HOG AND CATTLE SLAUGHTER GUESSTIMATES
Chicago Mercantile Exchange floor
traders and commission house representatives are guesstimating
today's hog slaughter at about 250,000 to 270,000 head versus
249,000 week ago and 261,000 a year ago.
    Cattle slaughter is guesstimated at about 126,000 to
131,000 head versus 126,000 week ago and 131,000 a year ago.
 Reuter
