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 October 21, 1997.
*Released from Commodity Futures Trading Commission on October 24, 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	26.9	32	9.94	50	35.4	61.4	72.2	48.9	27.8	52.9
Last Reporting Period		25.9	43.6	8.63	50	34.7	57.1	69.2	51.2	30.8	47.4
Pork Bellies (CME)	25 contracts	37.5	21.9	0.6	50	25.5	73.1	63.6	42.7	36.4	62.8
Last Reporting Period		37.1	20.9	2.05	50	23.2	69.5	62.4	39.9	37.6	66.7
Live Cattle (CME)	100 contracts	16.6	44.5	6.18	50	39.5	49	62.3	47.9	37.7	53.5
Last Reporting Period		17.1	47.3	7.1	50	38.5	49.5	62.7	49	37.3	51.7
Feeder Cattle (CME)	50 contracts	21	37.6	10.3	50	23.3	59	54.6	49.1	45.4	51.1
Last Reporting Period		20.9	39.2	8.74	50	22.9	63.5	52.5	51.6	47.5	48.2

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