Chicago Mercantile Exchange floor tradersand commission house representatives are guesstimating today's
hog slaughter at about 265,000 to 275,000 head versus 286,000
week ago and 278,000 a year ago.
    Cattle slaughter is guesstimated at about 128,000 to
132,000 head versus 132,000 week ago and 137,000 a year ago.
 Reuter
