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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*
*Reporting positions as of November 4, 1997.
*Released from Commodity Futures Trading Commission on November 7, 1997.

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

Grains & Oilseeds | Metals & Petroleum | Financial | Food & Fiber | Livestock

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 contracts
24.9
36.3
7.33
50
40.9
55.8
73.1
48.6
26.9
53.9
Last Reporting Period
26.9
32
9.94
50
35.4
61.4
72.2
48.9
27.8
52.9
Pork Bellies (CME)
25 contracts
33
22.8
3.75
50
26.3
70.3
63.1
44.2
36.9
59.9
Last Reporting Period
37.5
21.9
0.6
50
25.5
73.1
63.6
42.7
36.4
62.8
Live Cattle (CME)
100 contracts
15.9
51.2
6.24
50
38.6
44.9
60.7
47.1
39.3
54.5
Last Reporting Period
16.6
44.5
6.18
50
39.5
49
62.3
47.9
37.7
53.5
Feeder Cattle (CME)
50 contracts
22.7
36.8
8.92
50
22.8
55.2
54.4
46.7
45.6
54
Last Reporting Period
21
37.6
10.3
50
23.3
59
54.6
49.1
45.4
51.1


*Reporting positions as of November 4, 1997.
**Futures contracts used for hedging.
***Positions that are below the reporting levels.
*Released from Commodity Futures Trading Commission on November 7, 1997.

Consensus National Futures and Financial On Line Index

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