[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000919557
[NAME] TRAVELERS SERIES FUND INC.
[SERIES]
   [NUMBER] 9
   [NAME] SMITH BARNEY HIGH INCOME PORTFOLIO
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<S>                             <C>
[PERIOD-TYPE]                   YEAR
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          OCT-31-1998
[PERIOD-END]                               OCT-31-1998
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                      174,185,490
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                     160,439,988
[RECEIVABLES]                                5,361,369
[ASSETS-OTHER]                                     255
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                                 0
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                             165,801,612
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                     4,966,702
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                      576,282
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                          5,542,984
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                   163,543,287
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                       13,392,387
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                        9,337,510
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                   13,909,654
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                               0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                              0
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                     3,188,389
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                  (14,005,924)
[NET-ASSETS]                               160,258,628
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                              360,610
[INTEREST-INCOME]                           14,638,441
[OTHER-INCOME]                                       0
[EXPENSES-NET]                               1,028,450
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                     13,970,601
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                   (3,248,398)
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                 (17,723,769)
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                      (7,001,566)
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                    8,703,060
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                     2,002,944
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                                0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                      3,735,587
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                    497,339
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                            816,629
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                       4,054,877
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                      8,703,403
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                    2,001,663
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                           0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                          915,654
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                                   0
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                              1,028,450
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                       153,148,522
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                            13.25
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                  01.21
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                         (1.58)
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                             00.74
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                        00.17
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                              11.97
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                  00.67
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
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