May 6, 1999
VIA ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
Re: The MainStay Funds
File Nos. 33-02610 and 811-04550
Dear Sirs:
On behalf of The MainStay funds, a registered management investment
company (the "Trust"), we hereby certify that, pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the
Securities Act of 1933 (the "Act"), the forms of prospectuses that would have
been filed pursuant to Rule 497(c) on behalf of the Trust do not differ from
those contained in the Trust's most recent post-effective amendment,
Post-Effective Amendment No. 51, filed April 30, 1999. The text of
Post-Effective Amendment No. 51 was filed electronically (accession number
0000950123-99-004005). The definitive form of the Trust's Statement of
Additional Information is being filed pursuant to Rule 497(c) under the Act.
Please do not hesitate to contact me at (202) 261-3359 or Jeffrey L.
Steele at (202) 261-3314 if you have any questions regarding the attached
filing.
Sincerely,
/s/ Jennifer Epstein
Jennifer O.Epstein (Admitted only in New York)
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