LIVESTOCK-U.S. hog futures jump with pork prices

* Deliveries unease pressures CME live cattle * Feeders slip on weak live cattle market By Theopolis Waters CHICAGO, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange hogs closed higher on Friday as strong pork prices lifted futures for a third straight session, traders and analysts said. Friday morning's USDA mandatory wholesale pork price report, or


LIVESTOCK-Cheaper corn hits U.S. live cattle futures

* Feeders spike to 7-1/2-month high as corn falls * Hog futures' jump on discount to cash, spreads By Theopolis Waters CHICAGO, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle slumped on Thursday as eroding corn prices stirred selling that trumped initial speculative buying, traders and analysts said. "Usually when you have back-month futures