EATON VANCE MUTUAL FUNDS TRUST, 497J, 1997-11-03

EATON VANCE MUTUAL FUNDS TRUST
497J, 1997-11-03

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                           EATON VANCE MUTUAL FUNDS TRUST
                                 24 Federal Street
                                 Boston, MA  02110
                                  (617) 482-8260

                                  CERTIFICATION




         Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the  Securities  Act of 1933, as amended,
and Regulation S-T, Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust (the "Registrant")  (1933 Act
File No. 2-90946) certifies (a) that the forms of prospectuses dated November 1,
1997, do not differ materially from those contained in Post-Effective  Amendment
No. 38 ("Amendment No. 38") to the Registrant's  Registration  Statement of Form
N-1A, and (b) that Amendment No. 38 was filed electronically with the Commission
(Accession No. 0000950156-97-000918) on October 30, 1997.












                                                 Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust





                                                  By:/s/ Eric G. Woodbury
                                                  Eric G. Woodbury, Esq.
                                                  Assistant Secretary

Dated: November 3, 1997