Supplement, dated October 3, 1996, to the prospectus, dated April 22, 1996
of
Seligman Common Stock Fund, Inc. (the "Fund")
Odette Galli has replaced Stacey G. Navin as Co-Portfolio Manager
of the Fund. Ms. Galli is a Vice President, Investment Officer of J. & W.
Seligman & Co. Incorporated (the "Manager"), a position she has held since
joining the Manager in 1993. Prior to 1993, Ms. Galli worked as an equity
research analyst for Morgan Stanley & Co. Ms. Galli will also be serving as
Co-Portfolio Manager of the Seligman Common Stock Portfolio of Seligman
Portfolios, Inc. and Tri-Continental Corporation.
EQCSS-10/96
