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 287,000 head versus
257,000 week ago and 311,000 a year ago.
    Saturday's hog slaughter is guesstimated at about 40,000 to
55,000 head.
    Cattle slaughter is guesstimated at about 121,000 to
126,000 head versus 128,000 week ago and 136,000 a year ago.
    Saturday's cattle slaughter is guesstimated at about 19,000
to 35,000 head.
 Reuter
