FORM 10-Q
                                     
                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                          WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549
                                     
                QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                  OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


For Quarter Ended              NOVEMBER 30, 1998


Commission File Number             1-5807


                        ENNIS BUSINESS FORMS, INC.
          (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


            TEXAS                                      75-0256410
   (State or other Jurisdiction of                 (I. R. S. Employer
    incorporation or organization)                 Identification No.)

      1510 N. Hampton, Suite 300, DeSoto, TX              75115
     (Address of principal executive offices)           (Zip Code)


                              (972) 228-7801
           (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


                     107 N. Sherman, Ennis, TX  75119
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last
report.)


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter prior period
that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been
subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

                                                        Yes  X       No.

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes
of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.



           Class                           Outstanding at November 30, 1998
Common stock, par value $2.50 per share                 16,253,490



                                     
                        ENNIS BUSINESS FORMS, INC.
                                     
                                   INDEX
                                     


Part I.   Financial Information

   Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets --
     November 30, 1998 and February 28, 1998                 2

   Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings --
     Three and Nine Months Ended November 30,1998
     and 1997                                                3

   Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash
     Flows --Nine Months Ended November 30, 1998
     and 1997                                                4

   Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial
     Statements                                              5

   Management's Discussion and Analysis of
     Financial Condition and Results of
     Operations                                          6 - 7


Part II.  Other Information                              8 - 9




                      PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION
                                     
                        ENNIS BUSINESS FORMS, INC.
                   CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                          (Dollars in Thousands)
                                (Unaudited)
                                                November 30,  February 28,
                                                    1998          1998
                                  Assets
Current assets:
  Cash and equivalents                               $ 23,309    22,700
  Accounts receivable, net                             18,467    17,980
  Inventories                                           4,902     8,063
  Other current assets                                  4,264     4,917
                                                     --------   -------

          Total current assets                         50,942    53,660
                                                     --------   -------

Property, plant and equipment, net                     34,490    34,852

Cost of purchased businesses in excess of amounts
  allocated to tangible net assets                      5,765     4,574

Other assets and deferred charges                       2,445     1,388
                                                     --------   -------

          Total assets                               $ 93,642    94,474
                                                     ========   =======

                   Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
  Current installments of long-term debt             $    197       191
  Accounts payable                                      3,981     4,759
  Accrued expenses                                      5,838     5,446
                                                     --------   -------

          Total current liabilities                    10,016    10,396
                                                     --------   -------

Long-term debt, less current installments                  32       206

Deferred credits, principally Federal income taxes      1,823     2,200

Shareholders' equity:
  Common stock, at par value                           53,125    53,125
  Additional capital                                    1,040     1,040
  Retained earnings                                   120,579   119,335
                                                     --------   -------
                                                      174,744   173,500
  Less:
     Treasury stock                                    92,973    91,828
                                                     --------   -------
          Total shareholders' equity                   81,771    81,672
                                                     --------   -------

          Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $ 93,642    94,474
                                                     ========   =======



See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

                                     2


                        ENNIS BUSINESS FORMS, INC.
                                     
               CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
              (Dollars in Thousands Except Per Share Amounts)
                                (Unaudited)

                                 Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended
                                     November 30,          November 30,

                                  1998      1997          1998      1997

Net sales                        $ 38,800     40,311   $112,038    116,516
                                 --------     ------   --------    -------

Costs and expenses:
  Cost of sales                    26,939     27,822     76,860     81,404
  Selling, general and
    Administrative                  6,974      7,770     20,561     22,981
  Loss on disposal of Heath
     Printers, Inc.                    --      3,067         --      3,067
                                  -------     ------   --------    -------

                                   33,913     38,659     97,421    107,452
                                  -------     ------   --------    -------

Earnings from operations            4,887      1,652     14,617      9,064

Investment and other income           302        284        977        798
                                  -------     ------   --------    -------

Earnings before income taxes        5,189      1,936     15,594      9,862

Provision for income taxes          1,909        805      5,731      3,741
                                 --------     ------   --------    -------

Net earnings                     $  3,280      1,131   $  9,863      6,121
                                 ========     ======   ========    =======

Weighted average number of common
 shares outstanding            16,166,634 16,437,828 16,329,264 16,438,071
                               ========== ========== ========== ==========
Per share amounts:
  Net earnings per basic and diluted
     share of common stock          $ .20        .07      $ .60        .37
                                    =====        ===      =====        ===

  Cash dividends                    $.155      $.155      $.465       .465
                                    =====      =====      =====       ====







See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

                                     
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                        ENNIS BUSINESS FORMS, INC.
                                     
              CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                          (Dollars in Thousands)
                                (Unaudited)


                                                        Nine Months Ended
                                                          November 30,

                                                       1998       1997

Cash flows from operating activities:
  Net earnings                                       $ 9,863        6,121
  Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to
   net cash provided by operating activities:
     Depreciation and amortization                     3,980        4,685
     Loss on disposal of Heath Printers, Inc.             --        3,067
     Changes in operating assets and liabilities       3,902        5,911
     Other                                            (1,329)      (2,105)
                                                     -------       ------
       Net cash provided by operating activities      16,416       17,679
                                                     -------       ------

Cash flows from investing activities:
  Acquisition of business                             (2,269)          --
  Capital expenditures                                (3,131)      (8,916)
  Other                                                  664           21
                                                     -------       ------

       Net cash used in investing activities          (4,736)      (8,895)
                                                     -------       ------

Cash flows from financing activities:
  Purchase of treasury stock                          (3,300)          (7)
  Dividends declared                                  (7,597)      (7,644)
  Other                                                 (174)         131
                                                     -------       ------

       Net cash used in financing activities         (11,071)      (7,520)

Net change in cash and equivalents                       609        1,264

Cash and equivalents at beginning of period           22,700       18,494
                                                     -------       ------

Cash and equivalents at end of period                $23,309       19,758
                                                     =======       ======











See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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                        ENNIS BUSINESS FORMS, INC.
           NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


1. Basis of Presentation
   ---------------------
   The  information included herein reflects all adjustments (none of which
   were other than normal recurring accruals) which, in the opinion of  the
   Company, are necessary to a fair statement of the financial position  as
   of  November  30,  1998  and  February 28,  1998,  and  the  results  of
   operations  and  cash flows for the three months and nine  months  ended
   November 30, 1998 and 1997.

   Statement  of  Cash Flow - Acquisition of Business was a purchase  price
   of  $3,400,000.  5,112,186 shares of Treasury stock valued at $1,133,313
   was issued as part of payment.

2. Earnings Per Common Share
   -------------------------
   The  Company adopted the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting
   Standards No. 128 (SFAS 128), Earnings Per Share, in the fourth  quarter
   of  fiscal 1998, which requires companies to present basic earnings  per
   share  and  diluted  earnings per share.  Basic earnings  per  share  is
   computed  by  dividing income available to common  stockholders  by  the
   weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the  period.
   Diluted  earnings per share reflects the potential dilution  that  could
   occur  if  securities  or  other contracts to issue  common  stock  were
   exercised or converted into common stock.  The Company has restated  its
   November  30,  1997  earnings  per  share  calculation  to  reflect  the
   adoption of SFAS 128.

3. Stock Option Plans
   ------------------
   As  of  November 30, 1998, the Company has reserved 1,124,212 shares  of
   common stock under incentive stock option plans.

4. Inventories
   -----------
   The  Company  uses the Last-In, First-Out (LIFO) method of  pricing  the
   raw  material content of most of its business forms inventories, and the
   First-In,  First-Out (FIFO) method is used to value the remainder.   The
   following  table summarizes the components of inventory at the different
   stages of production (in thousands of dollars):

                                 November 30,    February 28,
                                     1998           1998

          Raw material              $2,746          4,640
          Work-in-process              660          1,065
          Finished goods             1,496          2,358

                                    $4,902          8,063

5. Comprehensive Income
   --------------------
   The  Company adopted the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting
   Standards  No.  130 (SFAS 130), Reporting Comprehensive Income,  in  the
   first  quarter  of  fiscal 1999, which requires  companies  to  disclose
   comprehensive   income  separately  of  net  income   from   operations.
   Comprehensive income is defined as the change in equity during a  period
   from  transactions and other events and circumstances from non-ownership
   sources.   It  includes all changes in equity during  a  period,  except
   those  resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners.
   The  adoption of this statement had no significant effect on the Company
   for the three months and nine months ended November 30, 1998 or 1997.
                                     
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             MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
                    CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Liquidity and Capital Resources
-------------------------------
     At November 30, 1998, the Company's financial position continues to be
strong.  Working capital decreased from $43,264,000 at February 28, 1998 to
$40,926,000  at November 30,1998.  The decrease is due to the  purchase  of
treasury  stock of $3,300,000, to the $2,269,000 cash requirement  for  the
acquisition  of  Forms  Manufacturing Inc. and to capital  expenditures  of
$3,131,000.   The  Company  has $23,309,000 in  cash  and  equivalents  and
$32,000 in long-term debt, less current installments.

Results of Operations
---------------------
     Net sales for the three months and nine months ended November 30, 1998
decreased 3.7% and 3.8% respectively from the corresponding periods of last
year.  The  sales  decline  for  the  three  months  and  nine  months   is
attributable  to  the  sale  in January 1998 of  the  Company's  commercial
printing  operation in Seattle.  Sales on a year-to-year  basis,  excluding
the  impact of Seattle sales in the prior year were flat.  The gross profit
margins  decreased  5%  for the three months ended November  30,  1998  and
increased .2% for the nine months ended November 30, 1998 compared  to  the
corresponding  periods in the prior year. The gross profit margin  for  the
three  months  ended  November 30, 1998 decreased due  to  decreased  sales
volume. The Company has shifted its strategy to continuous cost improvement
one form that of a price improvement one in order to improve profit margin.
This strategy will give the Company a distinct competitive advantage as  it
goes  forward.   Selling, general and administrative expenses for the three
and  nine month periods ended November 30, 1998 decreased 10.2% and  10.5%;
respectively, compared to the corresponding periods in the prior year.  The
decreases  are  primarily due to the restructuring of the  Company's  sales
force  and  the  January  1998  sale of the Company's  commercial  printing
operation in Seattle.  Net earnings increased 190% and 61% respectively for
the  three  months  and  nine  months ended  November  30,  1998  from  the
corresponding  period  in the prior year.  Basic and diluted  earnings  per
share increased $.13 and $.23, respectively, for the three months and  nine
months ended November 30, 1998 from the corresponding periods of last year.
The $.13 per share increase in earnings from the quarter ended November 30,
1998  compared to the corresponding period in the prior year was due  to  a
1997  $1,994,000 after-tax charge associated with the decision to sell  the
commercial  printing operation in Seattle.   Net earnings and earnings  per
share  also  increased because of productivity improvements  and  decreased
selling,  general and administrative expenses.  The effective rate  of  the
Federal  and  state income tax expense was 36.8% and 41.6%  for  the  three
months  ended  November  30, 1998 and November 30, 1997  respectively,  and
36.8%  and  37.9% for the nine months ended November 30, 1998 and  November
30, 1997.

Revenue Growth
--------------
     The Company continues to be confident of its strategy to achieve
revenue growth through partnering arrangements with trade dealers and
manufacturers.  While the Company has entered in no actual partnering
contracts to date, the Company has experienced modest revenue growth in
it's West Coast forms manufacturing facilities during the past quarter as a
result of business obtained from informal partnering agreements with
certain manufacturers.  While there can be no assurance the informal
arrangements will evolve into firm contracts, the Company believes this
strategy will ultimately have a significant positive impact on revenue
growth.

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Accounting Standards
--------------------
      In  June  1997  the  FASB  issued Statement of  Financial  Accounting
Standards No. 131, "Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related
Information."   This  statement, effective  for  financial  statements  for
periods  beginning after December 15, 1997, requires that a public business
enterprise   report  financial  and  descriptive  information   about   its
reportable   operating  segments.   Generally,  financial  information   is
required  to  be  reported  on the basis that it  is  used  internally  for
evaluating  segment performance and allocating resources to segments.   The
Company  is  reviewing the provisions of this statement and, if  necessary,
will  change  its  current  reportable business  segments  to  reflect  the
organization structure of the Company.

Year 2000 issues
----------------
     The Year 2000 will have a broad impact on the business environment in
which the Company operates due to the possibility that many computerized
systems across all industries will be unable to process information
containing dates beginning in the Year 2000.  In 1995, for reasons
basically unrelated to preparations for the Year 2000, the Company invested
approximately $3,000,000 in a project to replace substantially all of its
existing computer hardware and software.  One of the benefits of this
project was to bring a major portion of the Company's technology into Year
2000 readiness.

      At the present time, the Company is concentrating its efforts to
insure readiness for the Year 2000 in the areas of determining the state of
readiness of major suppliers of goods and services, and to surveying the
Year 2000 readiness of various ancillary equipment used throughout the
Company in functions generally unrelated to information technology
function.  Both of these projects are scheduled to be completed by January
1999.  The Company does not expect either of these projects to require any
significant expenditure of funds.  Any additional Year 2000 readiness
requirements, which these projects may disclose, will be promptly evaluated
and corrected.

      The Company believes that substantially all of its internal
technology systems are prepared for Year 2000 at this time.  Any adverse
consequences to the Company as a result of lack of preparations for Year
2000 will occur as a result of external forces.  To the extent that it is
possible to determine if any of the Company's suppliers of goods and
services are unprepared for Year 2000, changes in suppliers will be made
where possible.  The Company does not expect major disruptions as a result
of any controllable factors relating to preparations for Year 2000.

Forward looking statement
-------------------------
      Management's result of operations contains forward-looking statements
that reflect the Company's current view with respect to future revenues and
earnings.    These  statements  are  subject  to  numerous   uncertainties,
including (but not limited to) the rate at which the business forms  market
is contracting, the application of technology to the production of business
forms,  demand  for the Company's products in the context of a  contracting
market,  variability in the prices of paper and other  raw  materials,  and
competitive  conditions  in the business forms  market.   Because  of  such
uncertainties,  readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance  on  such
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of January 13, 1999.



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                        PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION



Item 5.   Other Information
---------------------------

      On January 11, 1999, the Board of Directors elected Robert M. Halowec
to  the  position of Vice President - Finance and Chief Financial  Officer.
Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Halowec was employed by Moore Corporation
since 1986, most recently as Finance Director of its Cut Products Group  in
Nacogdoches, Texas.


Item 6.   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
------------------------------------------

     (a)  Exhibit
     
          Exhibit No. (27) Financial Data Schedule

     (b)  Reports on Form 8-K

          None.







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                                SIGNATURES


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


                                ENNIS BUSINESS FORMS, INC.



Date January 13, 1999           /s/Robert M. Halowec
     ----------------           --------------------
                                Robert M. Halowec
                                Vice-President Finance and Chief Financial
                                Officer




                                /s/Harve Cathey
                                ---------------
                                Harve Cathey
                                Secretary and Treasurer
                                Principal Accounting Officer