Chicago Mercantile Exchange floortraders and commission house representatives are guesstimating
today's hog slaughter at about 290,000 to 310,000 head versus
309,000 week ago and 328,000 a year ago.
    Cattle slaughter is guesstimated at about 128,000 to
131,000 head versus 129,000 week ago and 127,000 a year ago.
 Reuter
