Jones & Babson, Inc.
BMA Tower, 700 Karnes Blvd.
Kansas City, Missouri 64108
816-751-5923
January 8, 2001
FILED VIA EDGAR
Filing Desk
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Babson Funds (the "Funds")
Rule 497(j) filing
David L. Babson Growth Fund, Inc.
SEC File Nos. 002-15530, 811-00901,
Post Effective Amendment No. 78
Shadow Stock Fund, Inc.
SEC File Nos. 033-15074, 811-05218
Post Effective Amendment No. 17
Babson-Stewart Ivory International Fund, Inc.
SEC File Nos.033-17762, 811-05386
Post Effective Amendment No. 17
D. L. Babson Money Market Fund, Inc.
SEC File Nos. 002-65761, 811-02963
Post Effective Amendment No. 27
D. L. Babson Tax-Free Income Fund, Inc.
SEC File Nos. 002-65489, 811-02948
Post Effective Amendment No. 27
Babson Enterprise Fund, Inc.
SEC File Nos. 002-85791, 811-03823
Post Effective Amendment No. 21
Babson Enterprise II Fund, Inc.
SEC File Nos. 033-39321, 811-06252
Post Effective Amendment No. 12
Babson Value Fund, Inc.
SEC File Nos. 002-93363, 811-04114
Post Effective Amendment No. 19
D. L. Babson Bond Trust
SEC File Nos. 002-10002, 811-00495
Post Effective Amendment No. 101
Dear Sir or Madam:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), this letter serves as
certification that the form of Prospectus and Statement of
Additional Information that would have been filed under
paragraph (c) of Rule 497 would not have differed from those
contained in the respective Post-Effective Amendments
referenced above under the 1933 Act (the "Post Effective
Amendment") to the Registration Statement of the Funds. The
Post Effective Amendments were filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission electronically on October 30, 2000.
Please direct any questions or comments relating to
this certification to me at the above phone number.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Martin A. Cramer
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Martin A. Cramer
