STEIN ROE INSTITUTIONAL TRUST, 497J, 1997-11-03

STEIN ROE INSTITUTIONAL TRUST
497J, 1997-11-03

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                             STEIN ROE
                            MUTUAL FUNDS
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                         November 3, 1997


Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC  20549

Re:  Stein Roe Institutional Trust
     File No. 333-13331 and 811-07823

Gentlemen:

Transmitted herewith pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the 
Securities Act of 1933 is certification that the prospectus 
and Statement of Additional Information  of Stein Roe 
Institutional Trust  do not differ from those filed in the 
most recent post-effective amendment, which was filed 
electronically.

Sincerely,

STEIN ROE INSTITUTIONAL TRUST


NICOLETTE D. PARRISH

Nicolette D. Parrish
Vice-President and Assistant Secretary

Stein Roe Mutual Funds  One South Wacker Drive  Chicago, IL 
60606-4685  312.368.7700
Liberty Securities Corporation, Distributor