	yankee cos ynk unit to sell asssets yankee cos inc s eskey inc esk subsidiary said it reached an agreement in principle to sell its eskey s yale e key inc subsidiary to a new concern formed by key s management and a private investor for about mln dlrs as part of sale eskey said the buyers will assume the mln dlrs of publicly held eskey pct debentures due it said the debentures will continue to be converted into yankee preferred the remainder of the price will be a one mln dlr note to eskey yankee said the sale will result in a loss of mln dlrs reuter 
