ARTICLE BD FINANCIAL DATA SCHEDULE

Published on November 13, 1995

WARNING: THE EDGAR SYSTEM ENCOUNTERED ERROR(S) WHILE PROCESSING THIS SCHEDULE.




EXHIBIT 27



The Financial Data Schedule to be contained in this Exhibit 27 is required to be
submitted only in the Corporation's electronic filing of this Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q by means of the EDGAR System and therefore is herein omitted.

BD

THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM MERRILL
LYNCH & CO., INC.'S QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q FOR THE PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER
29, 1995 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS.

1,000


9-MOS
DEC-29-1995
DEC-31-1994
SEP-29-1995
2,932,966
29,946,584
45,501,860
23,619,471
74,366,637
1,608,225
185,472,687
27,308,918
25,501,094
54,274,118
4,453,368
37,297,775
16,156,414
315,105
0
618,800
5,143,441
185,472,687
1,952,572
9,328,638
2,279,432
937,603
1,396,988
8,567,902
3,971,088
1,328,569
810,427
0
0
810,427
3.95
3.90

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS OWNED INCLUDES COMMODITY CONTRACTS BUT EXCLUDES PHYSICAL
COMMODITIES AND REAL ESTATE OWNED TOTALING $289,603.