CERTIFICATION
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust (the
"Registrant") (1933 Act File No. 2-90946) certifies (a) that
the forms of prospectuses and statements of additional
information dated March 1, 1996 used with respect to the
following series of the Registrant, do not differ materially
from those contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 27
("Amendment No. 27") to the Registrant's Registration
Statement on Form N-1A, and (b) that Amendment No. 27 was
filed electronically with the Commission (Accession No.
0000950156-96-000197) on February 27, 1996:
EV Classic Strategic Income Fund
EV Marathon Strategic Income Fund
EATON VANCE MUTUAL FUNDS TRUST
By: /s/ A. John Murphy
A. John Murphy, Assistant Secretary
