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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 September 23, 1997.
*Released from Commodity Futures Trading Commission on September 26, 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 contracts25.646.810.25031.55867.352.532.744.8
Last Reporting Period25.845.18.885033.355.467.950.832.148.3
Pork Bellies (CME)25 contracts34.317.60.545026.769.361.540.338.565.5
Last Reporting Period30.719.71.565027.864.36041.14063.3
Live Cattle (CME)100 contracts15.663.95.455039.345.260.450.539.649.3
Last Reporting Period15.468.16.255040.244.561.85138.248.4
Feeder Cattle (CME)50 contracts19.764.97.255025.358.752.359.947.739.2
Last Reporting Period20.264.95.245024.360.749.761.350.338.8


*Reporting positions as of September 23, 1997.
**Futures contracts used for hedging.
***Positions that are below the reporting levels.
*Released from Commodity Futures Trading Commission on September 26, 1997.

Livestock Index
Consensus National Futures and Financial On Line Index

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