (CME)25 contracts36.338.96.02507.3262.549.743.750.356.2
Last Reporting Period33.335.85.84507.2548.746.439.653.659
Live Cattle (CME)100 contracts14.772.27.055042.343.66450.93648.4
Last Reporting Period15.272.15.925042.442.463.450.236.649.6
Feeder Cattle (CME)50 contracts18.289.38.395026.238.352.857.747.241.4
Last Reporting Period15.990.37.95026.53750.355.949.744.1


*Reporting positions as of July 1, 1997.
**Futures contracts used for hedging.
***Positions that are below the reporting levels.
*Released from Commodity Futures Trading Commission on July 7, 1997.
Consensus National Futures and Financial On Line Index
Livestock Index

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