[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000764624
[NAME] SMITH BARNEY INCOME FUNDS
[SERIES]
   [NUMBER] 9
   [NAME] SMITH BARNEY UTILITIES CLASS A
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[PERIOD-TYPE]                   YEAR
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          JUL-31-1996
[PERIOD-END]                               JUL-31-1996
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                    1,529,859,768
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                   1,586,588,252
[RECEIVABLES]                               30,884,684
[ASSETS-OTHER]                                     589
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                                 0
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                           1,617,473,525
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                     2,993,127
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                    4,357,386
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                          7,305,513
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                 1,518,925,809
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                       18,334,890
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                       10,046,494
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                            0
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                       1,876,999
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                     32,891,720
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                             0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                    56,728,484
[NET-ASSETS]                             1,610,123,012
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                           56,955,307
[INTEREST-INCOME]                           62,018,482
[OTHER-INCOME]                                       0
[EXPENSES-NET]                              26,401,646
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                     92,572,143
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                    66,405,963
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                  (3,454,715)
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                      155,523,391
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                   13,201,879
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                             0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                                0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                      9,996,048
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                  4,384,228
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                            686,576
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                   (214,846,736)
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                 (33,514,243)
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                       (43,610)
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                           0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                        8,094,511
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                                   0
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                                      0
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                       238,400,248
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                            14.03
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                  00.82
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                          00.47
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                        00.81
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                              14.51
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                  01.05
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
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