THE PRIMARY TREND FUND, INC. CERTIFICATION
The Primary Trend Fund, Inc.
First Financial Centre
700 North Water Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
October 31, 1996
VIA EDGAR SYSTEM
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Judiciary Plaza
Washington, DC 20549
Re: The Primary Trend Fund, Inc.
File Nos. 33-6343 and 811-04704
Rule 497(j) Certification
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned officer of The Primary Trend Fund, Inc. (the
"Fund") does hereby certify pursuant to Rule 497(j) promulgated under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended:
1. that the form of prospectus and statement of additional
information that would have been filed under paragraph (c) of Rule 497
promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, would not have
differed from that contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 to Form N-
1A Registration Statement filed by the Fund on October 28, 1996, which is
the most recent amendment to such registration statement; and
2. that the text of Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 was filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission by direct transmittal through
the EDGAR system on October 28, 1996.
Very truly yours,
THE PRIMARY TREND FUND, INC.
By: /s/ James R. Arnold, Jr.
James R. Arnold, Jr.
