HOG AND CATTLE SLAUGHTER GUESSTIMATES
Chicago Mercantile Exchange floor traders
and commission house representatives are guesstimating today's
hog slaughter at about 310,000 to 325,000 head versus 327,000 a
week ago and 291,000 a year ago.
    Cattle slaughter is guesstimated at about 128,000 to
132,000 head versus 132,000 week ago and 136,000 a year ago.
 Reuter
