Chicago Mercantile Exchange floortraders and commission house representatives are guesstimating
today's hog slaughter at about 290,000 to 307,000 head versus
302,000 week ago and 297,000 a year ago.
    Cattle slaughter is guesstimated at about 120,000 to
125,000 head versus 130,000 week ago and 124,000 a year ago.
 Reuter
