[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000764624
[NAME] SMITH BARNEY INCOME FUNDS
[SERIES]
   [NUMBER] 6
   [NAME] SMITH BARNEY CONVERTIBLE FUND CLASS B
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<S>                             <C>
[PERIOD-TYPE]                   6-MOS
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          JUL-31-1997
[PERIOD-END]                               JAN-31-1997
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                       93,168,537
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                      96,953,250
[RECEIVABLES]                                3,369,671
[ASSETS-OTHER]                                 134,945
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                                 0
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                             100,457,866
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                     2,570,821
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                      635,648
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                          3,206,469
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                    91,978,145
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                        2,526,817
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                        2,709,231
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                      120,385
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                               0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                      1,368,154
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                             0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                     3,784,713
[NET-ASSETS]                                97,251,397
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                            1,001,995
[INTEREST-INCOME]                            1,831,816
[OTHER-INCOME]                                       0
[EXPENSES-NET]                                 679,570
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                      2,136,241
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                     3,560,021
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                    4,542,579
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                       10,238,841
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                      875,128
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                       942,796
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                                0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                        123,277
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                    387,329
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                             81,638
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                       3,980,925
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                         29,042
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                            0
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                     130,406
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                          237,685
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                                   0
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                                697,570
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                        43,531,891
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                            15.66
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                  00.35
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                          01.41
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                             00.33
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                        00.36
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                              16.73
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                  01.80
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
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