TEXAS MAD COW "STRICTLY" A RUMOR

U.S. cattle futures fell Friday on a trading floor rumor that a Texas animal was being tested for mad cow disease, but a state official said it was untrue. "It is strictly a rumor. There is no truth to it," said Beverly Boyd, a spokesman for the Texas Department of Agriculture. "They are not holding carcasses of any kind." Oh, that's good. So they're just letting the carcasses go instead of holding them... hey, waitaminit!!!