HOG AND CATTLE SLAUGHTER GUESSTIMATES
Chicago Mercantile Exchange floor traders
and commission house representatives are guesstimating today's
hog slaughter at about 265,000 to 275,000 head versus 286,000
week ago and 278,000 a year ago.
    Cattle slaughter is guesstimated at about 128,000 to
132,000 head versus 132,000 week ago and 137,000 a year ago.
 Reuter
