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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 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
Lean Hogs (CME)50 contracts25.943.68.635034.757.169.251.230.847.4
Last Reporting Period25.646.810.25031.55867.352.532.744.8
Pork Bellies (CME)25 contracts37.120.92.055023.269.562.439.937.666.7
Last Reporting Period34.317.60.545026.769.361.540.338.565.5
Live Cattle (CME)100 contracts17.147.37.15038.549.562.74937.351.7
Last Reporting Period15.663.95.455039.345.260.450.539.649.3
Feeder Cattle (CME)50 contracts20.939.28.745022.963.552.551.647.548.2
Last Reporting Period19.764.97.255025.358.752.359.947.739.2


*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.

Consensus National Futures and Financial On Line Index

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