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Prudential Special Money Market Fund, Inc.
One Seaport Plaza
New York, New York 10292
September 3, 1996
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
RE: Prudential Special Money Market Fund, Inc.
Registration Nos. 33-31603 and 811-5951
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to subparagraph (j) of Rule 497 under the Securities Act of 1933,
the Fund hereby certifies (1) that the form of Prospectus and Statement of
Additional Information that would have been filed pursuant to Rule 497(c) would
not have differed from that contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 9 to the
Fund's registration statement, and (2) that the text of Post-Effective Amendment
No. 9 to the Fund's registration statement was filed electronically via the
EDGAR system.
Sincerely,
/s/ Ellyn C. Vogin
Ellyn C. Vogin
Assistant Secretary
