[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000825629
[NAME] SMITH BARNEY NEW JERSEY MUNICIPALS FUND INC. CLASS C
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<S>                             <C>
[PERIOD-TYPE]                   6-MOS
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          MAR-31-1998
[PERIOD-END]                               SEP-30-1997
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                      206,768,502
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                     219,518,954
[RECEIVABLES]                                4,246,714
[ASSETS-OTHER]                                  48,171
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                                 0
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                             223,813,839
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                     2,461,667
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                      160,305
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                          2,621,972
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                   207,426,021
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                          398,958
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                          376,392
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                      220,403
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                               0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                        794,991
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                             0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                    12,750,452
[NET-ASSETS]                               221,191,867
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                                    0
[INTEREST-INCOME]                            6,639,804
[OTHER-INCOME]                                       0
[EXPENSES-NET]                                 998,881
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                      5,640,923
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                     1,418,217
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                    5,898,750
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                       12,957,890
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                      122,423
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                             0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                                0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                         48,428
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                      6,803
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                             32,665
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                       5,834,295
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                        265,318
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                    (623,226)
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                           0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                          546,163
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                                   0
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                                998,881
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                         5,002,547
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                            12.92
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                  00.30
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                          00.44
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                             00.32
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                            0
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                              13.34
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                  01.41
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
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