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<ARTICLE>                                                             6
<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY  FINANCIAL  INFORMATION  EXTRACTED FROM THE 
FINANCIAL  STATEMENTS  INCLUDED IN THE MICROCAP  LIQUIDATING TRUST'S  QUARTERLY
REPORT ON FORM 10-Q FOR THE PERIOD ENDED  SEPTEMBER  30, 1998 AND IS QUALIFIED 
IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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<PERIOD-TYPE>                                                     9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                                           DEC-31-1998
<PERIOD-START>                                               JAN-1-1998
<PERIOD-END>                                                SEP-30-1998
<INVESTMENTS-AT-COST>                                         1,937,500
<INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE>                                          998,438
<RECEIVABLES>                                                    67,392
<ASSETS-OTHER>                                                        0
<OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS>                                          3,621,688
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                                4,687,518
<PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES>                                              0
<SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT>                                               0
<OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES>                                       352,183
<TOTAL-LIABILITIES>                                             352,183
<SENIOR-EQUITY>                                                       0
<PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON>                                              0
<SHARES-COMMON-STOCK>                                         2,427,281
<SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR>                                         2,427,281
<ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT>                                             0
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII>                                                0
<ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS>                                               0
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS>                                              0
<ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC>                                      (939,062)
<NET-ASSETS>                                                  4,335,335
<DIVIDEND-INCOME>                                                     0
<INTEREST-INCOME>                                               209,823
<OTHER-INCOME>                                                  198,113
<EXPENSES-NET>                                                  559,448
<NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME>                                       (151,512)
<REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT>                                      (240,000)
<APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT>                                     (384,062)
<NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS>                                         (775,574)
<EQUALIZATION>                                                        0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME>                                             0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS>                                              0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER>                                         1,820,461
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD>                                               0
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED>                                           0
<SHARES-REINVESTED>                                                   0
<NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS>                                      (2,596,035)
<ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR>                                               0
<ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR>                                             0
<OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR>                                               0
<OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR>                                            0
<GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES>                                                 0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                                    0
<GROSS-EXPENSE>                                                       0
<AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS>                                          5,633,353
<PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN>                                             2.855
<PER-SHARE-NII>                                                  (.062)
<PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC>                                          (.257)
<PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND>                                                  0
<PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS>                                         (.75)
<RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL>                                                  0
<PER-SHARE-NAV-END>                                               1.786
<EXPENSE-RATIO>                                                       0
<AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING>                                                0
<AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE>                                                  0
        


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