Al6-Linc««tef Farming, Saturday, January 3, 1898 GRAIN, CATTLE AND HOG FUTURES MARKETS Markets Courtesy Of Chicago Board and Merchantile Exchange (Ctoainc bMi: WcdMwUy, Decewbcr 31, 1997) er>u/ii/M • MT NOV3NO KVWtMM It mx *v*XK£ ta mi a • 19 ai so i i« ai a» « ni» as t • is aa as 6 is ao a? i to n ii i • is aa as s WT-9? JVI JUlt 11)0 BF OCT BOV MG Symbol 'HB - Open 12/31/97 2664 -Moving Average 09 18 40 2666 2717 2785 Stochastic —Dirsctional indicator-- ay 09 14 20 Day 09 14 20 o 25 00 15 38 13 04 ADX 44 35 28 66 19 78 < 34 40 20 28 19 05 -DI 33 89 31 53 29 02 1 32 87 20 29 19 46 +DI 9 84 12 08 14 83 -Relative Strength 09 14 20 32 43 34 93 37 84 BOXBBMTB - CBOT svAHßnno wwx mex cats I is SQ U or u/ai/sr JANUARY 1998 valves (cos " BAT MOVING AVZIAaS DI ai/21/!l I It CAX AVHXAC3 hL| ul9 as a 9 is ai so 7 is ai as a it i» as t » is aa a 9 s is ao a? 1 10 i? a« 1 » is aa as s Mix-97 JVM JUL ADO or GOT MOV MG illilillllilllllMltiliilllillliiHiiliii litiM* Symbol 3FO - Open 12/31/97 6810 Moving Average-- -- 09 18 40 6807 6897 7057 Stochastic- - Directional Indicator ay 09 14 20 Day 09 14 20 O 2 08 1 16 1 14 ADX 32 48 23 93 21 00 < 27 57 15 74 12 44 DI 33 38 29 49 26 23 i 32 41 20 08 15 58 +DI 12 59 14 64 17 06 -Relative Strength -09 14 20 Day 30 80 35 57 36 87 Omaha, NE Wednesday, December 31, 1997 Chicago Mercantile Exchange Futures Prices STRIKE OPEN HIGH Live Cattle: Prices as of 12/31/97 FEB9B 66.500 66.700 APR9B 68.750 69.050 JUN9B 68.200 68.525 AUG9B 68.975 69.100 OCT9B 71.700 71.825 DEC9B 72.800 72.800 TOTAL Feeder Cattle: Prices as of 12/31/97 JAN9B 75.800 76.200 MAR9B 75.800 76.150 APR9B 76.500 76.850 MAY9B 77.650 77.775 AUG9B 79.500 79.800 SEP9B 79.575 79.750 OCT9B 79.550 79.700 NOV9B TOTAL CORK - CBOT WIHCB 1998 bi 01Ala/>i High 2670 Last Chga 2650 -16 LOW 2646 -Momentum 18 40 -120 -300 —Historic Volatility 09 14 20 14 79% 14 20% 15 10% High 6830 Last Chge LOW 6700 6704 -106 -Momentum 18 40 -234 512 09 -190 -- Historic Volatility -09 14 20 15 04% 14 72% lb 04% OPEN LOW LAST SETT CHGE VOL INT 11:31 AM 66.400 66.550 68.650 68.875 68.175 68.450 68.750 A 69.QQ0 51-700 7 LJ&B&. 72.800 72«|PI 11:31 AM 75.800 75.725 76.500 77.525 79.500 79.575 79.550 75.975 75.950 76.700 77.650 79.775 79.750 79.700 ■o uia ■ la oo VU.US ■ Isoo USDA-Market News 11:30 report + 20 + 32 + 27 + 20 + 10 UNCH 3094 48464 1632 28413 560 15590 100 6620 20 1853 1 335 5407 101275 396 664 93 30 + 12 +7 + 17 + 10 + 5 + 15 + 10 UNCH 17813 1192 MW BOM - cm \M or*iJ/ii/»r PBBHUAHT 1998 vtui * ism 9 MY HOVUNQ «V«U> B| 02/11/91 T.) tSttWBL 340 320 300 280 260 Li Li II 1 i L 6 il SO 1 L 4 It ii 4 LL LI IS L I LS ii 19 C LS 20 17 1 LO L 7 14 L • LS 11 19 5 ms-97 jua juz. ma op ocr aov sac 260 220 Symbol ..HGB - opon 12/31/97 5775 --Moving Avaraga 09 18 40 5878 5961 6069 vex. » o z IDDDDO Stochaatic —Diractional Indicator ay 09 14 20 Day 09 14 20 o 5 88 3 85 3 85 ADX 33 58 26 41 23 81 < 8 79 6 33 5 88 -DI 35 02 31 27 29 45 1 11 97 9 22 7 72 +DI 9 77 11 82 13 21 lIDDPD -Relative Strength 09 14 20 20 96 26 81 30 89 or u/ii/iT 9 SAY Moving AVBKMB 5B SAY HOVZfcG kVXBAOt t/IUBXK. 750 725 700 675 11 !• 16 1B 16 1! 10 71411 IB 4 11Lli5 1t Lsiaiß 6 liaol7 rLOL7 1* l l lsiia9 5 WT-r? jum jvt. ivo or per aov me 650 625 Symbol open High jCGB 12/31/97 6650 6670 600 Moving Average 09 18 40 6622 6658 6771 - -f —Stochastic —Directional indicator-- iy 09 14 20 Day 09 14 20 O 58 72 54 17 38 58 ADX 29 93 33 33 34 13 < 57 99 44 99 35 96 -DI 21 09 24 lb 25 64 i 52 30 37 84 31 44 +DI 17 93 16 70 15 94 VOL >OI IDDDDO IDODDD -Relative Strength 09 14 20 46 87 44 52 43 36 or i2/ix/«r 9 BAY MOVSHO AVBUOI if PAS WVl'tO AV*P*» V - 11 19 16 1 9 16 II 10 ? 1( 11 II I 11 II IS 1 9 15 11 II 6 II 10 10 I 10 10 11 1 I 15 11 19 5 Har-99 JUS JUL ADO OF OCT MOV DIG Symbol 3MFB - Opan High Low Last Chga 12/31/97 20720 20870 20300 20380 -340 -Moving Avaraga 09 18 40 20702 21267 22130 Stochastic-- -- - - -Diractional indicator iy 09 14 20 Dav 09 14 20 o 8 42 4 04 3 40 ADX 40 67 28 74 21 93 < 24 08 12 14 9 84 DI 37 55 34 44 31 23 i 25 26 14 18 11 36 +DI 12 95 15 07 17 67 6993 5323 2359 1855 913 182 175 -Ralativa Strength 09 14 20 Day 26 99 30 76 35 28 High 5792 LOW 5755 09 -232 09 14 20 8 58% 10 58% 10 59% LIVE CA TO* - Cm FBBRUAHT 1998 LOW 6630 -Historic volatility 09 14 20 9 671 13 89% 13 53% SOYBEAN NEAL - CBOT JANUARY 1998 Stochastic - -Historic Volatility - 09 14 20 19 65% 17 89% 17 87% (Turn to Pag* Al 7) Loot Chg« 5770 -Noaentua 40 -477 -292 -Historic Volatility-- Bl 02/20/91 Last Chga 6645 +lO --Moaontua 9 18 40 0 -172 -240 --Nomantum 9 18 40 0 -1680 2460 fM 72.5 70.0 67.5 65.0 62.5 60.0 57.5 vet t I DODD I9DOO Ma UID > 1 «g van = uao VOL » O IDDDOD lOOODD i V >l, ua CHID s f gg VALVK e |igg i/tCH 240 230 220 210 200 190 180 VOL t O I 2DOOOO tDDOOO