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FILE NO. 333-59997
RULE 424(B)(3)
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
(TO PROSPECTUS AND PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT DATED JULY 30, 1998 AND PROSPECTUS
SUPPLEMENT DATE FEBRUARY 17, 1999)
PROSPECTUS NUMBER: 1853
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: $10,000,000
CUSIP NUMBER: 59018S 2G8
INTEREST RATE: 5.43000%
ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE: March 17, 1999
STATED MATURITY DATE: June 19, 2000
INTEREST PAYMENT DATES: September 17th, 1999, March 17th, 2000 and Maturity, commencing on Sept. 17,
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: March 3, 1999
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