RYDER SYSTEM <RDR> SELLS NOTES AND BONDS
Ryder System Inc is raising 175 mln
dlrs through offerings of notes and bonds, said lead manager
Salomon Brothers Inc.
    A 75 mln dlr issue of notes due 1994 was given a 7-3/4 pct
coupon and was priced at 99.825 to yield 7.782 pct, or 80 basis
points over comparable Treasury paper. The notes are
non-callable for five years.
    A 100 mln dlr offering of 30-year bonds bears an 8-3/4 pct
coupon and was priced at 99.60 to yield 8.788 pct, or 120 basis
points over Treasuries. The bonds are non-callable for 10
years. The debt is rated A-2 by Moody's and A by S and P.
 Reuter
