I think it is significant that no one could find the source of the 'never too late' quote.

The latest quote was 152.50 yen to the dollar.

And prices ended little changed from Tuesday's late quotes.

In when-issued trading yesterday, the notes were offered at 7.70 percent, up slightly from Tuesday's late quote of 7.68 percent.

The funds rate fell as low as 9 5/8 percent during the afternoon before bouncing back to a late quote of 9 11/16 percent.

The late quote for the British pound in London was $1.6345, up from $1.6300 late Monday.

The dollar's late New York quote was below its previous record postwar low of 100.35 yen on Aug. 17, 1993.

As the dollar advanced, gold prices fell, with a late quote of $480.30 an ounce in New York, down $2.95.

That compares with the late quote Monday of 152 yen.

But the funds rate eased further later on, to a late quote of 9 3/8 percent.