[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000825629
[NAME] SMITH BARNEY NEW JERSEY MUNICIPALS FUND INC. CLASS C
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<S>                             <C>
[PERIOD-TYPE]                   6-MOS
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          MAR-31-1996
[PERIOD-END]                               SEP-30-1996
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                      205,949,096
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                     214,394,815
[RECEIVABLES]                                3,964,815
[ASSETS-OTHER]                                       0
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                                 0
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                             218,380,491
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                             0
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                    1,170,970
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                          1,170,970
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                   210,430,093
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                          343,657
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                          295,934
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                            0
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                         124,991
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                    (1,791,282)
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                             0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                             0
[NET-ASSETS]                               217,209,521
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                                    0
[INTEREST-INCOME]                            6,808,058
[OTHER-INCOME]                                       0
[EXPENSES-NET]                               1,002,714
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                      5,805,344
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                       605,573
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                       49,865
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                        6,460,782
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                       96,161
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                             0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                                0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                        695,817
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                    155,335
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                             70,716
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                     (3,564,117)
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                      9,624,601
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                  (2,396,855)
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                           0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                          326,458
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                                   0
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                              1,002,714
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                         4,311,427
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                            12.88
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                  00.31
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                          00.05
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                             00.31
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                            0
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                              12.93
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                  01.32
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
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