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JULY 2, 1998
(ON CHAPMAN AND CUTLER LETTERHEAD)
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
450 FIFTH STREET, N.W.
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
RE: Nuveen Unit Trusts, Series 16
File No. 333-57475
Dear Sir or Madam:
On behalf of John Nuveen & Co. Incorporated, in accordance with the
provisions of Rule 497(j) of Regulation C under the Securities Act of 1933
(the "Securities Act"), this letter serves to certify that the most recent
amendment to the Registration Statement on Form S-6 (the "Registration
Statement") of the above-referenced Series does not differ from that which
would have been filed pursuant to Rule 487(b) of the Securities Act.
Amendment No. 1, which was the most recent amendment to the Registration
Statement, was filed electronically with the Commission on June 30, 1998.
Very truly yours,
Chapman and Cutler
