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First Quarter Report
January 31, 2004


To the Stockholders

     Your first quarter Stockholder report for Seligman Quality Municipal Fund, Inc. follows this letter. This report contains the Fund’s performance history and its portfolio of investments.

     For the three months ended January 31, 2004, Seligman Quality Municipal Fund, Inc. posted a total return of 5.48%, based on market price, and 2.66%, based on net asset value. The Fund’s annualized distribution rate, based on the current monthly dividend of $0.061 and market price on January 31, 2004, was 5.60%. This is equivalent to a taxable yield of 8.62% based on the maximum federal income tax rate of 35.0%. Preferred Stockholders of the Fund were paid dividends at annual rates ranging from 0.949% to 1.22%.

     We thank you for your continued support of Seligman Quality Municipal Fund, Inc. and look forward to serving your investment needs for many years to come.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

William C. Morris
Chairman

Brian T. Zino
President

February 27, 2004


Investment Results For Common Stock (unaudited)

TOTAL RETURNS*                    
For Periods Ended January 31, 2004                
      Average Annual  
     
 
  Three   One   Five   Ten  
  Months   Year   Years   Years  
 
 
 
 
 
   Market Price**   5.48
%
   
9.48
%
 
6.46
%
5.54
%
 
   
   
 
 
   Net Asset Value**  
2.66
   
6.96
   
6.11
 
6.28
   
                     
PRICE PER SHARE                    
  January 31,   October 31,          
 
2004
2003
         
 
 
         
   Market Price  
$13.08
$12.58
         
   
         
   Net Asset Value  
14.46
14.29
         

DIVIDEND, CAPITAL GAIN PER SHARE, AND YIELD INFORMATION
For the Periods Ended January 31, 2004

      Capital Gain    
     
   
  Dividends Paid   Realized   Unrealized   SEC Yield  
 
 
 
 
 
 
$0.188
 
$0.086
 
$1.161††
 
3.16%
 

ANNUALIZED DISTRIBUTION RATE

The annualized distribution rate, based on the current monthly dividend of $0.061 and market price at January 31, 2004, was 5.60%, which is equivalent to a taxable yield of 8.62% based on the maximum federal income tax rate of 35.0%. The tax-equivalent yield does not reflect any alternative minimum taxes to which an investor may be subject.

The rates of return will vary and the principal value of an investment will fluctuate. Shares, if sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance data quoted does not reflect the deduction of taxes that investors may pay on Fund distributions or on the sale of Fund shares. Past performance is not indicative of future investment results. An investment in the Fund is not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

*
  
Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
**
  
These rates of return reflect changes in the market price or net asset value, as applicable, and assume that all distributions within the period are reinvested in additional shares.

  
Preferred Stockholders were paid dividends at annual rates ranging from 0.949% to 1.22%. Earnings on the Fund’s assets in excess of the Preferred dividend requirements constituted income available for dividends to Common Stockholders.
††
  
Represents the per share amount of unrealized appreciation of portfolio securities as of January 31, 2004.

  
Current yield, representing the annualized yield (after dividends on Preferred Stock) for the 30-day period ended January 31, 2004, has been computed in accordance with SEC regulations and will vary.

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
January 31, 2004


                 
                 
   
Face
    Ratings      
State#  
Amount
  Municipal Bonds Moody’s/S&P     Value









                 
Alabama — 8.3%   $5,000,000   Jefferson County Sewer Rev. (Capital
     
            Improvement Warrants), 5.125% due 2/1/2039(Ø)
Aaa/AAA
    $5,650,200
Alaska — 3.5%   2,000,000   Alaska Energy Authority Power Rev. (Bradley Lake
     
            Hydroelectric Project), 6% due 7/1/2021
Aaa/AAA
    2,362,180
Arizona — 6.5%   4,000,000   Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and
     
            Power District Rev. (Certificates of Participation),
     
            5% due 12/1/2014
Aaa/AAA
    4,435,720
California — 23.7%   4,000,000   Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency Toll
     
            Road Rev., 5.75% due 1/15/2040
Baa3/BBB-
    4,097,280
    1,500,000   Los Angeles Regional Airports Improvement
     
            Corporation Facilities Rev. (LAXFUEL Corporation),
     
            5.50% due 1/1/2032*
Aaa/AAA
    1,550,460
    5,000,000   San Diego Public Facilities Financing Authority
     
            Sewer Rev., 5% due 5/15/2029
Aaa/AAA
    5,119,250
    5,000,000   San Francisco City and County Airports Commission
     
            Rev. (International Airport), 5.80% due 5/1/2021*
Aaa/AAA
    5,378,600
Florida — 5.3%   3,345,000   Orange County Solid Waste Facility Refunding Rev.,
     
            5% due 10/1/2016
Aaa/AAA
    3,596,979
Illinois — 7.5%   5,000,000   Illinois Educational Facilities Authority Rev.
     
            (University of Chicago), 5.125% due 7/1/2038
Aa1/AA
    5,116,950
Kansas — 4.6%   3,000,000   Burlington Pollution Control Rev. (Kansas Gas and
     
            Electric Company Project), 7% due 6/1/2031
Aaa/AAA
    3,116,250
Louisiana — 1.3%   705,000   Louisiana Public Facilities Authority Hospital Rev.
     
            (Southern Baptist Hospitals, Inc. Project),
     
            8% due 5/15/2012††
NR/AAA
    867,615
Michigan — 3.8%   2,500,000   Harper Creek Community School District GOs,
     
            5.125% due 5/1/2031
Aa1/AA+
    2,580,300
Minnesota — 0.8%   500,000   Minneapolis-Saint Paul Metropolitan Airports
     
            Commission Rev., 5.75% due 1/1/2032
Aaa/AAA
    559,335
Missouri — 1.5%   965,000   Missouri State Housing Development Commission
     
            Rev. (Single Family Mortgage), 6.375% due
     
            9/1/2031*
NR/AAA
    1,016,203
New York — 19.8%   3,000,000   Metropolitan Transportation Authority Rev.
     
            (Commuter Facilities), 6.10% due 7/1/2026(Ø)
Aaa/AAA
    3,375,270
    1,415,000   New York City GOs, 6.25% due 4/15/2027
A2/A
    1,576,721
    690,000   New York City GOs, 6.25% due 4/15/2027(Ø)
Aaa/A
    790,443
    5,000,000   New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority
     
            (Water & Sewer System Rev.), 5.75% due
     
            6/15/2026
Aaa/AAA
    5,518,050
    2,125,000   New York State Thruway Authority General Rev.,
     
            6% due 1/1/2025(Ø)
Aaa/AAA
    2,262,041
         
     
         
     
         
     
                 
See footnotes on page 5.              

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) (continued) January 31, 2004
             
             
  Face     Ratings    
State#
Amount   Municipal Bonds Moody’s/S&P Value  






 
                 
Ohio — 8.1%   $5,000,000   Hamilton County Sewer System Improvement        
            Rev. (The Metropolitan Sewer District of
     
            Greater Cincinnati), 5% due 12/1/2014
Aaa/AAA
  $5,557,750  
Pennsylvania — 9.4%   5,000,000   Philadelphia Airport Rev., 6.10% due 6/15/2025*
Aaa/AAA
  5,348,550  
    1,000,000   Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Rev.
     
            (Oil Franchise Tax), 5.25% due 12/1/2023
Aaa/AAA
  1,076,320  
Puerto Rico — 4.9%   3,000,000   Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Rev.,
     
            5.25% due 7/1/2021
Aaa/AAA
  3,374,370  
Texas — 12.8%   3,000,000   Dallas Area Rapid Transit Sales Tax Rev.,
     
            5% due 12/1/2031
Aaa/AAA
  3,076,020  
    2,000,000   Matagorda County Navigation District No. 1
     
            Pollution Control Rev. (Central Power and Light
     
            Co. Project), 6.125% due 5/1/2030*
Aaa/AAA
  2,192,980  
    3,000,000   San Antonio Electric & Gas System Rev.,
     
            5.65% due 2/1/2019††
Aa1/AAA
  3,498,810  
Washington — 13.9%   2,000,000   Chelan County Public Utility District No. 1
     
            (Chelan Hydro Consolidated System Rev.),
     
            5.25% due 7/1/2033*
Aaa/AAA
  2,027,620  
    2,000,000   Chelan County Public Utility District No. 1
     
            (Chelan Hydro Consolidated System Rev.),
     
            5.60% due 1/1/2036*
Aaa/AAA
  2,119,460  
    5,000,000   King County Sewer GOs, 6.125% due 1/1/2033(Ø)
Aaa/AAA
  5,328,150  
Wisconsin — 0.5%   325,000   Wisconsin Housing & Economic Development
     
            Authority Housing Rev., 6.85% due 11/1/2012
Aaa/AAA
325,556  
           
 
Total Municipal Bonds (Cost $87,419,304) — 136.2%   92,895,433  
     
 
      Variable Rate Demand Notes      
     
     
             
Illinois — 1.2% 800,000   Illinois Health Facilities Authority Rev. (University
   
          of Chicago Hospital) due 8/15/2026
VMIG 1/A-1+
800,000  
Massachusetts — 0.3% 200,000   Massachusetts State Health & Educational Facilities
   
          Authority Rev. (Capital Assets Program) due
   
          1/1/2035
VMIG 1/NR
200,000  
Missouri — 6.7% 4,545,000   Missouri State Health & Educational Facilities
   
          Authority Health Facility Rev. (Cox Health System)
   
          due 6/1/2022
VMIG 1/A-1+
4,545,000  
New York — 0.1% 100,000   New York City GOs due 11/1/2024
VMIG 1/A-1+
100,000  
Pennsylvania — 1.3% 500,000       Delaware County Industrial Development Authority
   
          Airport Facility Rev. (United Parcel Service)
   
          due 12/1/2015
NR/A-1+
500,000  
  400,000   Lehigh County General Purpose Authority Rev.
   
          (Lehigh Valley Hospital) due 7/1/2029
VMIG 1/NR
400,000  
             
             
See footnotes on page 5.            

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
January 31, 2004
 




 
                   
                   
 
Face
Ratings        
State#
Amount
Variable Rate Demand Notes
Moody’s/S&P     Value  








 
                   
Texas — 0.5%   $350,000   North Central Health Facilities Development          
            Corporation Rev. (Presbyterian Healthcare          
            System Project) due 12/1/2015
VMIG 1/A-1
+
$
350,000  
Wyoming — 1.5%   1,000,000   Lincoln County Pollution Control Rev.
       
            (Exxon Project) due 7/1/2017*
P-1/A-1
+ 1,000,000  
         
 
 
Total Variable Rate Demand Notes (Cost $7,895,000) — 11.6%     7,895,000  
         
 
Total Investments (Cost $95,314,304) — 147.8%       100,790,433  
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 1.5%           1,021,761  
Preferred Stock — (49.3)%           (33,600,000 )
           
 
Net Assets for Common Stock — 100.0%        
$
68,212,194  
             

 
#
  
The percentage shown for each state represents the total market value of bonds held of issuers in that state, measured as a percent of net assets for Common Stock, which does not include the net assets attributable to Preferred Stock of the Fund.
††
  
Escrowed-to-maturity security.
Ø
Pre-refunded security.
*
  
Interest income earned from this security is subject to the federal alternative minimum tax.

Note: Investments in municipal securities and other short-term holdings maturing in more than 60 days are valued based upon quotations provided by an independent pricing service or, in their absence, at fair value determined in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Directors. Short-term holdings maturing in 60 days or less are generally valued at amortized cost. Variable rate demand notes purchased by the Fund may be put back to the designated remarketing agent for the issue at par on any day, for settlement within seven days, and, accordingly, are treated as short-term holdings. These notes bear interest at a rate that resets daily or weekly. At January 31, 2004, the interest rates paid on these notes ranged from 0.88% to 1.03%.

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Manager Stockholder Service Agent Important Telephone Numbers
J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated Seligman Data Corp. (800) 874-1092 Stockholder Services
100 Park Avenue 100 Park Avenue (212) 682-7600 Outside the
New York, NY 10017 New York, NY 10017   United States
General Counsel   (800) 622-4597 24-Hour Automated
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP     Telephone Access Service
       

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