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
294,000 week ago and 317,000 a year ago.
    Cattle slaughter is guesstimated at about 124,000 to
128,000 head versus 133,000 week ago and 135,000 a year ago.
 Reuter
