UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM N-Q

             QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
                          MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

                  Investment Company Act file number 811-06179
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             FLAHERTY & CRUMRINE PREFERRED INCOME FUND INCORPORATED
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               (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

                      301 E. Colorado Boulevard, Suite 720
                               PASADENA, CA 91101
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               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

                               Donald F. Crumrine
                            Flaherty & Crumrine Inc.
                      301 E. Colorado Boulevard, Suite 720
                               PASADENA, CA 91101
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                     (Name and address of agent for service)

        Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 626-795-7300
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                   Date of fiscal year end: NOVEMBER 30, 2005
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                   Date of reporting period: FEBRUARY 28, 2005
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Form N-Q is to be used by  management  investment  companies,  other  than small
business investment companies registered on Form N-5 (ss.ss. 239.24 and 274.5 of
this chapter), to file reports with the Commission, not later than 60 days after
the close of the first and third fiscal quarters,  pursuant to rule 30b1-5 under
the Investment  Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30b1-5).  The Commission may use
the  information  provided  on Form N-Q in its  regulatory,  disclosure  review,
inspection, and policymaking roles.

A registrant is required to disclose the information  specified by Form N-Q, and
the Commission will make this  information  public. A registrant is not required
to respond to the  collection  of  information  contained in Form N-Q unless the
Form displays a currently  valid Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") control
number.  Please  direct  comments  concerning  the  accuracy of the  information
collection  burden  estimate and any  suggestions for reducing the burden to the
Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington,
DC 20549-0609.  The OMB has reviewed this  collection of  information  under the
clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. ss. 3507.





ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.
The Schedule(s) of Investments is attached herewith.





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SHARES/$ PAR                                                                                                VALUE
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PREFERRED SECURITIES -- 92.6%
               BANKING -- 25.0%
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               ABN AMRO North America, Inc.:
       3,625     6.46% Pfd., 144A**** ...........................................................  $      3,745,948*
       4,500     6.59% Pfd., 144A**** ...........................................................         4,687,560*
         400   BancWest Capital I, 9.50% Pfd. 12/01/30 ..........................................            10,420(1)
$    750,000   Barnett Capital II, 7.95% 12/01/26 Capital Security ..............................           822,214
$  1,500,000   BT Preferred Capital Trust II, 7.875% 02/25/27 Capital Security ..................         1,639,042(1)
$    250,000   Chase Capital I, 7.67% 12/01/26 Capital Security .................................           271,486
               Citigroup, Inc.:
     113,427     5.864% Pfd., Series M ..........................................................         5,844,893*
       9,876     6.213% Pfd., Series G ..........................................................           516,070*
      26,200     6.231% Pfd., Series H ..........................................................         1,379,692*
      65,350     6.365% Pfd., Series F ..........................................................         3,469,431*
               Cobank, ACB:
      50,000     7.00% Pfd., 144A**** ...........................................................         2,778,750*
      75,000     Adj. Rate Pfd., 144A**** .......................................................         4,227,750*
$    500,000   Comerica (Imperial) Capital Trust I, 9.98% 12/31/26 Capital Security, Series B ...           584,522
$  2,250,000   First Hawaiian Capital I, 8.343% 07/01/27 Capital Security, Series B .............         2,498,344(1)
$  1,500,000   First Union Capital II, 7.95% 11/15/29 Capital Security ..........................         1,890,188
$    906,000   First Union Institutional Capital I, 8.04% 12/01/26 Capital Security .............           994,172
$  1,820,000   First Union Institutional Capital II, 7.85% 01/01/27 Capital Security ............         1,985,101
$  7,820,000   GreenPoint Capital Trust I, 9.10% 06/01/27 Capital Security ......................         8,839,220
$  2,500,000   HBOS Capital Funding LP, 6.85% Pfd. ..............................................         2,638,613(1)
      34,200   HSBC USA, Inc., $2.8575 Pfd. .....................................................         1,749,501*
      37,500   J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., 6.625% Pfd., Series H ...................................         1,933,875*
$    270,000   Keycorp Institutional Capital B, 8.25% 12/15/26 Capital Security .................           297,100
$    674,000   NB Capital Trust II, 7.83% 12/15/26 Capital Security .............................           737,990
$  1,700,000   RBS Capital Trust B, 6.80% Pfd. ..................................................         1,784,176**(1)
      16,500   Regions Financial Trust I, 8.00% Pfd. ............................................           432,713
$  2,635,000   Republic New York Capital II, 7.53% 12/04/26 Capital Security ....................         2,848,369(1)
          10   Roslyn Real Estate, 8.95% Pfd., Pvt., Series C, 144A**** .........................         1,079,875
$  1,200,000   Wachovia Capital Trust V, 7.965% 06/01/27 Capital Security, 144A**** .............         1,325,124
       7,500   Wachovia Preferred Funding, 7.25% Pfd., Series A .................................           217,350
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                                                                                                         61,229,489
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               FINANCIAL SERVICES -- 14.5%
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               The Bear Stearns Companies, Inc.:
      63,100     5.49% Pfd., Series G ...........................................................         3,171,090*
      49,040     5.72% Pfd., Series F ...........................................................         2,558,662*


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SHARES/$ PAR                                                                                                VALUE
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PREFERRED SECURITIES -- (CONTINUED)
               FINANCIAL SERVICES -- (CONTINUED)
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               Fannie Mae:
      60,000     4.75% Pfd., Series M ...........................................................  $      2,516,400*
     120,000     Adj. Rate Pfd. .................................................................         6,756,000*
               Freddie Mac:
       6,975     5.00% Pfd., Series F ...........................................................           308,121*
      28,350     5.30% Pfd ......................................................................         1,327,489*
               Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.:
      68,280     5.67% Pfd., Series D ...........................................................         3,493,205*
     154,475     5.94% Pfd., Series C ...........................................................         7,926,112*
      15,000     6.50% Pfd., Series F ...........................................................           401,325*
     123,805   SLM Corporation, 6.97% Pfd., Series A ............................................         7,025,934*
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                                                                                                         35,484,338
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               INSURANCE -- 8.4%
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$  2,000,000   AON Capital Trust A, 8.205% 01/01/27 Capital Security ............................         2,290,780
      21,000   Everest Re Capital Trust II, 6.20% Pfd. Series B .................................           515,550(1)
$  5,150,000   MMI Capital Trust I, 7.625% 12/15/27 Capital Security, Series B ..................         5,814,144
          18   Premium Assets, Series A, Zurich RegCaPS Variable Inverse Pfd., Pvt. .............         2,049,026*
$  4,000,000   Provident Financing Trust I, 7.405% 03/15/38 Capital Security ....................         3,858,100
       7,000   St. Paul Capital Trust I, 7.60% Pfd. .............................................           184,030
               Zurich RegCaPS Funding Trust:
       2,850     6.01% Pfd., 144A**** ...........................................................         2,889,629*
       2,950     6.58% Pfd., 144A**** ...........................................................         3,116,277*
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                                                                                                         20,717,536
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               UTILITIES -- 37.7%
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               Alabama Power Company:
         300     4.52% Pfd. .....................................................................            27,918*
       5,734     4.72% Pfd. .....................................................................           557,201*
     111,600     5.20% Pfd. .....................................................................         2,797,812*
     275,000     5.30% Pfd. .....................................................................         7,026,250*
      10,000   Baltimore Gas & Electric Company, 6.70% Pfd., Series 1993 ........................         1,044,050*
               Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation:
       5,000     4.35% Pfd., Series D, Pvt. .....................................................           424,625*
         900     4.96% Pfd., Series E, Pvt. .....................................................            83,947*
      10,000   Central Illinois Light Company, 4.64% Pfd. .......................................           938,050*
      11,000   Central Illinois Public Service Corporation, 4.90% Pfd. ..........................         1,057,705*
      16,679   Central Vermont Public Service Corporation, 8.30% Sinking Fund Pfd., Pvt. ........         1,734,533*


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SHARES/$ PAR                                                                                                VALUE
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PREFERRED SECURITIES -- (CONTINUED)
               UTILITIES -- (CONTINUED)
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               Connecticut Light & Power Company:
       2,024     4.50% Pfd., Pvt. ...............................................................  $         83,419*
       9,300     5.28% Pfd. .....................................................................           453,840*
       1,905     6.56% Pfd., Series 1968 ........................................................            98,603*
      15,778     $3.24 Pfd. .....................................................................           828,108*
       2,100   Consolidated Edison Company of New York, 4.65% Pfd., Series C ....................           196,381*
       2,886   Dayton Power and Light Company, 3.90% Pfd., Series C .............................           212,511*
               Duke Energy Corporation:
       4,556     4.50% Pfd., Series C, Pvt. .....................................................           400,655*
         519     7.04% Pfd., Series Y ...........................................................            53,569*
      30,762     7.85% Pfd., Series S ...........................................................         3,188,635*
               Duquesne Light Company:
       7,675     4.10% Pfd. .....................................................................           284,167*
       6,330     4.15% Pfd. .....................................................................           237,217*
         910     4.20% Pfd. .....................................................................            34,512*
      25,775     6.50% Pfd. .....................................................................         1,407,444*
       5,490     $2.10 Pfd., Series A ...........................................................           208,208*
       5,000   Energy East Capital Trust I, 8.25% Pfd.                                                      131,975
               Entergy Arkansas, Inc.:
       5,574     7.32% Pfd. .....................................................................           581,898*
      11,350     7.40% Pfd. .....................................................................         1,180,911*
       5,030     7.80% Pfd. .....................................................................           526,113*
       3,822     7.88% Pfd. .....................................................................           398,883*
      30,266     $1.96 Pfd. .....................................................................           757,407*
       4,555   Entergy Gulf States, Inc., 7.56% Pfd. ............................................           463,790*
               Entergy Louisiana, Inc.:
         260     7.84% Pfd. .....................................................................            27,187*
     106,138     8.00% Pfd., Series 92 ..........................................................         2,677,331*
               Entergy Mississippi, Inc.:
       5,000     4.92% Pfd. .....................................................................           427,250*
       8,600     7.44% Pfd. .....................................................................           891,218*
      10,800   Enterprise Capital Trust I, 7.44% Pfd., Series A .................................           274,590
               Florida Power Company:
      17,769     4.58% Pfd. .....................................................................         1,608,805*
       5,157     4.60% Pfd. .....................................................................           466,605*
      18,535     4.75% Pfd. .....................................................................         1,731,725*
      50,000   Georgia Power Capital Trust  V, 7.125% Pfd. ......................................         1,331,250
       2,010   Great Plains Energy, Inc., 4.50% Pfd. ............................................           163,433*
$  3,500,000   Houston Light & Power, Capital Trust II, 8.257%, 02/01/37 Capital Security .......         3,840,217

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SHARES/$ PAR                                                                                                VALUE
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PREFERRED SECURITIES -- (CONTINUED)
               UTILITIES -- (CONTINUED)
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      32,650   Indianapolis Power & Light Company, 5.65% Pfd. ...................................  $      3,108,770*
     384,000   Interstate Power & Light Company, 8.375% Pfd., Series B ..........................        12,963,840*
      14,250   Narragansett Electric Company, 4.64% Pfd. ........................................           658,136*
               Northern Indiana Public Service Company:
       3,905     7.44% Pfd. .....................................................................           399,228*
       7,465     Adj. Rate Pfd., Series A .......................................................           379,222*
       6,170   Ohio Edison Company, 4.44% Pfd. ..................................................           498,783*
               Pacific Enterprises:
      27,430     $4.50 Pfd. .....................................................................         2,464,860*
      10,000     $4.75 Pfd., Series 53 ..........................................................           948,500*
               PacifiCorp:
         451     5.40% Pfd. .....................................................................            47,964*
       1,225     $4.56 Pfd. .....................................................................           110,011*
      14,542     $4.72 Pfd. .....................................................................         1,351,752*
      14,388     $7.48 Sinking Fund Pfd. ........................................................         1,540,379*
       5,000   PECO Energy Company, $4.40 Pfd., Series C ........................................           406,850*
         790   Pennsylvania Power Company, 7.75% Pfd. ...........................................            80,197*
      11,194   Portland General Electric, 7.75% Sinking Fund Pfd. ...............................         1,134,232*
       5,000   PPL Electric Utilities Corporation, 6.75% Pfd. ...................................           522,775*
      10,000   Public Service Company of New Mexico, 4.58% Pfd., Series 1965 ....................           789,600*
               San Diego Gas & Electric Company:
       1,200     4.40% Pfd. .....................................................................            21,192*
         700     4.50% Pfd. .....................................................................            12,645*
      67,000     $1.70 Pfd. .....................................................................         1,746,020*
      18,750     $1.7625 Sinking Fund Pfd. ......................................................           483,844*
     125,000   Savannah Electric & Power Company, 6.00% Pfd. ....................................         3,248,750*
               South Carolina Electric & Gas Company:
      25,373     5.125% Purchase Fund Pfd., Pvt. ................................................         1,305,695*
       6,703     6.00% Purchase Fund Pfd., Pvt. .................................................           341,652*
      54,100   Southern California Edison, 4.08% Pfd. ...........................................         1,054,138*
      75,000   Southern Union Company, 7.55% Pfd. ...............................................         2,072,625*
$    750,000   TXU Electric Capital V, 8.175% 01/30/37 Capital Security .........................           825,244
               TXU US Holdings Company:
      10,000     $4.00 Pfd., Series TES .........................................................           745,750*
       5,700     $4.00 Pfd., Series TPL .........................................................           425,077*
       1,000     $4.84 Pfd. .....................................................................            90,230*
               Union Electric Company:
      14,150     4.56% Pfd. .....................................................................         1,309,158*
       4,000     $7.64 Pfd. .....................................................................           417,580*

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SHARES/$ PAR                                                                                                VALUE
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PREFERRED SECURITIES -- (CONTINUED)
               UTILITIES -- (CONTINUED)
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      12,500   Virginia Electric & Power Company, $7.05 Pfd. ....................................  $      1,289,500*
               Wisconsin Power & Light Company:
       1,220     4.50% Pfd. .....................................................................           111,978*
         394     4.80% Pfd. .....................................................................            38,184*
      13,000     6.20% Pfd. .....................................................................         1,334,255*
               Xcel Energy, Inc.:
      16,030     $4.08 Pfd., Series B ...........................................................         1,237,516*
      26,200     $4.10 Pfd., Series C ...........................................................         2,032,596*
      22,000     $4.11 Pfd., Series D ...........................................................         1,710,830*
      17,750     $4.16 Pfd., Series E ...........................................................         1,397,191*
      10,000     $4.56 Pfd., Series G ...........................................................           862,850*
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                                                                                                         92,379,547
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               OIL AND GAS -- 4.4%
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      17,200   Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, 5.46% Pfd. .......................................         1,764,720*
       7,000   Apache Corporation, 5.68% Pfd., Series B .........................................           730,450*
       8,000   Devon Energy Corporation, 6.49% Pfd., Series A ...................................           847,360*
       5,985   EOG Resources, Inc., 7.195% Pfd., Series B .......................................         6,386,953*
      10,000   Lasmo America Limited, 8.15% Pfd., 144A**** ......................................         1,104,650*
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                                                                                                         10,834,133
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               REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST (REIT) -- 0.9%
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      40,000   Realty Income Corporation, 7.375%, Pfd., REIT, Series D ..........................         1,067,800
      40,000   Regency Centers Corporation, 7.25% Pfd., REIT ....................................         1,041,400
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                                                                                                          2,109,200
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               MISCELLANEOUS INDUSTRIES -- 1.7%
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      13,600   E.I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company, $4.50 Pfd., Series B ........................         1,269,220*
      36,200   Farmland Industries, Inc., 8.00% Pfd., 144A**** ..................................            18,100*+
      33,250   Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., 6.25% Pfd., 144A**** ..............................         2,796,491*
      26,000   Touch America Holdings, $6.875 Pfd. ..............................................                --*+
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                                                                                                          4,083,811
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               TOTAL PREFERRED SECURITIES
                 (Cost $204,979,528) ............................................................       226,838,054
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SHARES/$ PAR                                                                                                VALUE
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CORPORATE DEBT SECURITY -- 0.5%
               UTILITIES -- 0.5%
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      45,000   Northern States Power Company, 8.00% .............................................  $      1,231,650
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               TOTAL CORPORATE DEBT SECURITY
                 (Cost $1,107,375) ..............................................................         1,231,650
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COMMON STOCKS AND CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES -- 5.1%
               BANKING -- 0.4%
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      50,000   New York Community Bancorp, Inc. .................................................           913,750*
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                                                                                                            913,750
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               INSURANCE -- 0.7%
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      50,000   UnumProvident Corporation, 8.25% Mandatory Convertible, 05/16/06 .................         1,715,750
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                                                                                                          1,715,750
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               UTILITIES -- 4.0%
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     107,500   Duke Energy Corporation ..........................................................         2,905,188*
      88,278   FPL Group, Inc. ..................................................................         7,015,894*
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                                                                                                          9,921,082
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               TOTAL COMMON STOCKS AND CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES
                 (Cost $11,227,229) .............................................................        12,550,582
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OPTION CONTRACTS -- 0.9%
       1,425   June Put Options on June U.S. Treasury Bond Futures, Expiring 05/20/05 ...........         2,317,578+
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               TOTAL OPTION CONTRACTS
                 (Cost $1,693,679) ..............................................................         2,317,578
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SHARES/$ PAR                                                                                                VALUE
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MONEY MARKET FUND -- 0.5%
   1,159,750   BlackRock Provident Institutional, TempFund ......................................  $      1,159,750
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               TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUND
                 (Cost $1,159,750) ..............................................................         1,159,750
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 TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $220,167,561***) .........................................        99.6%        244,097,614
 OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (NET) ...............................................         0.4%            983,537
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 TOTAL NET ASSETS AVAILABLE TO COMMON AND PREFERRED STOCK .........................      100.0%++  $    245,081,151
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 MONEY MARKET CUMULATIVE PREFERRED(TM) STOCK (MMP(R)) REDEMPTION VALUE ..........................       (80,000,000)
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 TOTAL NET ASSETS AVAILABLE TO COMMON STOCK .....................................................  $    165,081,151
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     *   Securities eligible for the Dividends Received Deduction and
         distributing Qualified Dividend Income.
    **   Securities distributing Qualified Dividend Income only.
   ***   Aggregate cost of securities held.
  ****   Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities
         Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt
         from registration to qualified institutional buyers.
   (1)   Foreign Issuer.
     +   Non-income producing.
    ++   The percentage shown for each investment category is the total value
         of that category as a percentage of net assets available to Common and
         Preferred Stock.

              ABBREVIATIONS:
  REIT   -- Real Estate Investment Trust
  PFD.   -- Preferred Securities
  PVT.   -- Private Placement Securities
            Capital  Securities  are treated as debt  instruments  for financial
            statement  purposes and the amounts shown in the Shares/$ Par column
            are dollar amounts of par value.




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ITEM 2. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

     (a) The registrant's  principal executive and principal financial officers,
         or  persons  performing  similar  functions,  have  concluded  that the
         registrant's  disclosure  controls and  procedures  (as defined in Rule
         30a-3(c)  under the  Investment  Company Act of 1940,  as amended  (the
         "1940 Act") (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c)))  are effective,  as of a date within
         90 days of the filing date of the report that  includes the  disclosure
         required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of these controls
         and  procedures  required by Rule  30a-3(b)  under the 1940 Act (17 CFR
         270.30a-3(b))  and Rules  13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b)  under the  Securities
         Exchange   Act  of  1934,   as  amended   (17  CFR   240.13a-15(b)   or
         240.15d-15(b)).


     (b) There  were  no  changes  in the  registrant's  internal  control  over
         financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17
         CFR  270.30a-3(d))  that occurred during the  registrant's  last fiscal
         quarter that have  materially  affected,  or are  reasonably  likely to
         materially  affect,  the  registrant's  internal control over financial
         reporting.


ITEM 3. EXHIBITS.

Certifications  pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a)  under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.



SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934 and the
Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

(Registrant) FLAHERTY & CRUMRINE PREFERRED INCOME FUND INCORPORATED
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By (Signature and Title)*    /S/ DONALD F. CRUMRINE
                         -------------------------------------------------------
                             Donald F. Crumrine, Director, Chairman of the Board
                             and Chief Executive Officer
                             (principal executive officer)

Date              APRIL 18, 2005
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Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934 and the
Investment  Company  Act of  1940,  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 (Signature and Title)*    /S/ DONALD F. CRUMRINE
                         -------------------------------------------------------
                             Donald F. Crumrine, Director, Chairman of the Board
                             and Chief Executive Officer
                             (principal executive officer)

Date              APRIL 18, 2005
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By (Signature and Title)*  /S/ R. ERIC CHADWICK
                         -------------------------------------------------------
                           R. Eric Chadwick, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer,
                           Vice President and Secretary
                           (principal financial officer)

Date              APRIL 18, 2005
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* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.