<ARTICLE> 5 <CIK> 0001013167 <NAME> Smith Barney Mid-West Futures Fund L.P. II <PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1997 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1997 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-1997 <CASH> 82,984,076 <SECURITIES> 2,857,674 <RECEIVABLES> 277,564 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 86,119,314 <PP&E> 0 <DEPRECIATION> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 86,119,314 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 1,312,513 <BONDS> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 0 <OTHER-SE> 84,806,801 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 86,119,314 <SALES> 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> (5,903,919) <CGS> 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 0 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 2,106,257 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0 <INCOME-PRETAX> (8,010,176) <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 0 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> (8,010,176) <EPS-PRIMARY> (126.41) <EPS-DILUTED> 0