HOG AND CATTLE SLAUGHTER GUESSTIMATES
Chicago Mercantile Exchange floor traders
and commission house representatives are guesstimating today's
hog slaughter at about 305,000 to 320,000 head versus 291,000 a
week ago and 282,000 a year ago.
    Cattle slaughter is guesstimated at about 128,000 to
132,000 head versus 128,000 week ago and 130,000 a year ago.
 Reuter
