	u s bill auction rates average pct the u s treasury said its weekly auction of three month bills produced an average rate of pct with a pct rate on six month bills these rates compared with averages of pct for the three and pct for the six month bills sold last week the bond equivalent yield on three month bills was pct accepted bids ranges from pct to pct and pct of the bids at the high or stopout rate were taken for six months the yield was pct and the bids ranges from pct to pct with pct of the bids accepted the treasury said it received billion dlrs of bids for the three month bills including billion dlrs in non competitive bids from the public it accepted billion dlrs of bids including billion dlrs from the federal reserve and mln dlrs from foreign and international monetary authorities some billion dlrs in bids for six month bills were received including mln dlrs in non competitives the treasury accepted billion dlrs including billion dlrs from the fed and mln dlrs from foreign and international authorities the average price for the three month bills was and prices ranged from to the average price for the six months bills was and prices ranged from to the average yield on the three month bills was the highest since pct on feb the average yield on the six month bills was the highest since pct on feb reuter 
