/Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C.
Statement of registered closed-end investment company with respect to purchases
of its own securities pursuant to Rule N-23(c)-1 during the last calendar month.
Report for the calendar month ending January 31, 2000
MFS Government Markets Income Trust
Date Identification Shares RepurchasRepurchase NAV Broker
of Security Price
1/6/00 Shares of 35,000 5.75 6.86 Merrill
Beneficial Lynch
Interest
1/7/00 Shares of 75,000 5.75 6.88 Merrill
Beneficial Lynch
Interest
1/10/00 Shares of 35,000 5.8125 6.87 Salomon
Beneficial Smith
Interest Barney
1/11/00 Shares of 35,000 5.8125 6.84 Salomon
Beneficial Smith
Interest Barney
1/12/00 Shares of 35,000 5.75 6.80 Salomon
Beneficial Smith
Interest Barney
1/13/00 Shares of 50,000 5.8125 6.83 Salomon
Beneficial Smith
Interest Barney
1/20/00 Shares of 30,000 5.75 6.80 Salomon
Beneficial Smith
Interest Barney
1/21/00 Shares of 6,500 5.75 6.81 Salomon
Beneficial Smith
Interest Barney
1/24/00 Shares of 70,000 5.8125 6.83 Salomon
Beneficial Smith
Interest Barney
1/25/00 Shares of 25,000 5.8125 6.84 Salomon
Beneficial Smith
Interest Barney
1/26/00 Shares of 30,000 5.8125 6.84 Salomon
Beneficial Smith
Interest Barney
1/27/00 Shares of 25,600 5.8125 6.84 Salomon
Beneficial Smith
Interest Barney
1/28/00 Shares of 100,000 5.875 6.84 Salomon
Beneficial Smith
Interest Barney
1/31/00 Shares of 25,000 5.875 6.82 Salomon
Beneficial Smith
Interest Barney
1/31/00 Shares of 80,000 5.9375 6.82 Salomon
Beneficial Smith
Interest Barney
Total Shares Repurchased: 657,100
Remarks: None.
MFS Government Markets Income Trust
by: W. Thomas London
W. Thomas London
Treasurer