RULE NO. 424(b)(3)
                                                       REGISTRATION NO. 33-65135

 
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
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(To Prospectus Supplement dated February 26, 1996)

                                 $250,000,000

                           MERRILL LYNCH & CO., INC.

                          6% Notes due March 1, 2001

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     In connection with the sale of 6% Notes due March 1, 2001 (the "Notes") of
 Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (the "Company"), a Prospectus dated September 1, 1995
 (the "Prospectus") and Prospectus Supplement dated February 26, 1996 (the
 "Prospectus Supplement") were delivered. The first paragraph of the section
 "Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference" contained in the Prospectus
 is hereby modified to specifically include reference to the following
 documents, which are incorporated by reference into such Prospectus: the
 Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 29,
 1995, as amended by Form 10-Q/A (Amendment No. 1) and the Company's Current
 Reports on Form 8-K dated September 19, 1995, October 17, 1995, November 2,
 1995, November 27, 1995, January 17, 1996, January 22, 1996, and February 7,
 1996, all as filed pursuant to Section 13 of the Securities and Exchange Act of
 1934. In addition, the amount of Securities that the Company intends to sell
 from time to time specified on the first page of the Prospectus has been
 updated, as of February 26, 1996, to equal $7,686,925,546 aggregate principal
 amount of Debt Securities (or net proceeds in the case of warrants and in the
 case of securities issued at an original issue discount).


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                              MERRILL LYNCH & CO.
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         The date of this Prospectus Supplement is February 27, 1996.