PRICE T ROWE NEW ERA FUND INC
N-30D, 1994-08-02
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FELLOW SHAREHOLDERS                                                            
                                                                               
                                                                               
The  stock  market  continued  to  struggle in the second quarter, reacting to 
investors'  worries  about  a  variety of issues. Chief among them were rising 
interest  rates,  the  possibility  of  renewed  inflationary pressures, and a 
declining  dollar.  Performance  varied widely from sector to sector with some 
industry groups that are important to your portfolio, including energy, acting 
well.  The  New  Era  Fund  had  a positive quarter and outperformed the broad 
market,  as  measured  by  the unmanaged Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index, in 
both the second quarter and the first half (see below).                        
                                                                               
                                                                               
PERFORMANCE COMPARISON                                                         
                                                                               
             Periods Ended 6/30/94    
              3 Months   6 Months     
             ---------------------    
New Era Fund    1.9%       0.5%       
S&P 500         0.4       -3.4        
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ECONOMIC REVIEW                                                                
The  domestic  economy  grew  strongly  during  the  first quarter, based upon 
revised  numbers  for  the period, and continued to grow throughout the second 
quarter. Growth in personal income was also impressive, and the unemploy- ment 
rate  remained stable at approximately 6%. The economy has been adding jobs at 
a healthy pace so far this year.                                               
  Foreign economies generally seem to be improving as well. Europe shows signs 
of  life after stagnating during the last few years. Both the Japanese economy 
and stock market also appear resilient following a difficult time in 1993.     
  Higher  interest  rates  have hurt the stock market, and they are a powerful 
offsetting force to the positive economic backdrop. The Federal Reserve raised 
short-term interest rates four times during the first half, and could continue 
to tighten during the second half.                                             
  Political  uncertainties  in  the  U.S.  and  abroad  are also affecting the 
financial  markets.  The  Clinton  Administration  is struggling to reform the 
health  care  system, and several foreign governments appear weak or unstable. 
Japan,  in  particular,  which  has  enjoyed  a  long period of stability, has 
undergone changes in political leadership several times this year.             
  Despite  these  problems,  the broad economic climate is improving, and this 
should  benefit cyclical companies that produce products serving international 
markets. The overall outlook remains good.                                     
                                                                               
MARKET ENVIRONMENT                                                             
There  was substantial disparity in the performance of various industry groups 
in the second quarter. The price of oil rose sharply in the period, leading to 
advances  among  energy-related  stocks.  The  more leveraged companies in the 
industry-the   energy   service   stocks   and   exploration   and  production 
companies-responded   best  to  rising  oil  prices.  However,  virtually  all 
energy-related stocks were helped by the improved outlook for oil.             
  On  a negative note, precious metals producers were among the weakest stocks 
in  the  portfolio  despite  a  falling  dollar  and  the  prospect  of rising 
inflation;  the price of gold actually declined during the second quarter amid 
the  uncertainty.  Both  gold  prices and gold shares did well in 1993, and we 
believe they are in a period of consolidation.                                 
  Other  groups  were mixed. Shares of companies in many cyclical groups, such 
as  chemicals  and  paper, held up in both the first quarter and first half of 
the year. Companies with earnings shortfalls (or with anticipated shortfalls), 
including  a number of non-resource companies, had a relatively difficult time 
during  the  last  quarter. The critical question for all companies is whether 
they  can deliver satisfactory earnings in an uncertain environment. Shares of 
companies that do so outperform the overall stock market.                      
                                                                               
                                                                               
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PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT                                                           
We  were  net  buyers  of  stocks  during the second quarter and increased our 
holdings  in  several industries that we feel have good prospects. The biggest 
single industry purchase was forest products and paper.                        
  A number of new companies appear in the portfolio for the first time. In the 
forest  products  industry,  we  purchased JAMES RIVER, JEFFERSON SMURFIT, and 
GEORGIA-PACIFIC.  The  first  two  companies are paper producers, which should 
benefit  from worldwide economic improvement. Georgia-Pacific is a diversified 
forest  products company that we owned previously. We sold the stock at higher 
prices, and then repurchased it when it offered better value.                  
  We added two platinum producers, IMPALA PLATINUM and RUSTENBURG PLATINUM, in 
the  precious metals area. These companies should do well because of healthier 
economies  as  well  as  increased emphasis on pollution control in Europe and 
other foreign countries.                                                       
  In  the  energy-related industry, we purchased AMOCO, HELMERICH & PAYNE, and 
UNITED MERIDIAN-the latter two are oil and gas production companies. Amoco, an 
integrated  petroleum producer with a strong domestic oil and gas position, is 
currently undergoing a significant cost-reduction program.                     
  Finally, we purchased FMC, a diversified chemical company that should profit 
from a rising economy.                                                         
                                                                               
OUTLOOK                                                                        
The  economic  outlook  is  mixed.  Positive  indicators include strengthening 
economies  in the U.S. and abroad. Your portfolio should be assisted by rising 
commodity  prices,  which  could adversely affect other types of companies and 
industries.  Natural  resource  stocks  could  also  be  helped by the falling 
dollar.                                                                        
  The  major  cloud on the economic horizon is the prospect of higher interest 
rates-a  negative  environment  for  financial  assets.  However,  we  believe 
economic  growth  is  strong  enough  to  provide  a  positive  framework  for 
investment in natural resource producers-a plus for the New Era Fund.          
                                                                               
                                      Respectfully submitted,                  
                                                                               
                                      Signature                                
                                                                               
                                      George A. Roche                          
                                      President and Chairman of the            
                                      Investment Advisory Committee            
                                                                               
July 20, 1994                                                                  
                                                                               
                                                                               
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CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE 
                                
Three Months Ended June 30, 1994                                               
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TEN BEST CONTRIBUTORS                                                          
DuPont                                                                9[cent]  
Mobil                                                                 8      
Scott Paper                                                           6      
Atlantic Richfield                                                    5      
Camco International                                                   5      
Schlumberger                                                          5      
American Cyanamid*                                                    5      
British Petroleum                                                     3      
Eli Lilly                                                             3      
Halliburton                                                           3      
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Total                                                                52[cent]  
                                                                               
TEN WORST CONTRIBUTORS                                                         
Newmont Mining                                                       -9[cent]  
Wal-Mart                                                              8      
TVX Gold                                                              6      
Placer Dome                                                           4      
American Barrick Resources                                            4      
Great Lakes Chemical                                                  4      
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold                                        3      
IMC Fertilizer Group                                                  3      
Homestake Mining                                                      1      
GE                                                                    1      
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Total                                                               -43[cent]  
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*Position added                                                                
                                                                               
                                                                               
Six Months Ended June 30, 1994                                                 
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TEN BEST CONTRIBUTORS                                                          
DuPont                                                               18[cent]  
Scott Paper                                                           7      
Camco International                                                   7      
Cyprus Amax Minerals                                                  5      
American Cyanamid*                                                    5      
Dow Chemical                                                          4      
Reuters                                                               4      
Alumax                                                                3      
Impala Platinum*                                                      3      
Smith International                                                   3      
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Total                                                                59[cent]  
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TEN WORST CONTRIBUTORS                                                         
American Barrick Resources                                          -12[cent]  
Newmont Mining                                                       10     
IMC Fertilizer Group                                                  7      
TVX Gold                                                              6      
Union Pacific                                                         6      
Pittston Minerals                                                     5      
Great Lakes Chemical                                                  4      
Petrie Stores                                                         4      
Placer Dome                                                           4      
Gannett                                                               4      
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Total                                                               -62[cent]  
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TWENTY-FIVE LARGEST HOLDINGS                                                   
June 30, 1994                                                                  
                                                                               
                                                                    Percent of 
Company                                                             Net Assets 
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Wal-Mart                                                               5.8%    
Mobil                                                                  4.2     
DuPont                                                                 3.8     
Atlantic Richfield                                                     3.7     
Newmont Mining                                                         3.2     
Union Pacific                                                          2.8     
American Barrick Resources                                             2.8     
Schlumberger                                                           2.2     
Royal Dutch Petroleum                                                  2.1     
Rouse                                                                  2.1     
TVX Gold                                                               2.0     
Murphy Oil                                                             1.7     
Camco International                                                    1.7     
Kimberly-Clark                                                         1.4     
Northern Telecom                                                       1.4     
Pennzoil                                                               1.3     
Texaco                                                                 1.3     
American Cyanamid                                                      1.3     
Halliburton                                                            1.3     
Amerada Hess                                                           1.3     
Placer Dome                                                            1.3     
Bristol-Myers Squibb                                                   1.3     
Scott Paper                                                            1.2     
Rustenburg Platinum                                                    1.2     
Eli Lilly                                                              1.1     
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Total                                                                 53.5%    
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PERFORMANCE CONTRIBUTIONS                                                      
Six Months Ended June 30, 1994                                                 
                                                                               
                                                        Per-Share   Percent of 
Sector                                                 Contribution Net Assets 
- ------------------------------------------------------ ------------ ---------- 
                                                                               
NATURAL RESOURCE-RELATED                                                       
Building & Real Estate                                      3[cent]      3% 
Forest Products                                            10            6  
Integrated Petroleum                                        0           14  
Petroleum Exploration & Production                          4            5   
Energy Services                                            12            6   
Precious Metals                                           -29           13  
Diversified Metals                                          7            4   
Chemicals                                                  24            9   
Diversified Resources                                     -19            7   
TOTAL                                                      12           67  
CONSUMER & SERVICE                                                             
Merchandising                                              -7            7   
Consumer Durables                                           0            0   
Miscellaneous                                              -4            6   
TOTAL                                                     -11           13  
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY                                       -3            2   
MISCELLANEOUS                                              -4            4   
SUBTOTAL                                                   -6           86  
RESERVES & INCOME                                          17           14  
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TOTAL PORTFOLIO                                            11[cent]    100%    
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STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS (VALUE IN THOUSANDS)                                   
T. Rowe Price New Era Fund / June 30, 1994 (Unaudited)                         
                                                                               
                                                                               
COMMON STOCKS-86.6% 
NATURAL RESOURCE-RELATED-67.3%                                                 
                                                                         Value 
                                                                      -------- 
BUILDING & REAL ESTATE-3.2%                                                    
   220,000 shs.           General Growth Properties                     $4,977 
    30,000                Hilton.....................................    1,590 
   790,000              * Rouse......................................   14,812 
   150,000       *[double Rouse .....................................    2,813 
                  dagger]                                                      
   243,000                Taubman Centers............................    2,795 
                                                                        26,987 
                                                                               
FOREST PRODUCTS-5.8%                                                           
   210,000                Albany International (Class A).............    3,964 
   130,000                Georgia-Pacific............................    7,784 
   100,000                International Paper........................    6,625 
   317,000              * Jefferson Smurfit..........................    5,032 
   230,000                Kimberly-Clark.............................   12,161 
   100,000                Mead.......................................    4,413 
   190,000                Scott Paper................................    9,927 
                                                                        49,906 
                                                                               
INTEGRATED PETROLEUM-13.9%                                                     
   123,000                Amoco......................................    7,011 
   308,300                Atlantic Richfield.........................   31,485 
   120,000                British Petroleum, ADR.....................    8,610 
   160,000                Chevron....................................    6,700 
   440,000                Mobil......................................   35,915 
   169,600                Royal Dutch Petroleum, ADR.................   17,744 
   190,000                Texaco.....................................   11,471 
                                                                       118,936 
                                                                               
PETROLEUM EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION-5.1%                                        
   220,000                Amerada Hess...............................   10,835 
 2,000,000              * Gulf Canada Resources......................    6,500 
   340,000                Murphy Oil.................................   14,535 
   300,000                Union Texas Petroleum......................    5,362 
   100,000              * United Meridian............................    1,500 
   181,000                Unocal.....................................    5,181 
                                                                        43,913 
                                                                               
ENERGY SERVICES-6.4%                                                           
   700,000                Camco International........................   14,263 
   324,600                Halliburton................................   10,955 
   270,000                Helmerich & Payne..........................    7,155 
   320,000                Schlumberger...............................   18,920 
   200,000              * Smith International........................    3,050 
                                                                        54,343 
                                                                               
PRECIOUS METALS-12.6%                                                          
   130,115              * Amax Gold..................................    1,025 
 1,000,000                American Barrick Resources.................   23,875 
   101,200 shs.         * Golden Star Resources                         $1,050 
   168,250                Homestake Mining...........................    3,155 
   300,000                Impala Platinum, ADR.......................    5,370 
   971,200                LAC Minerals...............................    8,255 
   686,455                Newmont Mining.............................   27,630 
   500,000                Placer Dome................................   10,750 
   500,000                Rustenburg Platinum, ADR...................    9,850 
 3,000,000       *[double TVX Gold...................................   16,875 
                  dagger]                                                      
                                                                       107,835 
                                                                               
DIVERSIFIED METALS-4.2%                                                        
   100,000                Alcoa......................................    7,313 
   175,000              * Alumax.....................................    4,484 
    20,100                Brush Wellman..............................      319 
   270,000                Cyprus Amax Minerals.......................    8,032 
   370,000                Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (Class A)...    8,232 
   300,000                Inco.......................................    7,313 
                                                                        35,693 
                                                                               
CHEMICALS-9.0%                                                                 
   200,000                American Cyanamid..........................   11,200 
   100,000                Dow Chemical...............................    6,537 
   559,000                DuPont.....................................   32,632 
   100,000              * FMC........................................    5,413 
   175,000                Geon.......................................    4,550 
   115,000                Great Lakes Chemical.......................    6,224 
    70,000                Monsanto...................................    5,294 
   350,000                Pall.......................................    5,250 
                                                                        77,100 
                                                                               
DIVERSIFIED RESOURCES-7.1%                                                     
   255,000              * Dundee Bancorp (Class A)...................    1,799 
   130,000                GATX.......................................    5,265 
   250,000              * IMC Fertilizer Group.......................    8,656 
   140,000                Overseas Shipholding Group.................    2,555 
   225,000                Pennzoil...................................   11,531 
   371,300                Pittston Minerals..........................    6,869 
   430,000                Union Pacific..............................   24,349 
                                                                        61,024 
                                                                               
TOTAL NATURAL RESOURCE-RELATED                                         575,737 
                                                                               
CONSUMER & SERVICE-12.8%                                                       
MERCHANDISING-6.9%                                                             
   360,000                Petrie Stores..............................    8,865 
 2,052,640                Wal-Mart...................................   49,777 
                                                                        58,642 
                                                                               
CONSUMER DURABLES-0.3%                                                         
   120,000              * Coltec Industries..........................    2,235 
                                                                               
MISCELLANEOUS-5.6%                                                             
   200,000                Bristol-Myers Squibb.......................   10,725 
   150,000                Corning....................................    4,894 
   170,000 shs.           Eli Lilly..................................   $9,669 
   195,000                Gannett....................................    9,652 
   200,000                GE.........................................    9,325 
   100,000                Reuters, ADR...............................    3,900 
                                                                        48,165 
                                                                               
TOTAL CONSUMER & SERVICE                                               109,042 
                                                                               
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY-2.4%                                                      
   340,000              * Amdahl.....................................    1,870 
   110,000                IBM........................................    6,462 
   430,000                Northern Telecom...........................   11,879 
                                                                               
TOTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY                                              20,211 
                                                                               
MISCELLANEOUS --4.1%                                                    35,153 
                                                                               
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (COST-$559,318)                                    740,143 
                                                                               
                                                                               
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS-0.8%                                              
   370,000                James River Dep. Rep. 1/100 share..........    6,521 
                                                                               
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS (COST-$6,383)                         6,521 
                                                                               
                                                                               
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS-13.5%                                                   
                                                                               
COMMERCIAL PAPER-9.4%                                                          
$5,000,000                ANZ Delaware, 4.48%, 8/24/94...............    4,943 
 7,000,000                Arco Coal Australia, 4(2), 4.42%, 9/6/94...    6,924 
10,000,000                BNP  U.S.  Finance,  3.24  -  3.87%,  7/8 -          
                            7/22/94..................................    9,856 
 5,000,000                Caisse  des  Depots et Consignations, 4(2),          
                            4.50%, 9/6/94............................    4,940 
 5,000,000                Canadian Imperial Holding, 4.30%, 7/6/94...    4,974 
 6,042,000                Daimler-Benz North America, 4.30%, 7/19/94.    6,022 
 5,000,000                Dover, 4(2), 4.28%, 7/19/94................    4,983 
 5,000,000                Fleet Financial Group, 4.32%, 7/22/94......    4,977 
 5,600,000                John Hancock Capital, 4(2), 4.50%, 8/26/94.    5,540 
 5,000,000                National   Australia   Funding  (Delaware),          
                            4.41%, 8/1/94............................    4,963 
 5,500,000                Preferred   Receivables   Funding,   4.50%,          
                            9/1/94...................................    5,437 
 6,000,000                Statoil  (Den  Norske  Stats  Oljeselskap),          
                            4.28%, 7/20/94...........................    5,979 
 5,500,000                U.S. Borax & Chemical, 4.50%, 8/30/94......    5,438 
 6,000,000                US Bancorp, 4.43%, 8/15/94.................    5,938 
                                                                        80,914 
                                                                               
MEDIUM-TERM NOTES-4.1%                                                         
$6,000,000                Ciesco L.P., VR, 3.970%, 10/25/94             $5,999 
 5,000,000                Citicorp, VR, 4.675%, 12/7/94..............    4,998 
 4,000,000                Corporate  Asset  Fund  (144a), VR, 4.316%,          
                            12/12/94.................................    3,999 
 5,000,000                Goldman Sachs, VR, 4.386%, 12/2/94.........    5,000 
 5,000,000                Merrill Lynch, VR, 4.357%, 9/16/94.........    5,000 
 5,000,000                Morgan Stanley Group, VR, 4.663%, 3/15/95..    5,000 
 5,000,000                Wells Fargo & Company, VR, 4.963%, 2/24/95.    5,012 
                                                                        35,008 
                                                                               
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS                                                   
  (COST-$115,922)                                                      115,922 
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES-100.9%                                         
  (COST-$681,623)                                                      862,586 
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Other Assets Less Liabilities-(0.9)% ................................ (7,711)  
                                                                               
Net Assets Consisting of:                                                      
Accumulated net investment income - net of distributions....   $7,928          
Accumulated realized gains/losses - net of distributions....   22,580          
Net unrealized appreciation of investment...................  180,963          
Paid-in-capital applicable to 41,774,271 shares of $1.00 par                   
  value   capital   stock  outstanding;  200,000,000  shares                   
  authorized................................................  643,404          
                                                             --------          
                                                                               
NET ASSETS - 100.0%                                                   $854,875 
                                                                      -------- 
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NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE                                              $20.46  
                                                                      -------- 
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              * Non-income producing                                           
[double dagger] Securities  contain  some  restriction  as  to public resale - 
                total  of  such securites at period-end amounts to 2.3% of net 
                assets.                                                        
           4(2) Commercial  Paper  sold  within  terms  of a private placement 
                memorandum,  exempt from registration under section 4.2 of the 
                Securities  Act  of  1933, as amended, and may be sold only to 
                dealers in that program or other "accredited investors."       
           144a Security  was  purchased  pursuant  to  Rule  144a  under  the 
                Securities  Act  of 1933 and may not be resold subject to that 
                rule  except  to  qualified institutional buyers-total of such 
                securities at period-end amount to 0.5% of net assets.         
             VR Variable rate                                                  
                                                                               
                                                                               
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.     
                                                                               
                                                                               
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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS                                                        
T. Rowe Price New Era Fund / Six Months Ended June 30, 1994 (Unaudited)        
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                Amounts in     
                                                                Thousands      
                                                            ------------------ 
INVESTMENT INCOME                                                              
Income                                                                         
  Dividends ...............................................   $8,361           
  Interest ................................................    2,074           
                                                            ---------          
  Total income ............................................           $10,435  
                                                                               
Expenses                                                                       
  Investment management fees...............................    2,426           
  Shareholder servicing fees & expenses....................      713           
  Custodian and accounting fees & expenses.................       82           
  Prospectus & shareholder reports.........................       39           
  Registration fees & expenses.............................       26           
  Legal & auditing fees....................................       17           
  Directors' fees & expenses...............................       12           
  Proxy & annual meeting...................................       11           
  Miscellaneous............................................        3           
                                                            ---------          
  Total expenses...........................................             3,329  
                                                                      -------- 
Net investment income......................................             7,106  
                                                                               
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS                             
Net realized gain (loss)                                                       
  Securities...............................................   15,107           
  Foreign currency transactions............................      (31)          
                                                            ---------          
Net realized gain..........................................   15,076           
Change in net unrealized appreciation or depreciation......  (20,554)          
                                                            ---------          
Net loss on investments....................................            (5,478) 
                                                                      -------- 
                                                                               
INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS.....................            $1,628  
                                                                      -------- 
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.     
                                                                               
                                                                               
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS                                             
T. Rowe Price New Era Fund (Unaudited)                                         
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                             Six               
                                                           Months              
                                                            Ended   Year Ended 
                                                          June 30,   Dec. 31,  
                                                            1994       1993    
                                                          --------- ---------- 
                                                          Amounts in Thousands 
                                                          -------------------- 
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS                                              
Operations                                                                     
  Net investment income..................................   $7,106    $14,024  
  Net realized gain on investments.......................   15,076     43,284  
  Change  in  net unrealized appreciation or depreciation                      
    of investments.......................................  (20,554)    46,387  
                                                          --------- ---------- 
  Increase in net assets from operations.................    1,628    103,695  
                                                          --------- ---------- 
Distributions to shareholders                                                  
  Net investment income..................................        -    (13,203) 
  Net realized gain on investments.......................        -    (35,786) 
                                                          --------- ---------- 
  Decrease   in   net   assets   from   distributions  to                      
    shareholders.........................................        -    (48,989) 
                                                          --------- ---------- 
Capital share transactions                                                     
  Sold 8,163 and 4,573 shares............................  169,950     92,115  
  Distributions reinvested of 0 and 2,204 shares.........        -     44,398  
  Redeemed 3,361 and 6,865 shares........................  (69,235)  (138,286) 
                                                          --------- ---------- 
  Increase  (decrease)  in  net assets from capital share                      
    transactions.........................................  100,715     (1,773) 
                                                          --------- ---------- 
Total increase ..........................................  102,343     52,933  
                                                                               
NET ASSETS                                                                     
  Beginning of period....................................  752,532    699,599  
                                                          --------- ---------- 
  End of period.......................................... $854,875   $752,532  
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.     
                                                                               
                                                                               
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS                                                  
T. Rowe Price New Era Fund / June 30, 1994 (Unaudited)                         
                                                                               
NOTE 1 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES                                       
T.  Rowe  Price  New  Era  Fund  (the Fund) is registered under the Investment 
Company Act of 1940 as a diversified, open-end management investment company.  
                                                                               
A)  Valuation  -  Equity securities listed or regularly traded on a securities 
exchange  are  valued at the last quoted sales price on the day the valuations 
are  made.  A  security which is listed or traded on more than one exchange is 
valued  at  the  quotation on the exchange determined to be the primary market 
for  such  security. Listed securities that are not traded on a particular day 
are  valued  at  a  price within the limits of the latest bid and asked prices 
deemed  by  the Board of Directors, or by persons delegated by the Board, best 
to  reflect  fair  value.  Securities regularly traded in the over-the-counter 
market  are  valued  at  the  latest bid price. Short-term debt securities are 
valued  at their cost which, when combined with accrued interest, approximates 
fair value.                                                                    
  For purposes of determining the Fund's net asset value per share, all assets 
and  liabilities  initially expressed in foreign currencies are converted into 
U.S.  dollars  at  the  mean  of  the  bid and offer prices of such currencies 
against U.S. dollars quoted by a major bank.                                   
                                                                               
                                                                               
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  Assets  and  liabilities  for  which  the  above  valuation  procedures  are 
inappropriate or are deemed not to reflect fair value are stated at fair value 
as  determined  in good faith by, or under the supervision of, the officers of 
the Fund, as authorized by the Board of Directors.                             
                                                                               
B)  Currency  translation  - Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. 
dollars at prevailing exchange rates as follows: assets and liabilities at the 
rate  of  exchange at the end of the respective period, purchases and sales of 
securities,  and income and expenses at the rate of exchange prevailing on the 
dates of such transactions. The effect of changes in foreign exchange rates on 
realized  and  unrealized security gains or losses is reflected as a component 
of such gains or losses.                                                       
                                                                               
C)  Other  - Income and expenses are recorded on the accrual basis. Investment 
transactions  are  accounted  for on the trade date. Realized gains and losses 
are reported on an identified cost basis. Dividend income and distributions to 
shareholders  are  recorded  by  the  Fund on the ex-dividend date. Income and 
capital  gain  distributions  are determined in accordance with federal income 
tax   regulations   which   may  differ  from  generally  accepted  accounting 
principles.                                                                    
                                                                               
NOTE 2 - PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS                                                
Purchases  and  sales  of portfolio securities, other than short-term and U.S. 
Government  securities, aggregated $131,497,000 and $75,102,000, respectively, 
for the six months ended June 30, 1994.                                        
                                                                               
NOTE 3 - FEDERAL INCOME TAXES                                                  
No  provision  for  federal income taxes is required since the Fund intends to 
continue  to  qualify  as a regulated investment company and distribute all of 
its taxable income.                                                            
  At  June  30, 1994, the aggregate cost of investments for federal income tax 
and   financial   reporting  purposes  was  $681,623,000  and  net  unrealized 
appreciation   aggregated  $180,963,000,  of  which  $210,052,000  related  to 
appreciated investments and $29,089,000 to depreciated investments.            
                                                                               
NOTE 4 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS                                            
The  investment  management  agreement  between  the  Fund  and  T. Rowe Price 
Associates,  Inc.  (the  Manager) provides for an annual investment management 
fee,  computed  daily  and  paid monthly, consisting of an Individual Fund Fee 
equal  to  0.25% of average daily net assets and a Group Fee. The Group Fee is 
based  on the combined assets of certain mutual funds sponsored by the Manager 
or  Rowe  Price-Fleming  International,  Inc.  (the Group). The Group Fee rate 
ranges  from  0.48%  for the first $1 billion of assets to 0.31% for assets in 
excess  of  $34  billion. The effective annual Group Fee rate at June 30, 1994 
and  for the six months then ended was 0.34%. The Fund pays a pro rata portion 
of  the  Group Fee based on the ratio of the Fund's net assets to those of the 
Group.                                                                         
  T. Rowe Price Services, Inc. (TRPS) and Retirement Plan Services, Inc. (RPS) 
are  wholly  owned  subsidiaries  of  the  Manager. TRPS provides transfer and 
dividend disbursing agent functions and shareholder services for all accounts. 
RPS  provides  subaccounting and recordkeeping services for certain retirement 
accounts  invested  in  the  Fund.  The  Manager,  under a separate agreement, 
calculates  the  daily  share price and maintains the financial records of the 
Fund.  The  Fund  is one of several T. Rowe Price mutual funds (the Underlying 
Funds)  in which the T. Rowe Price Spectrum Growth Fund (Spectrum) invests. In 
accordance  with  an  Agreement  between  Spectrum,  the Underlying Funds, the 
Manager  and  TRPS,  expenses  from the operation of Spectrum are borne by the 
Underlying Funds based on each Underlying Fund's proportionate share of assets 
owned  by  Spectrum. For the six months ended June 30, 1994, the Fund incurred 
fees  totalling  approximately $643,000 for these services provided by related 
parties.  At  June  30,  1994,  these  investment  management and service fees 
payable were $573,000.                                                         
                                                                               
                                                                               
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS                                                           
T. Rowe Price New Era Fund (Unaudited)                                         
                                                                               
                                                                               
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<CAPTION>                                                                                              
                                                 For a share outstanding throughout each period        
                                             -------------------------------------------------------   
                                             Six Months                                                
                                               Ended              Year Ended December 31,              
                                              June 30,  --------------------------------------------   
                                                1994      1993     1992     1991     1990     1989     
                                             -------------------------------------------------------   
<S>                                          <C>        <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>        
NET ASSET VALUE,                                                                                       
  BEGINNING OF PERIOD.......................   $20.35    $18.88   $19.86   $18.48   $21.73   $18.79    
                                             ---------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------   
                                                                                                       
Investment Activities                                                                                  
  Net investment income.....................     0.17      0.40     0.45     0.54     0.60     0.56     
  Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)...    (0.06)     2.48    (0.04)    2.12    (2.52)    3.99     
                                             ---------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------   
Total from Investment Activities............     0.11      2.88     0.41     2.66    (1.92)    4.55     
                                             ---------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------   
                                                                                                       
Distributions                                                                                          
  Net investment income.....................     -        (0.38)   (0.45)   (0.55)   (0.62)   (0.56)    
  Net realized gain.........................     -        (1.03)   (0.94)   (0.73)   (0.71)   (1.05)    
                                             ---------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------   
Total Distributions.........................     -        (1.41)   (1.39)   (1.28)   (1.33)   (1.61)    
                                             ---------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------   
NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD..............   $20.46    $20.35   $18.88   $19.86   $18.48   $21.73    
                                             ---------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------   
                                             ---------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------   
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RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA                                                                               
Total Return................................    0.5%     15.3%     2.1%    14.7%    (8.8)%   24.3%     
Ratio of Expenses to                                                                                   
  Average Net Assets........................   0.82%     0.80%    0.81%    0.85%    0.83%    0.83%     
                                              [dagger]                                                 
Ratio of Net Investment Income to                                                                      
  Average Net Assets........................   1.74%     1.92%    2.22%    2.56%    2.81%    2.52%     
                                              [dagger]                                                 
Portfolio Turnover Rate.....................   21.1%     24.7%    16.9%     9.0%     9.0%    18.6%     
                                              [dagger]                                                 
Net Assets, End of Period                                                                              
  (in thousands)............................  $854,875  $752,532 $699,599 $756,817 $707,548 $826,582   
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   
<FN>                                                                           
[dagger] Annualized.                                                           
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T. ROWE PRICE NO-LOAD MUTUAL FUNDS                                             
                                                                               
STABILITY                                                                      
Prime Reserve                                                                  
Summit Cash Reserves                                                           
U.S. Treasury Money                                                            
California Tax-Free Money                                                      
New York Tax-Free Money                                                        
Summit Municipal Money Market                                                  
Tax-Exempt Money                                                               
                                                                               
CONSERVATIVE INCOME                                                            
Adjustable Rate U.S. Government                                                
Short-Term Bond                                                                
Short-Term Global Income                                                       
Summit Limited-Term Bond                                                       
U.S. Treasury Intermediate                                                     
Florida Insured Intermediate Tax-Free                                          
Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond                                              
Summit Municipal Intermediate                                                  
Tax-Free Insured Intermediate Bond                                             
Tax-Free Short-Intermediate                                                    
                                                                               
INCOME                                                                         
Global Government Bond                                                         
GNMA                                                                           
New Income                                                                     
Spectrum Income                                                                
Summit GNMA                                                                    
U.S. Treasury Long-Term                                                        
California Tax-Free Bond                                                       
Georgia Tax-Free Bond                                                          
Maryland Tax-Free Bond                                                         
New Jersey Tax-Free Bond                                                       
New York Tax-Free Bond                                                         
Summit Municipal Income                                                        
Tax-Free Income                                                                
Virginia Tax-Free Bond                                                         
                                                                               
AGGRESSIVE INCOME                                                              
High Yield                                                                     
International Bond                                                             
Tax-Free High Yield                                                            
                                                                               
CONSERVATIVE                                                                   
GROWTH                                                                         
Balanced                                                                       
Capital Appreciation                                                           
Dividend Growth                                                                
Equity Income                                                                  
Equity Index                                                                   
Growth & Income                                                                
Spectrum Growth                                                                
                                                                               
GROWTH                                                                         
Blue Chip Growth                                                               
European Stock                                                                 
Growth Stock                                                                   
International Stock                                                            
Japan                                                                          
Mid-Cap Growth                                                                 
New Era                                                                        
Small-Cap Value                                                                
                                                                               
AGGRESSIVE GROWTH                                                              
International Discovery                                                        
Latin America                                                                  
New America Growth                                                             
New Asia                                                                       
New Horizons                                                                   
OTC                                                                            
Science & Technology                                                           
                                                                               
PERSONAL STRATEGY                                                              
FUNDS                                                                          
Personal Strategy Income                                                       
Personal Strategy Balanced                                                     
Personal Strategy Growth                                                       
                                                                               
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