Edward D. Jones & Co. Sperry Lease Finance, $175 million of lease-backed notes, rated AAA by S.&P.
The notes, rated Baa-2 by Moody's and BBB by S.&P., were priced to yield 1.18 percentage points above the three-year Treasury note.
The notes, rated Ba-3 by Moody's and B+ by S.&P., yield nearly five percentage points more than 10-year Treasury issues.
* Victoria Bankshares is offering $25 million of 95/8percentnotestes, rated Baa-1/BBB and due in 1996, at 99.90 to yield 9.64percentthroughgh First Boston.
* National Distillers and Chemical Corp. is offering $150 million of 87/8percentnotestes, rated Baa-2/BBB+ and due in 1996, at 99.83 to yield 8.90percentthroughgh Dillon , Read
But as the Norris column notes, rates are going up for the right reasons, namely the prospect of a stronger economy.
The tousle-haired 35-year-old, for whom melodic notes rate a close second to lecturing notes as teaching tools, probably wouldn't be quite where he is today were it not for the influence of the English rock pioneers.
These are senior notes, rated Baa1 by Moody's and BBB+ by Standard & Poor's.
You will notice that MBIA's complaint asks the judge to issue an order requiring Patriarch to endeavor to get the Class B Notes rated investment grade.
Libertarian-leaning Reason.com took issue with the Times's position, citing a study that notes rates of cancers associated with cigarettes have seen significant decline in Sweden, the country in which snus is most commonly consumed.
