It was the largest non-competitive bid since the two-year auction held on April 26.

The rest of the places in the national championships are awarded to at large bids chosen by a selection panel.

It didn't necessarily have to be the largest bid, but it couldn't fall far short of what others were willing to spend.

The new find is a higher grade and may bring a larger bid.

Traders said the total included a large bid from one Wall Street house, which they would not identify.

"They are in a unique position to win large commercial bids," he said.

The larger bid is in the form of stock, while the smaller one offers stock and cash.

The cheers of the audience rewarded the largest bid ever made for any book.

That would value Mannesmann in the region of $130 billion, making an offer the largest hostile bid ever.

Because the school district simply did not have the money for that large bid, the bid was rejected.