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  16. 02/05/93------------------- News of the Day-------------------------
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  18.               
  19.               
  20.   - Non-farm payrolls increased by 106,000 in January, the Labor 
  21.     Department reported  Friday, to a seasonally adjusted total 
  22.     of 108,842,000.  Expectations were for an increase of 100,000-
  23.     125,000. In December, non-farm payrolls rose by 90,000.  They 
  24.     were initially reported as increasing by 64,000. The unemployment 
  25.     rate was 7.1%.  It had been 7.3% in December and was expected  
  26.     to remain at that level.  However, the decline in the unemployment  
  27.     rate was due in large part to a shrinking of the civilian labor  
  28.     force, to a seasonally adjusted total of 127,083,000 from 127,591,000  
  29.     in December.  Civilian employment fell to 118,071,000 from 118,311,000 
  30.     in December.  The average work week remained at 34.4 hours.  Average 
  31.     hourly earnings rose to $10.74 in January from $10.69 in December.                                   
  32.     Retail trade payrolls rose 69,000 in January, manufactufing  payrolls  
  33.     were up by 34,000 and service-producing payrolls, which includes retail 
  34.     trade, rose by 113,000.  However,  services payrolls fell by 19,000  in  
  35.     January and construction payrolls fell by 37,000.  All are seasonally 
  36.     adjusted.             
  37.  
  38.                                                                                 
  39.   - President Clinton Friday signed the family leave bill. The Senate 
  40.     passed the bill 71 to 27, and the House followed on a 247 to 152  
  41.     vote, just minutes before midnight. The law requires employers to 
  42.     give workers up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave to deal with birth,  
  43.     adoption or a serious illness affecting themselves or members of 
  44.     their immediate families. Employers would have to maintain health  
  45.     insurance coverage.  The bill takes effect in six months.                     
  46.                                                                                 
  47.   - The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. said Friday that interest rates  
  48.     on fixed 30-year mortgages fell to an average 7.80 percent - their 
  49.     lowest level since June 1973 and down from 7.86 percent last week.                     
  50.     The group said the 15-year fixed rate fell to an average 7.29 percent, 
  51.     down from 7.37 percent last week and 7.51 percent two weeks ago.                    
  52.     One-year, adjustable-rate notes were unchanged at 5.06 percent.              
  53.   
  54.   - Consumer credit surged $2.46 billion in December.  Consumer credit         
  55.     rose by $1.08 billion in November.                                              
  56.  
  57. Changes in Consumer Credit                                    
  58.                     Millions of dollars      Annual rate (%)                    
  59.                     Oct92  Nov92  Dec92    Oct92  Nov92  Dec92                  
  60. ---------------------------------------------------------------                 
  61. Total                 268   1076   2460      0.4    1.8    4.1                  
  62.   Automobile         -537    894   1558     -2.5    4.2    7.3                  
  63.   Revolving           437    166    346      2.1    0.8    1.7                  
  64.   Other               368     16    555      2.1    0.1    3.1                  
  65.  
  66.  
  67. Date       Time               Release             Guess      Last   As Reported 
  68.   Feb 01      9:00     Dec Construct Spending     +0.5%      +0.9%r  UNCH       
  69.   Feb 01      9:00                   Jan NAPM      56.3       55.4   58.0       
  70.   Feb 02      7:30     Dec Leading Indicators     +1.7%       0.8%   +1.9%      
  71.   Feb 02      9:00         Dec New Home Sales      600K       617kR  656k       
  72.   Feb 05      7:30     Jan Payroll Employment     +100k       +90kR +106k       
  73.   Feb 05      7:30      Jan Unemployment Rate      7.3%       7.3%   7.1%       
  74.  
  75.  
  76.  
  77. 02/05/93  BOND YIELDS/INTEREST RATES  
  78.  
  79. TREASURIES  DISCOUNT  CHG YIELD       AGENCIES  COUPON  PRICE      T-AUCTION    
  80.  3 MO T-BILLS  2.90  -.01  2.96       30 YR GNMA  8.50 107:00       RESULTS     
  81.  6 MO T-BILLS  3.06  -.04  3.15       30 YR GNMA  9.00 108:06   DISCOUNT/YIELD  
  82.  1 YR T-BILLS  3.26  -.06  3.39       30 YR GNMA  9.50 109:14   3 MO  2.97/ 3.04
  83. NOTES & BONDS     PRICE CHG32 YIELD   30 YR GNMA 10.00 110:18   6 MO  3.10/ 3.19
  84.  1 YR 4-7/8 01/94 101:12   +1  3.45  3M FFCB 3.300  4/93 100:01 1 YR  3.32/ 3.45
  85.  2 YR 4-1/4 01/95 100:11   +7  4.07  6M FFCB 3.450  7/93 100:03 2 YR        4.23
  86.  3 YR 5-1/8 11/95 101:23  +11  4.45  1Y FFCB 3.625  1/94 100:05 5 YR        5.63
  87.  5 YR 5-5/8 01/98 100:30  +17  5.41  4Y FFCB 6.650  5/96 103:09                 
  88.  7 YR 6-3/8 01/00 102:26  +18  5.87  2Y FHLB 5.480  4/94 101:23   NEXT TREASURY 
  89. 10 YR 6-3/8 08/02 100:18  +19  6.30  3Y FHLB 4.500  9/95  99:28     AUCTIONS    
  90. 30 YR 7-5/8 11/22 105:19   +8  7.17 10Y FHLM 7.900  9/01 108:31  3 MO  02/08/93 
  91.        0/N  30 DAY  60    90   180   5Y FNMA 6.050 10/97 101:18  6 MO  02/08/93 
  92. CD           3.08  3.11  3.12  3.22  7Y FNMA 6.350  8/99 101:28  1 YR  03/04/93 
  93. COMM PAPER   3.15  3.19  3.19  3.29 10Y FNMA 7.300 10/02 103:16  2 YR  02/23/93 
  94. BANK ACCEP   3.06  3.08  3.09  3.18 30Y RFC  8.625  1/21 115:30  3 YR  02/09/93 
  95. LIBOR  3.00  3.19  3.25  3.25  3.38          FED FUNDS           5 YR  02/24/93 
  96. TREASURY WHEN-ISSUED                       LATEST  2.875         7 YR  04/  /93 
  97.  3MO  2.920  6MO  3.065  1YR          HIGH  2.875 LOW   2.875   10 YR  02/10/93 
  98.  3YR  4.605 10YR  6.260 30YR  7.120  PRIME  6.000 DISC  3.000   30 YR  02/11/93 
  99.  
  100.  
  101.  
  102. 02/05/93       Currency Pricing       
  103.  
  104.  CURRENCY  CLOSE    FRIDAY    THURSDAY  THE DOLLAR ON FOREIGN EXCHANGES FRI     
  105.  BRITISH POUND  $1.4465    $1.4425    MARKET OPEN                               
  106.  CANADIAN $     $ .7940    $ .7916    FRANKFURT:   1.6588 Mark  +0.0005         
  107.  DUTCH GUILDER  $ .5389    $ .5378    ZURICH:      1.5305 Franc UNCH            
  108.  FRENCH FRANC   $ .1771    $ .1791    LONDON:     $1.4460      +$0.0030         
  109.  GERMAN MARK    $ .6030    $ .6053    TOKYO CLOSE  124.73       +0.13           
  110.  ITALIAN LIRA   $ .000653  $ .000653  NY CLOSE          FRI       THU           
  111.  JAPANESE YEN   $ .008039  $ .008029  AUSTRALIAN $  $0.6766  $0.6808            
  112.  SWISS FRANC    $ .6532    $ .6542    MEXICAN PESO  $0.3217  $0.3217            
  113.                                       N. ZEALAND $  $0.5134  $0.5165            
  114.                                                                                 
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  118. 02/05/93      Foreign and Domestic Metals       
  119.                                                                                 
  120.   FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC METALS PRICES IN DOLLARS PER TROY OUNCE                  
  121.   FRIDAY                                GOLD                                    
  122.   HONG KONG CLOSE     $328.05 -$0.40       NEW YORK  GOLD    FRIDAY             
  123.   ZURICH CLOSE        $328.05 -$0.30       COMEX SPOT  OPEN  $328.50 -$0.50     
  124.   LONDON                                               NOON  $328.70 -$0.30     
  125.   THU CLOSE           $328.25                         CLOSE  $328.70 -$0.30     
  126.   FRI  OPEN           $328.25 UNCH           HANDY & HARMAN  $328.96 -$0.25     
  127.        A.M. FIX       $327.80 -$0.45                                            
  128.        P.M. FIX       $327.75 -$0.50                                            
  129.        CLOSE          $328.00 -$0.25                                            
  130.                                                      SILVER        FRIDAY       
  131.     ENGELHARD CORP.     FRIDAY             COMEX SPOT OPEN  $3.658  -$0.005     
  132.            PLATINUM                                   NOON  $3.666  +$0.003     
  133.           BULLION   $360.00   -$1.00                 CLOSE  $3.652  -$0.011     
  134.             PALLADIUM                       HANDY & HARMAN  $3.66    UNCH.      
  135.           BULLION   $115.00   +$3.00                                            
  136.                                                                                 
  137.                                                                                 
  138.  
  139. 02/05/93    Oil Pricing
  140.  
  141. ***DUE TO POOR TRANSMISSION WE ARE UNABLE TO UPDATE THE SPOT MARKET
  142.  
  143.      INT'L SPOT MARKET              FRIDAY           THURSDAY                   
  144.   UAE'S DUBAI LIGHT CRUDE       $16.02-16.12     $16.10-16.15                   
  145.   NORTH SEA BRENT CRUDE         $18.42-18.47     $18.58-18.61                   
  146.   WEST TEXAS INTERMEDIATE CRUDE $20.15-20.20     $20.30-20.35                   
  147.   LIGHT LOUISIANA SWEET                          $20.50-20.55                   
  148.   NORTH SEA BRENT, IPE MAR      $18.50           $18.56                         
  149.              SPOT MARKET  (PER 100 GALLONS)                                     
  150.   UNLEADED GASOLINE (GULF)                       $52.60-52.75                   
  151.   NO. 2 HEATING OIL (NY)                         $56.16-56.31                   
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  157.  
  158.  
  159. 02/05/93  MOST ACTIVELY TRADED STOCKS
  160.  
  161.  EXCHANGE AND STOCKS                        VOL (00s)      LAST    CHANGE       
  162. N Great Western Financial Co                   83013      18.75     -0.50       
  163. N General Motors Corp                          79058      37.87     +0.37       
  164. N Chrysler Corp                                78026      40.75     +1.00       
  165. N Mattel Inc                                   71702      23.75     -0.25       
  166. N Calif. Federal Bank Savings Bank Cl A        40979       4.50     +0.25       
  167. N Waste Management Inc                         36210      37.00     -0.75       
  168. N Merck & Co Inc                               35386      38.50     +0.50       
  169. N International Business Machines Corp.        31463      52.00     +0.63       
  170. N Union Carbide Corp.                          28457      17.37     -0.38       
  171. O Amgen                                        64603      53.87     -5.88       
  172. O Microsoft Cp                                 55315      89.00     +4.00       
  173. O Intel Cp                                     44219     106.87     -2.38       
  174. O Dell Computer Cp                             41634      39.12     -1.63       
  175. O Gupta Corp          IPO                      37272      33.75     +0.00       
  176. O Apple Computer Inc                           32819      57.25     -2.25       
  177. O INTERSOLV                                    28968       9.12     -5.63       
  178. O Cisco Systems                                28553      88.75     -2.62       
  179. O Quantum Cp                                   27970      17.00     -0.25       
  180. A Wang Laboratories B                          13579       1.06     -0.06       
  181. A Greyhound Lines Inc.                         10913      14.50     +1.00       
  182. A Hillhaven Corp.                               7837       3.68     -0.13       
  183.                                                                                 
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  185.  
  186. 02/05/93  STOCKS WITH LARGEST % CHANGES 
  187.  
  188.  EXCHANGE AND STOCKS                             LAST   CHANGE   %CHG  VOL 00s  
  189. N Convex Computer                                5.75    -1.00  -14.8    7617   
  190. N Beta Wells Service, Inc.  IPO                 15.00    +1.88  +14.3    2962   
  191. N ICN Pharmaceuticals Inc                       11.75    +1.38  +13.3   14316   
  192. N Stone Container Corp                          18.87    +2.12  +12.7   16823   
  193. N Leslie Fay Companies Inc                       7.75    +0.75  +10.7    9002   
  194. N Standard Pacific Dep R LP                      9.50    +0.88  +10.2    5613   
  195. N New Valley Corp. 15$ Pfd Cl A                  8.37    -0.88   -9.5     121   
  196. N Tyco Toys Inc. Due 6/7/93                      7.37    -0.75   -9.2     643   
  197. N Santa Anita Realty                            20.00    +1.63   +8.9     445   
  198. O Goldtex Inc                                    5.37    +1.62  +43.2     398   
  199. O INTERSOLV                                      9.12    -5.63  -38.2   28968   
  200. O Stanley Furniture Company Inc.                 5.50    +1.25  +29.4     106   
  201. O Gyrodyne Co Amer                              23.00    +4.00  +21.1      25   
  202. O Vindicator, Inc.                              10.25    +1.75  +20.6     271   
  203. O National Income Realty Trust                   7.00    +1.13  +19.3      62   
  204. O Photo Control Cp                              12.25    +1.75  +16.7    1076   
  205. O Biocircuits Corp.                              6.25    +0.88  +16.4     167   
  206. O Jay Jacobs Inc                                 5.50    +0.75  +15.8      16   
  207. A Barr Labs Inc.                                 9.00    -3.87  -30.1    1801   
  208. A Barnwell Inds Inc.                            12.62    -2.50  -16.5      10   
  209. A U.S. Intec, Inc.                               5.50    +0.75  +15.8      87   
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  212.  
  213.  
  214.  
  215. 02/05/93      Earnings Report                                
  216.  
  217.          QUARTERLY NET EARNINGS (mil$)    PER-SHARE EARNINGS     SALES (mil$)   
  218.                    CURRENT  YEAR-AGO    CURRENT  YEAR-AGO     CURRENT  YEAR-AGO 
  219. AGRICULTURAL MINERAL$5.2      $6.5       $0.27     $0.34      $46       $51     
  220. ALLIED GROUP INC.   $7.4      $4.73      $0.75     $0.55      $116.7    $91.7   
  221. AMAX INC.          -$151     -$10                             $945      $897    
  222. ANAREN MICROWAVE    $0.05    -$0.12      $0.01    -$0.03      $7.5      $7.5    
  223. ATRIX INTL         -$0.17    -$0.13                           $1        $1      
  224. BANNER AEROSPACE   -$0.7      $1.8      -$0.04     $0.10      $65       $65     
  225. BARRISTER INFO SYS  $0.004   -$0.4      -$0.03    -$0.44      $3.8      $3.9    
  226. BIRD MEDICAL TECH.  $0.234   -$0.779     $0.04                $12.8     $10.3   
  227. BOWMAR INST.        $0.27     $0.23      $0.03     $0.04      $6.3      $6.5    
  228. CANADIAN TIRE **    $3.07     $26.3      $0.03     $0.29      $853.7    $793.7  
  229. CANFOR CORP.       -$7.7     -$33                             $261.4    $189    
  230. COASTAL CORP.      -$155      $18.8     -$1.49     $0.18      $2,534    $2,594  
  231. COMPUTER HORIZONS   $0.475    $0.121     $0.17     $0.05      $27.75    $23.85  
  232. CORTEX PHARM.       $0.163   -$0.781     $0.01                $0.846    $0.799  
  233. COUNTRYWIDE MTG INV $0.398    $2.41      $0.03     $0.17                        
  234. EMC CORP.           $10.14    $4.81      $0.23     $0.12      $109.1    $63.76  
  235. ENCORE WIRE         $0.748    $0.828     $0.13     $0.21      $17.38    $9.71   
  236. ENVIROQ             $0.20     $0.03      $0.04     $0.01      $4.3      $4.2    
  237. FDP CORP           -$0.17    -$0.25     -$0.05    -$0.07      $4.2      $4.1    
  238. FIRST PACIFIC      -$4.8      $5.0      -$0.27     $0.43      $0.4      $8.1    
  239. FREDA CORP          $0.24     $0.18      $0.13     $0.10      $14       $14     
  240. GLAMIS              $0.757    $0.574     $0.05     $0.04      $8.58     $7.42   
  241. GOLDTEX             $0.6      $0.2       $0.27     $0.09      $8        $6      
  242. HOME BENEFICIAL     $12.05    $13.29     $0.65     $0.71      $62.14    $50.87  
  243. HORACE MANN EDUC    $14.3    -$31.3      $0.49    -$1.45                        
  244. HORSHAM CORP.       $12.6     $17.86     $0.14     $0.20      $538.4    $648.9  
  245. KENDALL SQ. RESRCH $0.06     -$5.1       $0.00    -$0.77      $11.2     $0.5    
  246. MARIETTA CORP.      $0.075   -$0.305     $0.02                $15.58    $12.58  
  247. MEADOWBROOK REHAB   $0.15     $0.63      $0.02     $0.14      $7        $8      
  248. MID MAINE SAVINGS  -$1.5     -$3        -$1.11    -$2.18                        
  249. MOSINEE PAPER      -$0.055   -$0.913                          $55.77    $49.61  
  250. OAK INDUSTRIES      $4.3      $2.3       $0.05     $0.03      $36       $31     
  251. OWENS-CORNING FBRGS $14      -$529       $0.33                $734      $687    
  252. OWENS ILLINOIS INC. $2.9     -$137.5     $0.02                $931.1    $882.5  
  253. PROVIDENT LIFE      $25.9     $24.3      $0.57     $0.53                        
  254. REGAL-BELOIT        $2.84     $1.56      $0.28     $0.16      $52.93    $38.61  
  255. RESURGENS COMM GP   $2.6      $0.2       $0.29     $0.04      $36       $27     
  256. RIBI IMMUNOCHEM    -$1.0     -$0.8      -$0.07    -$0.07      $0.2      $0.2    
  257. SAFETY-KLEEN        $12.6     $13.86     $0.22     $0.24      $251.9    $222.6  
  258. SCANGRAPHICS       -$0.3     -$0.5      -$0.04    -$0.09      $1.3      $1.3    
  259. SIERRA ON-LINE     -$1.3      $2.6      -$0.18     $0.45      $18       $16     
  260. SUN ENERGY PTNRS    $12      -$9         $0.03                $184      $228    
  261. TEMPLE-INLAND       $25.2     $23.7      $0.46     $0.43      $699      $640    
  262. VALLEY FED          $0.21     $0.17      $0.57     $0.47                        
  263. VIRGINIA BEACH FED.-$0.086    $0.640               $0.13                        
  264. WESTERN GAS RSRCES  $13.2     $7.4       $0.47     $0.30      $200.2    $133.9  
  265. ** - CANADIAN DOLLARS                                                           
  266.                                                                                 
  267.  
  268.  
  269. 02/05/93     DIVIDENDS                                                                   
  270.    
  271.    Company            Period   Amount    Payable   Record                       
  272.    Deferred                                                                     
  273. Security Finl Hldg                                                              
  274.   Stock Split                                                                   
  275. American General       ..      2-for-1   3-1       2-16                         
  276. Cerner Corp            ..      2-for-1   2-26      2-16                         
  277. ClearChannelCommun     ..      f-for-4   2-19      2-11                         
  278. KC Sthrn Indus         ..      2-for-1 r-3-17      2-19                         
  279. Olsten Corp            ..      3-for-2 r-2-25    r-2-18                         
  280. Parametric Tech        ..      2-for-1   2-25      2-18                         
  281.    Increased                                                                    
  282. American General       Q       .55       3-1       2-16                         
  283. Boston Acoustics       Q       .10       4-23      3-19                         
  284. Federal Signal         Q       .12       3-2       2-15                         
  285. Pioneer Fed BanCp      Q       .10       2-26      2-17                         
  286.    Initial                                                                      
  287. Innovex Inc            ..      .05       2-25      2-16                         
  288.  
  289.  
  290.  
  291. 02/05/93    STOCK INDEXES & INDICATORS
  292.  
  293.  DOW JONES                HIGH      LOW     LAST   CHANGE       NYSE      000s  
  294.   30 INDUSTRIALS   .... 3443.22  3410.80  3442.14   +25.40    +VOLUME   145487  
  295.   20 TRANSPORTATION.... 1585.79  1574.30  1585.58    +6.04    -VOLUME   139745  
  296.   15 UTILITIES     ....  234.16   232.35   233.73    -0.43    TOTAL     321015  
  297.   65 COMPOSITE     .... 1278.15  1269.33  1278.15    +6.14     NYSE             
  298.  S&P 500           ....  449.56   446.95   448.93    -0.63    ADVANCES     899  
  299.  S&P 100           ....  409.69   407.33   409.39        0    DECLINES    1020  
  300.  S&P 400 MIDCAP    ....  166.76   165.09   165.32    -1.44    UNCHANGED    541  
  301.  MAJOR MARKET      ....  359.49   356.03   359.45    +3.14    NYSE TICK   +326  
  302.  NYSE COMPOSITE    ....  247.99   246.72   247.60    -0.38    NYSE TRIN   0.84  
  303.   FINANCIAL        ....  216.35   214.56   214.76    -1.36    AMEX              
  304.  NASDAQ COMPOSITE  ....  708.25   696.76   700.98    -7.87    TOTAL VOL  19636  
  305.   INDUSTRIAL       ....  751.78   735.97   741.84   -10.69    ADVANCES     268  
  306.   BANKING          ....  605.90   601.55   603.61    -2.16    DECLINES     300  
  307.   INSURANCE        ....  866.96   858.55   861.15    -4.25                      
  308.   NMS COMPOSITE    ....  314.09   308.88   310.76    -3.63                      
  309.  AMEX COMPOSITE    ....  416.64   415.47   416.58    +1.07                      
  310.  VALUE LINE (GEO)  ....  279.92   278.36   278.96    -0.67                      
  311.  VALUE LINE (ARITH)....  408.40   406.15   407.04    -0.86                      
  312.  GOLD/SILVER       ....   74.70    73.11    74.60    +0.84                      
  313.  AMEX OIL INDEX    ....  240.89   238.41   240.89    +2.12                      
  314. 02/04/93   New highs and lows:  NYSE: 345-12  AMEX: 61-12 NASDAQ: 291-24        
  315.  
  316.  
  317.  
  318. 02/05/93   Hourly Dow
  319.  
  320.         DOW JONES   S&P        
  321.        INDUSTRIALS   500        
  322.      9 AM  3420.25  448.99      
  323.     10 AM  3432.68  449.25      
  324.     11 AM  3442.41  449.51      
  325.     NOON   3422.41  447.45      
  326.     1 PM   3424.04  447.12      
  327.     2 PM   3433.22  447.94      
  328.     CLOSE  3442.12  448.93                     
  329.             +25.40   -0.63
  330.  
  331.  
  332.  
  333. 02/05/93     Closing Futures Quotes  
  334.  
  335.          TREASURY BILLS  IMM                      EURODOLLARS  IMM              
  336.          HIGH     LOW    LAST  CHANGE             HIGH     LOW    LAST  CHANGE  
  337.  MAR    97.09   97.02   97.08*  +0.03     MAR    96.72   96.65   96.71*  +0.04  
  338.  JUN    96.94   96.80   96.93*  +0.08     JUN    96.58   96.42   96.57*  +0.11  
  339.  SEP    96.66   96.53   96.66*  +0.10     SEP    96.28   96.09   96.27*  +0.13  
  340.  DEC    96.27           96.27*  +0.08     DEC    95.75   95.56   95.74*  +0.14  
  341.  MAR    96.05                             MAR    95.53   95.33   95.51*  +0.15  
  342.  JUN                                      JUN    95.13   94.95   95.12*  +0.15  
  343.          TREASURY NOTES  CBT              SEP    94.80   94.64   94.80*  +0.15  
  344.  MAR   110-22  109-25  110-20*  +0-20     DEC    94.40   94.23   94.39*  +0.14  
  345.  JUN   109-11  108-16  109-10*  +0-21     MAR    94.29   94.12   94.28*  +0.14  
  346.  SEP   108-00  107-14  108-00*  +0-21     JUN    94.03   93.86   94.02*  +0.14  
  347.  DEC   106-22  106-22  106-22*  +0-21     SEP    93.82   93.65   93.81*  +0.14  
  348.  MAR                                      DEC    93.51   93.34   93.50*  +0.14  
  349.  JUN                                                MUNI BOND INDEX  CBT        
  350.          TREASURY BONDS  CBT              CASH                   99-05   +0-08  
  351.  MAR   108-13  107-14  108-11*  +0-17     MAR    99-13   98-18   99-13*  +0-20  
  352.  JUN   107-05  106-07  107-03*  +0-17     JUN    98-17   97-26   98-17*  +0-19  
  353.  SEP   105-29  105-00  105-28*  +0-17     SEP    98-01   98-01   98-01*  +0-19  
  354.  DEC   104-23  103-30  104-22*  +0-16                                           
  355.  MAR   103-20  102-31  103-20*  +0-15                                           
  356.  JUN   102-19  102-14  102-19*  +0-14                                           
  357.                                                                                 
  358.         STANDARD & POOR'S 500  CME                    NYSE COMPOSITE  NYFE      
  359.          HIGH     LOW    LAST   CHANGE            HIGH     LOW    LAST  CHANGE  
  360.  CASH  449.56  446.95  448.93    -0.63    CASH  247.99  246.72  247.60   -0.38  
  361.  MAR   450.25  447.05  449.35*   -0.20    MAR   248.15  246.40  247.45*  -0.40  
  362.  JUN   450.50  447.50  449.75*   -0.20    JUN   247.90  246.80  247.55*  -0.40  
  363.  SEP   451.00  448.60  450.40*   -0.20    SEP   248.00  247.70  247.85*  -0.40  
  364.  DEC   452.10  449.75  451.30*   -0.30    DEC                   248.15*  -0.40  
  365.              MAJOR MARKET  CBT                           NIKKEI  CME            
  366.  CASH  359.49  356.03  359.45    +3.14                                          
  367.  FEB   359.60  355.90  359.50*   +3.15    MAR    17490   17425   17480*   +190  
  368.  MAR   359.25  356.40  359.20*   +3.10    JUN    17530           17530*   +185  
  369.  APR                                      SEP    17630           17630*   +165  
  370.  MAY                                                  DOW JONES AVERAGES        
  371.               CRB INDEX  NYFE             INDU 3443.22 3410.80 3442.14  +25.40  
  372.  CASH  200.47  199.02  199.02    -1.13    TRAN 1585.79 1574.30 1585.58   +6.04  
  373.  MAR   201.25  199.95  199.95*   -1.15    UTIL  234.16  232.35  233.73   -0.43  
  374.  MAY   202.00  200.55  200.65*   -1.05    COMP 1278.15 1269.33 1278.15   +6.14  
  375.  JLY                   201.25*   -1.25                                          
  376.               VALUE LINE  KC                                                    
  377.  CASH  408.40  406.15  407.04    -0.86                                          
  378.  MAR   407.80  404.40  405.45*   -1.35                                          
  379.  JUN   406.50  406.50  406.50*   -1.35                                          
  380.                                                                                 
  381.       U.S. DOLLAR INDEX  FINEX                 EUROPEAN CURRENCY UNIT  FINEX    
  382.          HIGH    LOW   LAST   CHANGE            HIGH    LOW    LAST    CHANGE   
  383.  CASH   94.71  93.92  94.37    +0.07                                            
  384.  MAR    95.60  94.57  95.14*   +0.04    MAR                   1.1690* -0.0010   
  385.  JUN    96.62  96.00  96.38*   +0.06    JUN                   1.1490* -0.0010   
  386.  SEP                  97.43*   +0.06    SEP                   1.1290* -0.0010   
  387.  DEC                  98.48*   +0.06    DEC                   1.1090* -0.0010   
  388.           JAPANESE YEN  IMM                      GERMAN MARK  IMM               
  389.  MAR   0.8050 0.8007 0.8039* +0.0009    MAR   0.6040  0.5970  0.5996* -0.0023   
  390.  JUN   0.8047 0.8020 0.8039* +0.0008    JUN   0.5973  0.5906  0.5928* -0.0024   
  391.  SEP                 0.8045* +0.0007    SEP   0.5905  0.5876  0.5878* -0.0023   
  392.  DEC                 0.8056* +0.0005    DEC   0.5861  0.5830  0.5840* -0.0021   
  393.           BRITISH POUND  IMM                     CANADIAN DOLLAR  IMM           
  394.  MAR   1.4520 1.4330 1.4404* +0.0028    MAR   0.7921  0.7880  0.7917* +0.0026   
  395.  JUN   1.4430 1.4270 1.4320* +0.0028    JUN   0.7860  0.7835  0.7856* +0.0027   
  396.  SEP                 1.4260* +0.0026    SEP   0.7801  0.7790  0.7801* +0.0027   
  397.  DEC                 1.4224* +0.0034    DEC   0.7750  0.7735  0.7750* +0.0027   
  398.           SWISS FRANC   IMM                      AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR  IMM         
  399.  MAR   0.6565 0.6485 0.6515* -0.0008    MAR   0.6755  0.6713  0.6734* -0.0039   
  400.  JUN   0.6540 0.6455 0.6486* -0.0007    JUN   0.6700          0.6694* -0.0039   
  401.  SEP                 0.6464* -0.0006    SEP                   0.6654* -0.0039   
  402.  DEC                                    DEC                   0.6544* -0.0039   
  403.                
  404.                GOLD  CMX                             CRUDE OIL  NYM             
  405.          HIGH     LOW    LAST  CHANGE            HIGH     LOW    LAST   CHANGE  
  406.  FEB    329.1   328.5   328.7*   -0.3    MAR    20.36   20.09   20.21*   -0.09  
  407.  APR    330.1   328.6   328.9*   -0.3    APR    20.36   20.11   20.22*   -0.09  
  408.  JUN    331.4   329.6   330.1*   -0.3    MAY    20.35   20.15   20.22*   -0.10  
  409.  AUG    332.8   331.1   331.4*   -0.4    JUN    20.35   20.18   20.23*   -0.11  
  410.              SILVER  CMX                 JLY    20.36   20.20   20.25*   -0.11  
  411.  MAR    368.0   365.5   366.0*   -1.2    AUG    20.37   20.22   20.26*   -0.12  
  412.  MAY    370.5   368.0   368.4*   -1.3            NO. 2 HEATING OIL  NYM         
  413.  JLY    372.5   370.5   370.6*   -1.3    MAR   0.5720  0.5615  0.5686* +0.0020  
  414.              COPPER  CMX                 APR   0.5705  0.5610  0.5665* +0.0005  
  415.  MAR   100.25   99.60   99.90*  -0.05    MAY   0.5635  0.5555  0.5595*       0  
  416.  MAY   100.75  100.25  100.50*  -0.05    JUN   0.5575  0.5520  0.5555* -0.0010  
  417.  JLY   101.05  100.70  100.90*  -0.05             UNLEADED GASOLINE  NYM        
  418.             PLATINUM  NYM                MAR   0.5640  0.5575  0.5628* -0.0032  
  419.  APR    362.0   360.5   361.2*   +0.2    APR   0.5970  0.5910  0.5948* -0.0038  
  420.  JLY    359.5   358.5   358.6*   +0.2    MAY   0.6050  0.5990  0.6031* -0.0045  
  421.              PALLADIUM NYM               JUN   0.6105  0.6040  0.6081* -0.0045  
  422.  MAR   114.25  112.25  112.45*  +1.25                NATURAL GAS  NYM           
  423.  JUN   111.50  109.20  109.20*  +1.25    MAR    1.684   1.631   1.678*  +0.060  
  424.               PROPANE NYM                APR    1.670   1.630   1.662*  +0.045  
  425.  MAR    32.25   31.75   32.15*  +0.15    MAY    1.670   1.640   1.670*  +0.040  
  426.                                                                                 
  427.                                                                                 
  428.  
  429. 02/05/93   FUTURES VOLUME AND OPEN INTEREST FOR  2/04/93       
  430.  
  431.  CONTRACT     VOLUME   OPEN INT. CHANGE    CONTRACT  VOLUME   OPEN INT.  CHANGE 
  432.  T-Notes       47811   202791 +  1788    Crude Oil       94446   365586 + 10920 
  433.  T-Bonds      270948   360336 -  1409    Heating Oil     27594   123696 +  2430 
  434.  Muni Bond      4596    20376 +   654    Unleaded        21694    88056 +  1944 
  435.  U.S.$ Index    1376     6894 +   183    Natural Gas      9371    71335 +   992 
  436.  NYSE Index     3707     5811 +   310    Wheat           14288    49455 -  1788 
  437.  Value Line      173     1997 +    36    Cotton           9186    38825 -   607 
  438.  Major Mkt      1681     6412 +    94      CME Commodities -- 2/04/93           
  439.  CRB Index       144     2123 +   115    T-Bills          7095    34468 +  1803 
  440.  Corn          27470   262480 +   369    Eurodollar     292660  1530372 +  5191 
  441.  Cocoa         11482    70502 -    24    Yen             10183    51595 +   696 
  442.  Soybeans      25653   129456 +  1734    D'Mark          58095   142044 +  3485 
  443.  Soy Oil        7708    66617 +    51    Pound           13174    38696 +   644 
  444.  Soy Meal      10716    66690 +    91    Swiss Franc     25596    51569 -   214 
  445.  Gold          17394   109879 +  1450    Canada $         3857    23269 +  1214 
  446.  Silver         5116    79266 +   232    Australia $       777     3836 -   464 
  447.  Platinum       1044    12430 -    30    Lumber            437     2550 +   141 
  448.  Copper         5216    48355 +    84    S&P 500         45133   171458 -   664 
  449.  Palladium       333     3792 +     7    Cattle          13204    79972 +  1037 
  450.  O.J.           1378    18888 -   136    Feeders          1310    11201 +   257 
  451.  Coffee        11511    60775 +   246    Hogs             3575    24191 -   268 
  452.  Sugar          7861    98192 +   501    Bellies          2051     9694 +    94 
  453.  Euro Unit         0        0    UNCH                                           
  454.                                                                                 
  455.  
  456.  
  457.  
  458. 02/05/93   STANDARD & POOR'S 100 INDEX OPTIONS (OEX)
  459.  
  460. STRIKE   PUT FEB CALL     PUT MAR CALL      PUT APR CALL     PUT MAY CALL       
  461.  355    0.06    53.12b                                                          
  462.  360    0.06    48.12b   0.43    49.00b    0.81    48.87b   1.50    49.75       
  463.  365    0.12    43.12b   0.62    44.00b    1.06    44.00b                       
  464.  370    0.18    38.12b   0.75    39.25b    1.37    39.37b   2.12    39.87b      
  465.  375    0.18    34.37b   0.93    34.62b    1.56    34.50b                       
  466.  380    0.25    28.00    1.12    29.37     2.12    31.37    3.25    30.87b      
  467.  385    0.43    24.37    1.43    25.12     2.50    26.00b                       
  468.  390    0.56    19.37    1.81    20.50     3.25    22.00    4.87    23.25       
  469.  395    0.81    14.50    2.43    16.00     4.12    17.25                        
  470.  400    1.31     9.75    3.50    12.00     5.37    13.25    7.62    14.87       
  471.  405    2.31     5.87    4.87     8.50     6.87    10.37                        
  472.  410    4.37     2.81    7.00     5.37     9.12     6.75   11.00     9.00       
  473.  415    7.87     1.06   10.12     3.12    11.75     5.00                        
  474.  420   13.00     0.37   14.00     1.62    15.00     2.75   16.50b    4.50       
  475.  425   16.75b    0.12   17.62b    0.81    18.25b    1.81                        
  476.                                                                                 
  477.                                                                                 
  478. INDEX VALUE:  409.39  CHANGE:       0  HIGH:  409.69  LOW:  407.33              
  479. OEX  PUT VOL: 156,595 OI: 472,767  TOTAL CBOE PUT VOL: 261,577 OI: 2,573,395    
  480. OEX CALL VOL: 119,485 OI: 367,513  02/05/93  CALL VOL: 314,751 OI: 3,886,462    
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