Chicago Mercantile Exchange floortraders 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
