[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000919557
[NAME] TRAVELERS SERIES FUND INC.
[SERIES]
   [NUMBER] 9
   [NAME] HIGH INCOME PORTFOLIO
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<S>                             <C>
[PERIOD-TYPE]                   YEAR
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          OCT-31-1997
[PERIOD-END]                               OCT-31-1997
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                      116,293,940
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                     120,058,375
[RECEIVABLES]                                4,364,900
[ASSETS-OTHER]                                 180,189
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                                 0
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                             124,603,464
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                       577,841
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                      299,525
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                            877,366
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                   109,303,187
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                        9,337,510
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                        5,456,231
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                    8,737,684
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                               0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                      1,967,382
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                             0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                     3,717,845
[NET-ASSETS]                               123,726,098
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                              363,797
[INTEREST-INCOME]                            9,027,386
[OTHER-INCOME]                                       0
[EXPENSES-NET]                                 653,786
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                      8,737,397
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                     1,991,107
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                    3,028,895
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                       13,757,399
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                    3,902,709
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                       325,225
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                                0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                      3,725,306
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                    202,326
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                            358,299
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                      57,771,174
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                      3,902,810
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                      301,686
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                           0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                          558,996
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                                   0
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                                653,786
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                        93,357,168
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                            12.09
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                  00.88
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                          01.00
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                             00.66
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                        00.06
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                              13.25
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                  00.70
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
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