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
Lean Hogs (CME)	50 contracts	23.6	51.2	7.81	50	36.6	53.1	68	52.1	32	45.6
Last Reporting Period		24.1	55.3	6.92	50	37.1	51.1	68.1	52.5	31.9	44.6
Pork Bellies (CME)	25 contracts	36.5	48.9	2.92	50	16.5	42.9	56	47.2	44	53.6
Last Reporting Period		42.9	37	0.93	50	11.3	80.9	55.1	46.2	44.9	54.7
Live Cattle (CME)	100 contracts	19.1	81.8	7.38	50	37.9	39.1	64.4	53.1	35.6	44.5
Last Reporting Period		18.7	82.2	7.91	50	37.9	39.9	64.6	53.4	35.4	43.8
Feeder Cattle (CME)	50 contracts	19.4	78.6	7.31	50	19.3	50.1	46.1	62.1	53.9	39.7
Last Reporting Period		20.7	82.7	8.32	50	20.6	44.7	49.6	61.4	50.4	38.7

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