HOG AND CATTLE SLAUGHTER GUESSTIMATES
Chicago Mercantile Exchange floor
traders and commission house representatives are guesstimating
today's hog slaughter at about 280,000 to 300,000 head versus
294,000 week ago and 303,000 a year ago.
    Cattle slaughter is guesstimated at about 120,000 to
126,000 head versus 120,000 week ago and 124,000 a year ago.
 Reuter
