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File number 811-08101
SUB-ITEM 77J
Reclassification of Capital Accounts
The Fund accounts for and reports distributions to
shareholders in accordance with the American Institute of
Certified Public Accountants' Statement of Position 93-2:
Determination, Disclosure, and financial Statement
Presentation of Income, Capital Gains, and Return of Capital
Distributions by Investment Companies. The effect of
applying this statement was to decrease paid-in capital in
excess of par and decrease accumulated net realized losses
on investments by $212,207 for certain expenses not
deductible for tax purposes. Net investment income, net
realized gains and net assets were not affected by this
change.
For the fiscal year ended (a) 3/31/99
File number (c) 811-8101
SUB-ITEM 77 0
EXHIBITS
Transactions Effected Pursuant to Rule 10f-3
1. Name of Issuer
AAi. Fostergrant
2. Date of Purchase
7/16/98
3. Number of Securities Purchased
1,500
4. Dollar Amount of Purchase
$150,000
5. Price Per Unit
$100.00
6. Name(s) of Underwriter(s) or Dealer(s)
From whom Purchased
NationsBanc Montgomery Securities
7. Other Members of the Underwriting Syndicate
NationsBanc Montgomery Securities
Prudential Securities Incorporated
BancBoston Securities Inc.
For the fiscal year ended (a) 3/31/99
File number (c) 811-8101
SUB-ITEM 77 0
EXHIBITS
Transactions Effected Pursuant to Rule 10f-3
1. Name of Issuer
Avalon Cable
2. Date of Purchase
12/3/98
3. Number of Securities Purchased
7,500
4. Dollar Amount of Purchase
$750,000
5. Price Per Unit
$100.00
6. Name(s) of Underwriter(s) or Dealer(s)
From whom Purchased
Lehman Brothers
7. Other Members of the Underwriting Syndicate
Lehman Brothers
Prudential Securities Incorporated
BancBoston Robertson Stephens Inc.
Fleet Securities, Inc.
SG Gowen
To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of
Prudential High Yield Total Return Fund, Inc.
(2)
Report of Independent Accountants
To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of
Prudential High Yield Total Return Fund, Inc.
In planning and performing our audit of the financial
statements of The High Yield Total Return Fund, Inc. (the
"Fund") for the year ended March 31, 1999, we considered its
internal control, including control activities for
safeguarding securities, in order to determine our auditing
procedures for the purpose of expressing our opinion on the
financial statements and to comply with the requirements of
Form N-SAR, not to provide assurance on internal control.
The management of the Fund is responsible for establishing
and maintaining internal control. In fulfilling this
responsibility, estimates and judgments by management are
required to assess the expected benefits and related costs
of controls. Generally, controls that are relevant to an
audit pertain to the entity's objective of preparing
financial statements for external purposes that are fairly
presented in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles. Those controls include the safeguarding of
assets against unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition.
Because of inherent limitations in internal control, errors
or fraud may occur and not be detected. Also, projection of
any evaluation of internal control to future periods is
subject to the risk that it may become inadequate because of
changes in conditions or that the effectiveness of the
design and operation may deteriorate.
Our consideration of internal control would not necessarily
disclose all matters in internal control that might be
material weaknesses under standards established by the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. A
material weakness is a condition in which the design or
operation of one or more of the internal control components
does not reduce to a relatively low level the risk that
misstatements caused by error or fraud in amounts that would
be material in relation to the financial statements being
audited may occur and not be detected within a timely period
by employees in the normal course of performing their
assigned functions. However, we noted no matters involving
internal control and its operation,
including controls for safeguarding securities, that we
consider to be material weaknesses as defined above as of
March 31, 1999.
This report is intended solely for the information and use
of management and the Board of Directors of the Fund and the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
May 20, 1999
