N.Y. BANK DISCOUNT BORROWINGS 169 MLN DLRS The eight major New York City banks had daily 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.