[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000091157
[NAME] SMITH BARNEY FUNDS, INC.
[SERIES]
   [NUMBER] 4
   [NAME] SHORT-TERM U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES PORTFOLIO, CLASS A
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[PERIOD-TYPE]                   YEAR
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          DEC-31-1997
[PERIOD-END]                               DEC-31-1997
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                       99,341,380
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                     100,087,698
[RECEIVABLES]                                1,296,945
[ASSETS-OTHER]                                  40,466
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                                 0
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                             101,425,109
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                             0
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                      278,269
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                            278,269
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                   107,302,588
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                       17,428,313
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                       20,597,691
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                            0
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                               0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                    (6,902,066)
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                             0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                       746,318
[NET-ASSETS]                               101,146,840
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                                    0
[INTEREST-INCOME]                            7,769,414
[OTHER-INCOME]                                (10,326)
[EXPENSES-NET]                                 952,582
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                      6,806,506
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                     2,141,279
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                    (674,103)
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                        8,273,682
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                    4,302,833
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                             0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                                0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                      6,333,523
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                 10,417,386
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                            914,485
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                    (14,291,017)
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                            0
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                 (9,043,345)
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                          538,831
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                              10,326
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                                549,157
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                        77,739,492
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                             4.05
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                   0.22
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                           0.04
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                              0.22
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                            0
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                               4.09
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                   0.95
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
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