[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000740871
[NAME] SMITH BARNEY CALIFORNIA MUNICIPALS FUND INC. CLASS B
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[PERIOD-TYPE]                   6-MOS
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          FEB-28-1999
[PERIOD-END]                               AUG-31-1998
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                      904,078,428
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                     983,502,634
[RECEIVABLES]                               24,740,514
[ASSETS-OTHER]                                 256,877
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                                 0
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                           1,010,500,025
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                     9,674,672
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                    1,441,324
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                         11,115,996
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                   918,415,926
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                       13,884,450
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                       12,732,201
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                            0
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                     (1,799,534)
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                      6,359,055
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                             0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                    76,408,582
[NET-ASSETS]                               999,384,029
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                                    0
[INTEREST-INCOME]                           25,665,673
[OTHER-INCOME]                                       0
[EXPENSES-NET]                               4,010,069
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                     21,655,604
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                       572,487
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                    3,986,497
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                       26,214,558
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                    4,862,139
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                             0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                                0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                      1,718,295
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                    755,440
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                            189,394
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                      86,631,778
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                    5,786,568
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                    (1,148,305)
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                           0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                        2,362,998
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                                   0
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                              4,010,069
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                       224,761,739
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                            16.98
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                  00.36
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                          00.06
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                             00.36
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                            0
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                              17.04
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                  01.21
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
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