FILE NO. 33-38879
                                                                  RULE 424(B)(3)
 
                             PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
                      (TO PROSPECTUS DATED MARCH 24, 1994)
                (TO PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT DATED MARCH 29, 1994)
 
                                     PROSPECTUS NUMBER: 1288
                                     DATED: OCTOBER 31, 1995
 
 
                           MERRILL LYNCH & CO., INC.
                               MEDIUM-TERM NOTES
 
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BASE RATE:                Fed Funds (prior day H15)
 
 
INDEX MATURITY:           One day
 
 
MATURITY DATE:            November 3, 1997
 
 
REDEMPTION DATE:          N/A
 
 
OPTIONAL REPAYMENT DATES: N/A
 
 
SPREAD:                   0.250%
                          (plus twenty-five basis points)
 
 
SPREAD MULTIPLIER:        N/A
 
 
MAXIMUM INTEREST RATE:    N/A
 
 
MINIMUM INTEREST RATE:    N/A
 
 
INTEREST RESET DATES:     Daily, using one business day prior
 
 
INTEREST PAYMENT DATES:   3rd of February, May, August and November, commencing February 3, 1996,
                          through Maturity Date, subject to modified following business day
                          convention
 
 
INITIAL INTEREST RATE:    TBD November 3, 1995
 
 
FORM:                     Book-entry
 
 
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     On April 24, 1995, the Company increased to $11,150,000,000 the aggregate
principal amount of Medium- Term Notes, Series B authorized to be issued
pursuant to the attached Prospectus Supplement and supplements related thereto.
Such amount represents an increased authorization of $2,500,000,000. As of March
31, 1995, the Company had issued and outstanding Notes in an aggregate principal
amount of approximately $5,566,708,000.