HOG AND CATTLE SLAUGHTER GUESSTIMATES
Chicago Mercantile Exchange floor
traders and commission house representatives are guesstimating
today's hog slaughter at about 290,000 to 307,000 head versus
302,000 week ago and 297,000 a year ago.
    Cattle slaughter is guesstimated at about 120,000 to
125,000 head versus 130,000 week ago and 124,000 a year ago.
 Reuter
