HOG AND CATTLE SLAUGHTER GUESSTIMATES
Chicago Mercantile Exchange floor
traders and commission house representatives are guesstimating
today's hog slaughter at about 295,000 to 308,000 head versus
305,000 week ago and 308,000 a year ago.
    Cattle slaughter is guesstimated at about 128,000 to
132,000 head versus 130,000 week ago and 126,000 a year ago.
 Reuter
