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FILE NO. 333-44173
RULE 424(B)(3)
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
(TO THE PROSPECTUS AND PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT DATED JULY 30, 1998)
PROSPECTUS NUMBER: 1837
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: $35,000,000
CUSIP NUMBER: 59018S Y81
INTEREST RATE: 5.31000%
ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE: February 2, 1999
STATED MATURITY DATE: January 30, 2001
INTEREST PAYMENT DATES: Each January 30th and July 30th, commencing on July 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: January 28, 1999
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