Chicago Mercantile Exchange floortraders and commission house representatives are guesstimating
today's hog slaughter at about 275,000 to 293,000 head versus
284,000 week ago and 320,000 a year ago.
    Cattle slaughter is guesstimated at about 122,000 to
128,000 head versus 128,000 week ago and 138,000 a year ago.
 Reuter
