[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000919557
[NAME] SMITH BARNEY/TRAVELERS SERIES FUND INC.
[SERIES]
   [NUMBER] 10
   [NAME] MFS TOTAL RETURN PORTFOLIO
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<S>                             <C>
[PERIOD-TYPE]                   YEAR
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          OCT-31-1996
[PERIOD-END]                               OCT-31-1996
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                      124,457,769
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                     135,078,708
[RECEIVABLES]                                3,083,789
[ASSETS-OTHER]                                  64,518
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                                 0
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                             138,227,015
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                     3,559,763
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                      137,859
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                          3,697,622
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                   118,818,894
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                              102
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                                0
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                            0
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                     (3,168,201)
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                      1,928,952
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                             0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                    10,613,244
[NET-ASSETS]                               134,529,393
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                            1,603,419
[INTEREST-INCOME]                            2,828,648
[OTHER-INCOME]                                       0
[EXPENSES-NET]                                 852,833
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                      3,561,464
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                     1,948,923
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                    8,395,692
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                       13,906,079
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                    1,430,635
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                       403,787
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                                0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                     71,717,857
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                    457,554
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                          1,834,422
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                      85,166,382
[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]                        93,309,762
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                            11.53
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                  01.95
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                              0
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                        00.35
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                              13.13
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                  00.91
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
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