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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
Lumber (CME) 50 contracts------ 50------------
Last Reporting Period------ 50------------
Lumber (CME) 25 contracts 23.1 37.2 2.48 50 16.6 53.8 42.2 44.5 57.8 54
Last Reporting Period 2732.10.98 50 15.5 64.9 3.6 44.2 56.4 54.5
D. Phosphate (CBOT) 100 contracts------ 50------------
Last Reporting Period------ 50------------
Frozen Conc. O.J. (NYCE) 25 contracts 17.3 44.5 2.23 50 44.3 30.9 63.8 35.3 36.2 75.9
Last Reporting Period 13.967.12 50 49 24.3 65 34.3 35 79.2
Cocoa (CSCE) 100 contracts 10.4 83.1 1.23 50 72.9 42 84.6 47.2 15.4 65.4
Last Reporting Period 10.9852.19 50 70.6 41.3 83.7 47.2 16.3 64.3
Coffee "C" (CSCE) 50 contracts 11 89.7 6.23 50 49.5 36.1 66.7 46.2 33.3 57.6
Last Reporting Period 13.875.37.04 50 48 37.9 68.9 46.6 31.1 57.4
Sugar No. 11 (CSCE) 300 contracts 13 80.1 0.3 50 61.2 37.5 74.5 45 25.5 64.7
Last Reporting Period 11.482.40.5 50 60.5 39.5 72.4 46.3 27.6 59.6
Sugar No. 14 (CSCE) 100 contracts 0-- 050 84.4 48.3 84.4 48.3 15.6 59.4
Last Reporting Period 0-- 0 50 81.4 49.6 81.4 49.6 18.6 51.6
Cotton No. 2 (NYCE) 5,000 bales 20.6 25.6 5.93 50 50.6 55.8 77.1 47.3 22.9 59.1
Last Reporting Period 17.631.8 6.83 50 52.5 51.7 77 47 23 59.9

*Reporting positions as of April 8, 1997. **Futures contracts used for hedging. ***Positions that are below the reporting levels. *Released from Commodity Futures Trading Commission on April 11, 1997.


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