 Hog futures gapped higher to start the week on fund buying, but gave back gains in the last half as the cash index was lower nearly every day. The wholesale pork cutout value slipped back below $100 all week, and the cash hog index was down just over $1 for the week. Compared to a year ago, the cash index is nearly unchanged as the index rallied more than $15 in June last year and ultimately topped out at $106 at the end of July.