I need a table that has local notes, but have not been able to get  
them into the proper position (at the left margin of the table) or   
the the proper length ( extending full length of table if needed).  
What am I missing in the following reduced example?

\starttext

\startlocalfootnotes[conversion=character]
\placetable[][]
{}
\placelegend
{\starttables[|p|p|p|p|p|p|]
\NC numbers	
	\NC (*) \footnote{This is the first footnote.}
	\NC stuff \footnote{This is the second footnote.}	
	\NC stuff\footnote{This is the third footnote.}
	\NC more stuff\footnote{This is the fourth footnote}	
	\NC and yet more	\NC\SR
  \HL
\stoptables}
{\placelocalfootnotes}
\stoplocalfootnotes

\stoptext

Alan