LM_CT110
St. Joseph, Mo    Fri Aug 24, 2001    USDA Market News

NATIONAL DAILY DIRECT SLAUGHTER CATTLE - FORWARD CONTRACT PURCHASES - Morning
Price based from CME Futures or other publicly available prices except for
contracts with price established, delivery is for more than 14 days ahead.

   This report will be discontinued on a daily basis, but will be reported
weekly on the LM_CT151 as of Monday, August 27, 2001.


Source:    USDA Market News Service, St. Joseph, MO
            816-238-0678            email:  stjoe.lgmn@usda.gov
            www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/lm_ct110.txt

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