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
Wheat (CBOT)	500,000 bushels	18.3	59.3	8.38	50	44.2	42.1	70.8	47.5	29.2	56.1
Last Reporting Period		15.1	64.3	7.13	50	46.4	39.3	68.6	45.9	31.4	58.9
Wheat (KCBT)	500,000 bushels	6.11	32.5	5	50	57.9	50.4	69	48.8	31	52.7
Last Reporting Period		5.96	47.1	2.94	50	60.4	48.7	69.3	48.6	30.7	53
Wheat (MGE)	500,000 bushels	4.76	66.8	1.22	50	60.2	41.2	66.2	43.2	33.8	63.4
Last Reporting Period		5.27	82.6	1.82	50	58.5	40.5	65.6	44.1	34.4	48.6
Corn (CBOT)	750,000 bushels	12.7	76.4	4.39	50	45.4	46.5	62.5	52.8	37.5	45.3
Last Reporting Period		11.4	76.8	4.89	50	45.2	48.9	61.4	54.1	38.6	43.4
Oats (CBOT)	300,000 bushels	11.8	62.2	0	50	49.3	36.3	61.1	41.3	38.9	63.6
Last Reporting Period		14.7	85.8	0.72	50	45.5	34.3	60.9	46.9	39.1	54.9
Soybeans (CBOT)	500,000 bushels	15.4	38	8.3	50	48.5	55.2	72.2	51	27.8	47.5
Last Reporting Period		15.6	24.3	7.16	50	47.2	63.1	69.9	53.1	30.1	42.8
Soybean Oil (CBOT)	175 contracts	18	92.3	7.78	50	46.5	22.2	72.3	42.6	27.7	69.3
Last Reporting Period		15.6	90.6	8.17	50	49.8	27	73.6	43.1	26.4	69.2
Soybean Meal (CBOT)	175 contracts	8.92	57.8	4.83	50	55.9	43	69.7	45.4	30.3	60.5
Last Reporting Period		8.91	81.9	4.01	50	58.8	39.4	71.8	45.3	28.2	61.9
Rough Rice (CRCE)	25 contracts	12.6	81.3	5.34	50	63.2	41.6	81.2	48.3	18.8	57.2
Last Reporting Period		15.2	77.2	3.88	50	65.3	42.4	84.4	49	15.6	55.3

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