[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000091157
[NAME] SMITH BARNEY FUNDS, INC.
[SERIES]
   [NUMBER] 4
   [NAME] SHORT-TERM U.S. TREASURY, CLASS A
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[PERIOD-TYPE]                   6-MOS
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          DEC-31-1997
[PERIOD-END]                               JUN-30-1997
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                      122,851,244
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                     124,358,156
[RECEIVABLES]                                1,434,005
[ASSETS-OTHER]                                       0
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                               141
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                             125,792,302
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                             0
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                            0
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                            364,697
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                 1,333,862,932
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                       19,421,618
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                       20,597,691
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                            0
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                               0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                              0
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                     9,942,239
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                     1,506,912
[NET-ASSETS]                               125,427,605
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                                    0
[INTEREST-INCOME]                            3,871,904
[OTHER-INCOME]                                       0
[EXPENSES-NET]                                 462,676
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                      3,409,228
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                     (898,894)
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                       86,491
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                        2,596,825
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                    2,222,632
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                             0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                                0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                      2,669,102
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                  4,280,211
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                            435,036
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                       2,596,825
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                            0
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                   9,043,345
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                          263,756
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                              10,326
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                                426,676
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                        79,187,957
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                             4.05
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                   0.11
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                         (0.03)
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                              0.11
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                            0
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                               4.02
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                   0.94
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
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