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[LETTERHEAD OF VEDDER PRICE]
VEDDER PRICE
JAMES A. ARPAIA
312-609-7618
August 1, 1996
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
ATTN: FILING DESK
Re: Wayne Hummer Money Fund Trust
File Nos. 2-75443 and 811-3359
Post-Effective Amendment No. 17
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Dear Sir or Madam:
On behalf of Wayne Hummer Money Fund Trust (the "Registrant"), we hereby certify
pursuant to Rule 497(j) of the Securities Act of 1933, that (i) the form of
prospectus and Statement of Additional Information that would have been filed
under paragraph (b) or (c) of Rule 497 would not have differed from that
contained in the above captioned, most recently filed amendment to the
registration statement of the Registrant (the "Amendment"), and (ii) the text of
the Amendment has been filed electronically.
Very truly yours,
/s/ James A. Arpaia
James A. Arpaia
JAA/cy
cc: Wayne Hummer Money Fund Trust