The eight major New York City banks haddaily average borrowings of 169 mln dlrs from the Federal
Reserve in the week ended April 8, a Fed spokesman said.
    A Fed spokesman said that all of the borrowings were made
yesterday by fewer than half the banks.
    It was the second half of the two-week bank statement
period that ended on Wednesday. Average borrowings by these
banks were 142 mln dlrs in the first week of the period.
   
 Reuter
