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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 August 26, 1997.
*Released from Commodity Futures Trading Commission on August 29, 1997.

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
Wheat (CBOT)500,000 bushels16.8676.25045.936.668.945.231.160.6
Last Reporting Period16.464.48.235044.4376945.13161
Wheat (KCBT)500,000 bushels6.6468.64.135057.347.268.149.531.951.1
Last Reporting Period7.2672.73.025057.746.76849.63250.7
Wheat (MGE)500,000 bushels3.9571.34.225059.14467.345.932.758.4
Last Reporting Period2.7458.52.45060.247.365.347.834.748.4
Corn (CBOT)750,000 bushels12.181.94.725043.446.160.253.639.844.6
Last Reporting Period11.273.94.885044.151.160.155.339.942.1
Oats (CBOT)300,000 bushels14.71002.135038.723.155.544.444.557
Last Reporting Period14.19725045.528.361.644.738.458.4
Soybeans (CBOT)500,000 bushels15.325.26.985043.561.665.851.934.246.3
Last Reporting Period14.6326.895042.857.964.251.235.847.8
Soybean Oil (CBOT)175 contracts11.862.110.95048.540.271.245.328.861.6
Last Reporting Period14.541.113.85045.34973.547.626.556.5
Soybean Meal (CBOT)175 contracts7.6776.44.155059.541.171.345.428.761.4
Last Reporting Period6.6379.83.035059.541.469.145.530.960.1
Rough Rice (CRCE)25 contracts14.273.46.715060.645.581.550.718.546.8
Last Reporting Period15.165.87.245059.447.281.750.918.346.2


*Reporting positions as of August 26, 1997.
**Futures contracts used for hedging.
***Positions that are below the reporting levels.
*Released from Commodity Futures Trading Commission on August 29, 1997.

Consensus National Futures and Financial On Line Index
Food & Fiber Index

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