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 August 12, 1997.
*Released from Commodity Futures Trading Commission on August 15, 1997.

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	23.8	39.4	6.54	50	10.1	51.3	40.5	44.1	59.5	54
Last Reporting Period		21.9	25.4	7.57	50	14.1	69.2	43.5	43.9	56.5	54.7
D. Phosphate (CBOT)	100 contracts	––	––	––	50	––	––	––	––	––	––
Last Reporting Period		––	––	––	50	––	––	––	––	––	––
Frozen Conc. O.J. (NYCE)	25 contracts	15.3	79.4	4.76	50	45.6	17.9	65.6	34.5	34.4	79.6
Last Reporting Period		18	58.4	3.58	50	45.4	24.1	66.9	34.7	33.1	81
Cocoa (CSCE)	100 contracts	11.3	70.8	1.65	50	73	45.9	85.9	49.3	14.1	54.4
Last Reporting Period		11.7	82.8	2.41	50	72.9	43.4	87	48.8	13	57.8
Coffee "C" (CSCE)	50 contracts	8.45	81.4	1.74	50	49.1	36.7	59.3	43.5	40.7	59.5
Last Reporting Period		10.5	71.9	3.13	50	47.8	39.3	61.5	45.4	38.5	57.3
Sugar No. 11 (CSCE)	300 contracts	21.8	92.6	1.89	50	51.1	26.6	74.8	46.4	25.2	60.6
Last Reporting Period		22.2	96.3	1.05	50	51.5	23.9	74.8	45.7	25.2	62.6
Sugar No. 14 (CSCE)	100 contracts	0	––	0	50	86.2	50.3	86.2	50.3	13.8	47.8
Last Reporting Period		0	––	0	50	85.9	49.6	85.9	49.6	14.1	52.4
Cotton No. 2 (NYCE)	5,000 bales	18.7	25	7.83	50	53.4	56.8	80	48.7	20	55.2
Last Reporting Period		19.1	33	8	50	52.5	54.3	79.7	48.8	20.3	54.8

*Reporting positions as of August 12, 1997.
**Futures contracts used for hedging.
***Positions that are below the reporting levels.
*Released from Commodity Futures Trading Commission on August 15, 1997.

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