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 7, 1997.
*Released from Commodity Futures Trading Commission on October 10, 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
Lumber (CME)	50 contracts	––	––	––	50	––	––	––	––	––	––
Last Reporting Period		––	––	––	50	––	––	––	––	––	––
Lumber (CME)	25 contracts	27.9	38.2	11.8	50	8.71	53.8	48.4	43.9	51.6	55.8
Last Reporting Period		25	33.9	7.64	50	10.8	51.5	43.4	41.1	56.6	56.8
D. Phosphate (CBOT)	100 contracts	––	––	––	50	––	––	––	––	––	––
Last Reporting Period		––	––	––	50	––	––	––	––	––	––
Frozen Conc. O.J. (NYCE)	25 contracts	20.8	86.2	2.36	50	42.5	5.88	65.6	32.9	34.4	82.6
Last Reporting Period		25.5	69.1	3.91	50	37.1	9.1	66.4	34.5	33.6	80.6
Cocoa (CSCE)	100 contracts	14.7	86.5	2.33	50	69.7	40.3	86.8	48.4	13.2	60.3
Last Reporting Period		14.3	88.7	2.89	50	68.3	40.1	85.5	48.5	14.5	58.6
Coffee "C" (CSCE)	50 contracts	9.9	75	5.95	50	49.3	43.3	65.1	48.7	34.9	52.4
Last Reporting Period		12.7	80.7	4.29	50	49.2	39.1	66.2	47.8	33.8	54.3
Sugar No. 11 (CSCE)	300 contracts	22	75.6	0.98	50	51.9	34.9	74.9	47	25.1	58.9
Last Reporting Period		17.6	84.3	0.67	50	54.2	36	72.5	47.9	27.5	55.7
Sugar No. 14 (CSCE)	100 contracts	0	––	0	50	88.8	49.3	88.8	49.3	11.2	55.5
Last Reporting Period		0	––	0	50	87.9	49.5	87.9	49.5	12.1	53.6
Cotton No. 2 (NYCE)	5,000 bales	23.2	19.1	4.07	50	54.3	61	81.6	48.5	18.4	56.5
Last Reporting Period		20.9	26.2	5.88	50	55.2	56.4	82.1	48.2	17.9	58.1

*Reporting positions as of October 7, 1997.
**Futures contracts used for hedging.
***Positions that are below the reporting levels.
*Released from Commodity Futures Trading Commission on October 10, 1997.

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