Hog futures drop on demand concerns

Hog futures drop on demand concerns

At the Chicago

Mercantile Exchange, live cattle futures ended the day higher on strong

wholesale values and expectations of improved cash business after the markets

tumbled last week.  Feeder cattle futures

closed higher on the same factors.  October

live cattle closed $.22 higher at $100.22 and December live cattle closed $.47

higher at $105.30.  September feeder

cattle closed $1.57 higher at $135.30 and October feeder cattle closed $.90

higher at $134.55.    

Another quiet day for direct cash cattle trade activity. 

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