[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000764624
[NAME] SMITH BARNEY INCOME FUNDS
[SERIES]
   [NUMBER] 6
   [NAME] SMITH BARNEY CONVERTIBLE FUND, CLASS Y
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<S>                             <C>
[PERIOD-TYPE]                   YEAR
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          JUL-31-1998
[PERIOD-END]                               JUL-31-1998
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                      140,766,137
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                     140,601,750
[RECEIVABLES]                                5,963,826
[ASSETS-OTHER]                               8,714,839
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                                 0
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                             155,280,415
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                        96,845
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                    9,196,419
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                          9,293,264
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                   142,262,502
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                        4,291,745
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                        1,558,358
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                            0
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                         185,015
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                      4,074,051
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                             0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                       164,387
[NET-ASSETS]                               145,987,151
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                            2,459,377
[INTEREST-INCOME]                            5,567,144
[OTHER-INCOME]                                       0
[EXPENSES-NET]                               1,638,748
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                      5,477,773
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                     7,697,282
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                   11,026,016
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                        2,149,039
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                    2,636,037
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                     3,558,071
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                                0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                      3,733,387
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                          0
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                                  0
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                      33,924,670
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                        171,445
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                    5,462,391
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                           0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                          665,663
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                                   0
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                              1,638,748
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                        54,453,217
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                            18.66
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                  00.77
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                          00.35
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                             00.84
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                        01.26
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                              16.98
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                  00.83
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
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