Labels:clock | reckoner OCR: Monthly results at a glance Washington's failure to agree oni budget package and the festering Mideast crisis continued to punish mutoal fund returns in Sep- tember, but the damage was less severe. The average stocl fund lost only about half 8 muct tasin August, and Ithe typical bond fund dipped just slightly. But that's scant consolation. 1990's gloomy! third lquar ter, stock funds lost 15.5%; band funds 0.8% STOCKFUNDS Down 15.5% BOND FUNDS Down O. .5% AVERAGE MONEY FUND YTELX 7.8% TOP CATEGORY U.S. bonds: Up0.8% Moutl ROND YIELD