[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000919557
[NAME] TRAVELERS SERIES FUND INC.
[SERIES]
   [NUMBER] 1
   [NAME] SMITH BARNEY LARGE CAP VALUE PORTFOLIO
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<S>                             <C>
[PERIOD-TYPE]                   YEAR
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          OCT-31-1998
[PERIOD-END]                               OCT-31-1998
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                      383,992,713
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                     431,485,612
[RECEIVABLES]                                2,364,907
[ASSETS-OTHER]                                      97
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                                 0
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                             433,850,616
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                     9,673,649
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                      606,718
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                         10,280,367
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                   357,233,020
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                       22,367,328
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                       16,049,793
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                    6,006,162
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                               0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                     12,838,168
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                             0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                    47,492,899
[NET-ASSETS]                               423,570,249
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                            7,869,668
[INTEREST-INCOME]                              754,422
[OTHER-INCOME]                                       0
[EXPENSES-NET]                               2,595,416
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                      6,028,674
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                    12,824,294
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                    6,701,077
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                       25,554,045
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                    4,308,078
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                    10,768,673
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                                0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                      6,115,029
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                    539,460
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                            741,966
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                     136,237,445
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                      4,340,906
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                   10,727,207
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                           0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                        2,461,022
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                                   0
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                              2,595,416
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                       380,155,109
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                            17.90
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                  00.31
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                          01.47
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                             00.21
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                        00.53
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                              18.94
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                  00.68
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
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