[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000091157
[NAME] SMITH BARNEY FUNDS, INC.
[SERIES]
   [NUMBER] 4
   [NAME] SHORT-TERM U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES PORTFOLIO CLASS A
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[PERIOD-TYPE]                   YEAR
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          DEC-31-1996
[PERIOD-END]                               DEC-31-1996
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                      112,659,850
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                     114,080,271
[RECEIVABLES]                                1,604,356
[ASSETS-OTHER]                                  81,573
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                               356
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                             115,766,556
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                             0
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                      328,699
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                            328,699
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                   123,041,959
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                       20,597,691
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                       25,568,994
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                            0
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                               0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                              0
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                     9,024,523
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                     1,420,421
[NET-ASSETS]                               115,437,857
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                                    0
[INTEREST-INCOME]                            7,035,735
[OTHER-INCOME]                                       0
[EXPENSES-NET]                                 992,365
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                      6,043,370
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                     (970,497)
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                  (2,503,346)
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                        2,569,527
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                    5,208,406
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                             0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                                0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                      3,206,711
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                  9,277,889
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                          1,099,875
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                       8,338,763
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                            0
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                 (8,054,026)
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                          479,559
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                             429,694
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                                992,365
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                        92,630,315
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                             4.19
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                   0.23
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                         (0.14)
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                              0.23
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                            0
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                               4.05
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                   0.98
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
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