Chicago Mercantile Exchange floortraders and commission house representatives are guesstimating
today's hog slaughter at about 287,000 to 295,000 head versus
292,000 week ago and 322,000 a year ago.
    Cattle slaughter is guesstimated at about 124,000 to
128,000 head versus 129,000 week ago and 134,000 a year ago.
 Reuter
