[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000775370
[NAME] SMITH BARNEY MUNI FUNDS
[SERIES]
   [NUMBER] 8
   [NAME] NEW YORK MONEY MARKET PORTFOLIO
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<S>                             <C>
[PERIOD-TYPE]                   6-MOS
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          MAR-31-1999
[PERIOD-END]                               SEP-30-1998
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                    1,211,556,233
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                   1,211,556,233
[RECEIVABLES]                                8,222,267
[ASSETS-OTHER]                                       0
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                           104,410
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                           1,219,882,910
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                             0
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                   18,375,653
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                         18,375,653
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                 1,201,691,269
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                    1,201,691,269
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                    1,161,204,817
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                            0
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                               0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                      (184,012)
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                             0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                             0
[NET-ASSETS]                             1,201,507,257
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                                    0
[INTEREST-INCOME]                           20,266,760
[OTHER-INCOME]                                       0
[EXPENSES-NET]                               3,686,941
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                     16,579,819
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                        20,393
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                            0
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                       16,600,212
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                   16,579,819
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                             0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                                0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                  2,255,857,890
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]              2,231,313,070
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                         15,941,632
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                      40,486,452
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                            0
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                           0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                        2,827,496
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                                   0
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                              3,686,941
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                     1,127,640,308
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                            1.000
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                  0.015
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                              0
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                             0.015
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                            0
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                              1.000
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                  0.660
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
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