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FILE NO. 333-59997
RULE 424(B)(3)
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
(TO THE PROSPECTUS DATED JULY 30, 1998)
PROSPECTUS NUMBER: 1788
MERRILL LYNCH & CO., INC.
MEDIUM-TERM NOTES, SERIES B
DUE NINE MONTHS OR MORE FROM DATE OF ISSUE
FIXED RATE NOTES
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT: $31,500,000
CUSIP NUMBER: 59018S S70
INTEREST RATE: 5.86000%
ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE: October 30, 1998
STATED MATURITY DATE: October 30, 2002
INTEREST PAYMENT DATES: Each April 30th and October 30th, commencing on April 30, 1999,
subject to Following Business Day Convention.
REPAYMENT AT THE OPTION
OF THE HOLDER: The Notes cannot be repaid prior to the Stated Maturity Date.
REDEMPTION AT THE OPTION
OF THE COMPANY: The Notes cannot be redeemed prior to the Stated Maturity Date.
FORM: The Notes are being issued in fully registered book-entry form.
TRUSTEE: The Chase Manhattan Bank
DATED: October 27, 1998
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