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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 December 16, 1997.
*Released from Commodity Futures Trading Commission on December 19, 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
Wheat (CBOT)
500,000 bushels
20.2
41.1
3.49
50
43.5
49.6
67.1
47.1
32.9
56
Last Reporting Period
19.1
41.9
6.18
50
42.1
50.2
67.3
47.8
32.7
54.5
Wheat (KCBT)
500,000 bushels
9.93
21.6
5.27
50
56.8
53.5
72
48.9
28
52.9
Last Reporting Period
10.7
12.9
8.04
50
53.1
56.2
71.9
49
28.1
52.5
Wheat (MGE)
500,000 bushels
6.83
25.2
0.84
50
57.1
46.3
64.7
44.1
35.3
60.7
Last Reporting Period
5.92
23
3.87
50
59.6
46.4
69.4
44.6
30.6
58
Corn (CBOT)
750,000 bushels
10.1
61.5
4.84
50
49
49.3
63.9
51.3
36.1
47.7
Last Reporting Period
9.39
85.1
4.5
50
49.4
44.6
63.2
51
36.8
48.2
Oats (CBOT)
300,000 bushels
14
62.3
3.85
50
52.6
38.4
70.4
43.8
29.6
64.8
Last Reporting Period
13.1
62.1
4.64
50
51.5
37.8
69.3
43.2
30.7
65.3
Soybeans (CBOT)
500,000 bushels
12.2
49
7.92
50
49.9
46.5
70
47.4
30
56.2
Last Reporting Period
12.9
62.4
7.24
50
47.1
42.9
67.2
47.4
32.8
55.4
Soybean Oil (CBOT)
175 contracts
15.1
82.6
7.61
50
48.8
32.6
71.5
45
28.5
62.6
Last Reporting Period
15.8
93.2
8.73
50
49.4
28.1
74
44.6
26
65.2
Soybean Meal (CBOT)
175 contracts
9.2
63.4
5.08
50
57.9
44.8
72.2
47.5
27.8
56.5
Last Reporting Period
10.1
85.4
5.85
50
53.3
39.1
69.2
46.8
30.8
57.3
Rough Rice (CRCE)
25 contracts
10.5
96
13
50
60.7
41.8
84.2
49.8
15.8
51.1
Last Reporting Period
13
90.5
8.9
50
61.2
43.3
83
51.4
17
43.3

*Reporting positions as of December 16, 1997.
**Futures contracts used for hedging.
***Positions that are below the reporting levels.
*Released from Commodity Futures Trading Commission on December 19, 1997.
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