RJR Nabisco Incs RJ Reynolds Tobacco USA unit said it sold four of its smoking tobacco brands to &lt;John Middleton Inc> for undisclosed terms. The brands sold were Prince Albert Carter Hall Apple and Royal Comfort. The terms were not dislcosed. The company said these brands represent less than one pct of the RJ Reynolds Tobaccos USA total sales which amounted to 4.7 bilion dlrs in 1986. John Middleton is a family-owned tobacco business in King of Prussia Pa which has manufactured and marketed pipe tobacco for 131 years. In January the company said it was holding talks with potential buyers for the sale of the businesses but then said in February it was studying the transfer of the businesses to a master limited partnership. R.J. Reynolds said it will continue to sell the brands until July three. On March six RJR completd the sale of its Heublein Inc unit to Grand Metropolitan PLC for 1.2 billion dlrs. It said it would use proceeds from that sale to redeem its 11.20 pct notes due Aug 1 1997.
RJR <RJR> UNIT SELLS FOUR TOBACCO BRANDS