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MERRILL LYNCH CORPORATE BOND FUND, INC.
January 30, 1997
VIA ELECTRONIC FILING
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Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Judiciary Plaza
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Division of Investment Management
Re: Merrill Lynch Corporate Bond Fund, Inc.
Securities Act File No. 2-62329
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "1933 Act"), The Merrill Lynch Corporate Bond Fund (the "Fund") hereby
certifies that:
(1) the form of the prospectus and statement of additional
information that would have been filed pursuant to Rule 497(b) under the 1933
Act would not have differed from that contained in Post-Effective Amendment No.
23 to the Fund's Registration Statement on Form N-1A, constituting the most
recent amendment to the Fund's Registration Statement on Form N-1A; and
(2) the text of Post-Effective Amendment No. 23 to the Fund's
Registration Statement on Form N-1A was filed electronically with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on January 28, 1997.
Very truly yours,
Merrill Lynch Corporate Bond Fund
/s/ Ira P. Shapiro
Secretary
