HOG AND CATTLE SLAUGHTER GUESSTIMATES
Chicago Mercantile Exchange floor
traders and commission house representatives are guesstimating
today's hog slaughter at about 275,000 to 293,000 head versus
284,000 week ago and 320,000 a year ago.
    Cattle slaughter is guesstimated at about 122,000 to
128,000 head versus 128,000 week ago and 138,000 a year ago.
 Reuter
