Chicago Mercantile Exchange floortraders and commission house representatives are guesstimating
today's hog slaughter at about 280,000 to 300,000 head versus
294,000 week ago and 303,000 a year ago.
    Cattle slaughter is guesstimated at about 120,000 to
126,000 head versus 120,000 week ago and 124,000 a year ago.
 Reuter
