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                                    FORM 10-Q

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                 (X) QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 or 15(d)

                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

               OR ( ) TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


For the Quarter ended June 30, 1996

Commission File Number 0-16627


                      SHEARSON SELECT ADVISORS FUTURES FUND
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


       Delaware                                         13-3405705
(State or other jurisdiction of                       (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)                        Identification No.)


                    c/o Smith Barney Futures Management Inc.
                           390 Greenwich St. - 1st Fl.
                            New York, New York 10013
              (Address and Zip Code of principal executive offices)


                                 (212) 723-5424
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                SHEARSON LEHMAN SELECT ADVISORS FUTURES FUND L.P.
                 (Former name, if changed since previous report)


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the  preceding 12 months (or for such  shorter  period that the  registrant  was
required  to file  such  reports),  and  (2) has  been  subject  to such  filing
requirements for the past 90 days.


                                    Yes X No


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                      SHEARSON SELECT ADVISORS FUTURES FUND
                                    FORM 10-Q
                                      INDEX

                                                                        Page
                                                                       Number


PART I - Financial Information:

      Item 1.    Financial Statements:

                 Statements of Financial Condition at
                 June 30, 1996 and December 31, 1995                      3

                 Statements of Income and Expenses and
                 Partners' Capital for the Three and Six
                 Months ended June 30, 1996 and 1995                      4

                 Notes to Financial Statements                          5 - 8

       Item 2.   Management's Discussion and Analysis
                 of Financial Condition and Results of
                 Operations                                             9 - 10

PART II - Other Information                                               11




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                                     PART I

                          Item 1. Financial Statements


                      SHEARSON SELECT ADVISORS FUTURES FUND
                        STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION



                                                        JUNE 30,    DECEMBER 31,
ASSETS                                                    1996         1995

                                                      -----------   ------------
                                                      (Unaudited)
Equity in commodity futures trading account:
  Cash and cash equivalents                            $5,787,022     $6,220,627

  Net unrealized appreciation
   on open futures contracts                              227,123        296,486
                                                       ----------     ----------

                                                        6,014,145      6,517,113

Interest receivable                                        17,116         20,117
                                                       ----------     ----------

                                                       $6,031,261     $6,537,230
                                                       ==========     ==========


LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' CAPITAL


Liabilities:
 Accrued expenses:
  Commissions                                          $   40,208     $   43,582
  Management  fees                                         19,893         21,568
  Other                                                    23,366         23,087
Redemptions payable                                       319,517        413,849
                                                       ----------     ----------
                                                          402,984        502,086

Partners' capital
  General Partner, 34  Unit equivalents
     outstanding  in 1996 and 1995                         67,476         66,687
  Limited Partners 2,802 and 3,043
    Units of Limited Partnership
    Interest outstanding in 1996
    and 1995,respectively                               5,560,801      5,968,457
                                                       ----------     ----------

                                                        5,628,277      6,035,144
                                                       ----------     ----------

                                                       $6,031,261     $6,537,230
                                                       ==========     ==========

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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                      SHEARSON SELECT ADVISORS FUTURES FUND
             STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND EXPENSES AND PARTNERS' CAPITAL
                                   (UNAUDITED)


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<CAPTION>

                                                                       THREE MONTHS ENDED                  SIX MONTHS ENDED
                                                                             JUNE 30,                           JUNE 30,

                                                                  -----------       -----------       -----------      ------------
                                                                      1996              1995              1996             1995
                                                                  -----------       -----------       -----------      ------------
<S>                                                               <C>               <C>               <C>              <C>
Income:
  Net gains (losses) on trading of commodity
   futures:
  Realized gains on closed positons                               $   430,816       $ 1,531,845       $   426,622       $ 2,405,831
  Change in unrealized  gains/losses on
   open positions                                                    (111,397)       (1,133,126)          (69,363)         (453,594)

                                                                  -----------       -----------       -----------       -----------
                                                                      319,419           398,719           357,259         1,952,237
Less, brokerage commissions and clearing fees
  ($1,347, $2,033, $3,323 and $4,979, respectively)                  (121,707)         (184,518)         (246,567)         (355,283)

                                                                  -----------       -----------       -----------       -----------

  Net realized and unrealized gains                                   197,712           214,201           110,692         1,596,954
  Interest income                                                      51,224            69,861           102,881           133,765

                                                                  -----------       -----------       -----------       -----------
                                                                      248,936           284,062           213,573         1,730,719

                                                                  -----------       -----------       -----------       -----------

Expenses:
  Management fees                                                      59,562            68,041           120,291           130,080
  Other                                                                13,391            13,400            26,563            26,090
  Incentive fees                                                         --              21,925              --              41,244

                                                                  -----------       -----------       -----------       -----------
                                                                       72,953           103,366           146,854           197,414

                                                                  -----------       -----------       -----------       -----------

Net income                                                            175,983           180,696            66,719         1,533,305
Redemptions                                                          (319,517)         (398,822)         (473,586)       (1,049,540)

                                                                  -----------       -----------       -----------       -----------

  Net decrease in Partners' capital                                  (143,534)         (218,126)         (406,867)          483,765

Partners' capital, beginning of period                              5,771,811         6,831,599         6,035,144         6,129,708

                                                                  -----------       -----------       -----------       -----------

Partners' capital, end of period                                  $ 5,628,277       $ 6,613,473       $ 5,628,277       $ 6,613,473

                                                                  ===========       ===========       ===========       ===========
Net asset value per Unit
 (2,836 and 3,416  Units outstanding at
  June 30,1996 and 1995, respectively)                            $  1,984.58       $  1,936.03       $  1,984.58       $  1,936.03

                                                                  ===========       ===========       ===========       ===========
Net income  per Unit of Limited Partnership
   Interest and General Partnership Unit equivalent               $     58.72       $     49.89       $     23.21       $    390.86

                                                                  ===========       ===========       ===========       ===========
</TABLE>
See Notes to Financial Statements.




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                      SHEARSON SELECT ADVISORS FUTURES FUND
                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                  June 30, 1996
                                   (Unaudited)

1.   General

     Shearson  Select  Advisors  Futures Fund,  formerly  Shearson Lehman Select
Advisors Futures Fund L.P. (the  "Partnership")  was organized under the laws of
the State of Delaware on  February  10,  1987.  The  Partnership  engages in the
speculative  trading of  commodity  interests  including  forward  contracts  on
foreign currencies,  commodity options and commodity futures contracts including
futures contracts on U.S. Treasuries and certain other financial instruments and
foreign  currencies.  The commodity interests that are traded by the Partnership
are volatile and involve a high degree of market risk. The Partnership commenced
trading July 1, 1987.

     Smith  Barney  Futures  Management  Inc.  acts as the general  partner (the
"General Partner") of the Partnership. Smith Barney Inc. ("SB"), an affiliate of
the General Partner,  acts as commodity broker for the Partnership.  All trading
decisions are being made for the Partnership by John W. Henry & Co., and Sunrise
Capital Management, Inc.(collectively, the "Advisors").

     The accompanying  financial statements are unaudited but, in the opinion of
management,  include  all  adjustments  (consisting  only  of  normal  recurring
adjustments)  necessary for a fair presentation of the  Partnership's  financial
condition at June 30, 1996 and the results of its  operations  for the three and
six months ended June 30, 1996 and 1995. These financial  statements present the
results of interim periods and do not include all disclosures  normally provided
in annual financial statements.  It is suggested that these financial statements
be read in conjunction  with the financial  statements and notes included in the
Partnership's  annual report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission for the year ended December 31, 1995.

     Due to the nature of commodity  trading,  the results of operations for the
interim  periods  presented  should not be considered  indicative of the results
that may be expected for the entire year.



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                      SHEARSON SELECT ADVISORS FUTURES FUND
                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                   (Continued)

2.   Net Asset Value Per Unit:

     Changes in net asset value per Unit for the three and six months ended June
30, 1996 and 1995 were as follows:

                                 THREE-MONTHS ENDED         SIX-MONTHS ENDED
                                      JUNE  30,                 JUNE 30,
                                  1996         1995         1996         1995
                               ---------    ---------    ---------    ---------

Net realized and
 unrealized gains              $   65.97    $   59.14    $   37.69    $  407.70
Interest income                    17.09        19.29        33.88        35.40
Expenses                          (24.34)      (28.54)      (48.36)      (52.24)
                               ---------    ---------    ---------    ---------

Increase for period                58.72        49.89        23.21       390.86

Net Asset Value per Unit,
  beginning of period           1,925.86     1,886.14     1,961.37     1,545.17
                               ---------    ---------    ---------    ---------

Net Asset Value per Unit,
  end of period                $1,984.58    $1,936.03    $1,984.58    $1,936.03
                               =========    =========    =========    =========


3.   Trading Activities:

     The  Partnership  was formed for the  purpose  of  trading  contracts  in a
variety of commodity interests,  including derivative financial  instruments and
derivative  commodity  instruments.  The  results of the  Partnership's  trading
activity are shown in the statements of income and expenses.

     The Customer Agreement between the Partnership and SB gives the Partnership
the legal right to net unrealized gains and losses.

     All of the  commodity  interests  owned  by the  Partnership  are  held for
trading purposes. The fair value of these commodity interests, including options
thereon, at June 30, 1996 was $227,143 and the average fair value during the six
months then ended, based on monthly calculation, was $349,648.

4.   Financial Instrument Risk:

     The Partnership is party to financial  instruments with  off-balance  sheet
risk,  including  derivative  financial  instruments  and  derivative  commodity
instruments,  in the normal course of its business.  These financial instruments
include forwards,  futures and options,  whose value is based upon an underlying
asset, index,

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or reference  rate,  and  generally  represent  future  commitments  to exchange
currencies or cash flows,  to purchase or sell other  financial  instruments  at
specific  terms  at  specified  future  dates,  or,  in the  case of  derivative
commodity instruments, to have a reasonable possibility to be settled in cash or
with  another  financial  instrument.  These  instruments  may be  traded  on an
exchange  or   over-the-counter   ("OTC").   Exchange  traded   instruments  are
standardized and include futures and certain option contracts. OTC contracts are
negotiated between contracting parties and include forwards and certain options.
Each of these  instruments  is subject to various risks similar to those related
to the underlying  financial  instruments  including  market and credit risk. In
general,  the  risks  associated  with OTC  contracts  are  greater  than  those
associated  with  exchange  traded  instruments  because of the greater  risk of
default by the counterparty to an OTC contract.

     Market  risk is the  potential  for  changes in the value of the  financial
instruments traded by the Partnership due to market changes,  including interest
and foreign  exchange rate movements and  fluctuations  in commodity or security
prices.  Market risk is directly impacted by the volatility and liquidity in the
markets in which the related underlying assets are traded.

     Credit risk is the possibility  that a loss may occur due to the failure of
a counterparty to perform according to the terms of a contract. Credit risk with
respect to exchange traded instruments is reduced to the extent that an exchange
or  clearing  organization  acts  as a  counterparty  to the  transactions.  The
Partnership's  risk of loss in the event of  counterparty  default is  typically
limited to the amounts  recognized in the  statement of financial  condition and
not  represented  by the contract or notional  amounts of the  instruments.  The
Partnership has concentration  risk because the sole counterparty or broker with
respect to the Partnership's assets is SB.

     The General Partner monitors and controls the  Partnership's  risk exposure
on a daily  basis  through  financial,  credit  and risk  management  monitoring
systems  and,   accordingly  believes  that  it  has  effective  procedures  for
evaluating and limiting the credit and market risks to which the  Partnership is
subject.  These  monitoring  systems allow the General Partner to  statistically
analyze actual  trading  results with risk adjusted  performance  indicators and
correlation statistics. In addition,  on-line monitoring systems provide account
analysis  of  futures,   forwards  and  options  positions  by  sector,   margin
requirements, gain and loss transactions and collateral positions.

     The  notional  or  contractual  amounts  of these  instruments,  while  not
recorded in the financial  statements,  reflect the extent of the  Partnership's
involvement in these instruments.  At June 30, 1996, the notional or contractual
amounts of the  Partnership's  commitment to purchase and sell these instruments
was $27,136,880

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and  $23,300,801,  respectively,  as detailed  below.  All of these  instruments
mature  within  one year of June 30,  1996.  However,  due to the  nature of the
Partnership's  business,  these instruments may not be held to maturity. At June
30,  1996,  the  Partnership  had net  unrealized  trading  gains of $227,123 as
detailed below.

                                         NOTIONAL OR CONTRACTUAL        NET
                                          AMOUNT OF COMMITMENTS      UNREALIZED
                                      TO PURCHASE    TO SELL         GAIN/(LOSS)
                                      -----------    ------------    -----------

Currencies
- - Exchange Traded contracts            $   960,400    $ 2,615,138      $ 16,250
- - OTC Contracts                          5,281,972      8,862,497        87,920
Energy                                     331,200              0         3,520
Interest Rates US                                0      7,150,113       (20,644)
Interest Rates Non US                   18,978,738              0        46,942
Softs                                      354,424              0        (4,760)
Metals                                           0      3,388,240        99,915
Indices                                  1,230,146      1,284,813        (2,020)
                                       -----------    -----------      ---------

Totals                                 $27,136,880    $23,300,801      $227,123
                                       ===========    ===========      ========



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Item 2.     Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
            Condition and Results of Operations.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

     The Partnership does not engage in the sale of goods or services.  Its only
assets are its equity in its commodity  futures trading  account,  consisting of
cash and cash equivalents,  net unrealized  appreciation  (depreciation) on open
futures contracts,  and interest receivable.  Because of the low margin deposits
normally required in commodity futures trading, relatively small price movements
may result in substantial  losses to the Partnership.  While substantial  losses
could lead to a decrease in liquidity, no such losses occurred during the second
quarter of 1996.

     The  Partnership's  capital  consists of the capital  contributions  of the
partners as  increased  or  decreased  by gains or losses on  commodity  futures
trading,  expenses,  interest income,  redemptions of Units and distributions of
profits, if any.

     For the six months ended June 30, 1996,  Partnership capital decreased 6.7%
from $6,035,144 to $5,628,277. This decrease was attributable to a redemption of
241 Units resulting in an outflow of $473,586 which was partially  offset by net
income from operations of $66,719 for the six months ended June 30, 1996. Future
redemptions  can  impact  the  amount  of funds  available  for  investments  in
commodity contract positions in subsequent periods.

Results of Operations

     During the  Partnership's  second  quarter of 1996, the net asset value per
Unit  increased  3.0% from  $1,925.86  to  $1,984.58,  as compared to the second
quarter  of 1995  when  the  Net  Asset  Value  per  Unit  increased  2.6%.  The
Partnership  experienced a net trading gain before  commissions  and expenses in
the second quarter of 1996 of $319,419.  Gains were recognized in the trading of
commodity futures in metals,  currencies,  energy and agricultural  products and
were partially  offset by losses  recognized in interest rates and indices.  The
Partnership  experienced a net trading gain before  commissions  and expenses in
the second quarter of 1995 of $398,719.  Gains were recognized in the trading of
commodity  futures in energy  products  and  interest  rates and were  partially
offset by losses in currencies, indices, agricultural products and metals.

     Commodity futures markets are highly volatile. Broad price fluctuations and
rapid  inflation  increase  the risks  involved in commodity  trading,  but also
increase the possibility of profit. The profitability of the Partnership depends
on the  existence  of major  price  trends and the  ability of the  Advisors  to
identify

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correctly those price trends.  These price trends are influenced by, among other
things,  changing  supply  and  demand  relationships,   weather,  governmental,
agricultural,   commercial  and  trade  programs  and  policies,   national  and
international  political and economic  events and changes in interest  rates. To
the extent that market trends exist and the Advisors are able to identify  them,
the Partnership expects to increase capital through operations.

     Interest income on 70% of the Partnership's daily average equity was earned
on the monthly average 13-week U.S. Treasury bill yield. Interest income for the
three and six months  ended June 30,  1996  decreased  by $18,637  and  $30,884,
respectively,  as compared to the corresponding periods in 1995. The decrease in
interest  income is primarily  attributable  to the  decrease in interest  rates
during  the six months  ended June 30,  1996 as  compared  to the  corresponding
period in 1995.

     Brokerage commissions are calculated on the adjusted net asset value on the
last day of each month and, therefore, vary according to trading performance and
redemptions.  Accordingly, they must be compared in relation to the fluctuations
in the monthly net asset values.  Commissions for the three and six months ended
June 30, 1996  decreased by $62,811 and $108,716,  respectively,  as compared to
the  corresponding  periods in 1995.  The primary  factor behind the decrease in
commissions is the reduced  commission  rate in the first and second quarters of
1996 as compared to 1995.  Effective  July 1, 1995  brokerage  commissions  were
reduced to .667% of  month-end  net assets (8% per year) from .833% of month-end
net assets (10% per year).

     All trading  decisions for the  Partnership are currently being made by the
Advisors.  Management  fees are calculated as a percentage of the  Partnership's
net  asset  value  as of the  end of each  month  and are  affected  by  trading
performance and redemptions.  Management fees for the three and six months ended
June 30, 1996 decreased by $8,479 and $9,789,  respectively,  as compared to the
corresponding periods in 1995.

     Incentive fees paid by the Partnership are based on the net trading profits
of the Partnership as defined in the Limited  Partnership  Agreement.  Incentive
fees  were not  earned  in the  first  and  second  quarters  of  1996.  Trading
performance  for the  Partnership  resulted  in  incentive  fees of $21,925  and
$41,244, respectively, for the three and six months ended June 30, 1995.



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                            PART II OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.    Legal Proceedings - None

Item 2.    Changes in Securities - None

Item 3.    Defaults Upon Senior Securities - None

Item 4.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders - None

Item 5.    Other Information - None

Item 6.    (a) Exhibits

           (b) Reports on Form 8-K - None


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                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant  to the  requirements  of Section  13 or 15 (d) of the  Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

SHEARSON SELECT ADVISORS FUTURES FUND


By:   Smith Barney Futures Management Inc.
      (General Partner)


By:   /s/ David J. Vogel, President
      -----------------------------------
      David J. Vogel, President

Date: 8/14/96

     Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, this
report  has  been  signed  below  by the  following  persons  on  behalf  of the
registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By:   Smith Barney Futures Management Inc.
      (General Partner)


By:   /s/ David J. Vogel, President
      -----------------------------------
      David J. Vogel, President

Date: 8/14/96



By:   /s/ Daniel A. Dantuono
      -----------------------------------
      Daniel A. Dantuono
      Chief Financial Officer and Director

Date: 8/14/96


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