[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000764624
[NAME] SMITH BARNEY INCOME FUNDS
[SERIES]
   [NUMBER] 6
   [NAME] SMITH BARNEY CONVERTIBLE FUND. CLASS L
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<S>                             <C>
[PERIOD-TYPE]                   6-MOS
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          JUL-31-1999
[PERIOD-END]                               JAN-31-1999
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                      157,483,548
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                     153,275,433
[RECEIVABLES]                                3,854,056
[ASSETS-OTHER]                               3,073,903
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                                 0
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                             160,203,392
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                     4,192,292
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                    3,764,474
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                          7,956,766
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                   159,389,713
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                           24,597
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                           12,436
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                            0
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                        (16,881)
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                              0
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                   (2,917,426)
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                   (4,208,780)
[NET-ASSETS]                               152,246,626
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                            1,667,458
[INTEREST-INCOME]                            2,485,712
[OTHER-INCOME]                                       0
[EXPENSES-NET]                                 812,670
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                      3,340,500
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                   (2,917,388)
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                  (4,644,393)
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                      (3,621,273)
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                        6,280
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                         9,911
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                                0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                         11,721
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                        484
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                                924
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                       6,259,475
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                    4,074,051
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                        185,105
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                           0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                          357,601
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                                   0
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                                812,670
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                           227,952
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                            16.90
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                  00.30
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                         (0.86)
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                             00.28
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                        00.44
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                              15.61
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                  01.87
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
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