[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000764624
[NAME] SMITH BARNEY INCOME FUNDS
[SERIES]
   [NUMBER] 9
   [NAME] SMITH BARNEY UTILITIES FUND CLASS A
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<S>                             <C>
[PERIOD-TYPE]                   6-MOS
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          JUL-31-1997
[PERIOD-END]                               JAN-31-1997
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                    1,311,267,304
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                   1,435,166,425
[RECEIVABLES]                               45,676,247
[ASSETS-OTHER]                               1,595,651
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                                 0
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                           1,482,438,323
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                    22,884,789
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                    9,133,047
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                         32,017,836
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                 1,313,769,277
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                       17,461,120
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                       18,344,890
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                      795,963
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                               0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                     11,956,126
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                             0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                   123,899,121
[NET-ASSETS]                             1,450,420,487
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                           25,479,190
[INTEREST-INCOME]                           24,428,980
[OTHER-INCOME]                                       0
[EXPENSES-NET]                              11,372,130
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                     38,536,040
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                    11,926,169
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                   67,170,637
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                      117,632,846
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                        7,334
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                         5,744
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                                0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                      1,549,239
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                  3,061,959
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                            628,950
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                    (72,474,148)
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                      1,876,841
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                   32,887,187
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                           0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                        5,093,315
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                                   0
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                             11,372,130
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                       269,230,684
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                            14.51
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                  00.40
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                          00.74
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                             00.41
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                        00.32
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                              14.92
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                  01.05
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
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