<TABLE> <S> <C>

<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM WHITMAN
CORPORATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE
TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
<CIK> 0001084230
<NAME> WHITMAN CORPORATION
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000

<S>                             <C>                <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   9-MOS              9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>               JAN-01-2000        JAN-02-1999
<PERIOD-END>                    OCT-02-1999        SEP-30-1998
<CASH>                              116,500                  0
<SECURITIES>                              0                  0
<RECEIVABLES>                       257,000                  0
<ALLOWANCES>                          4,400                  0
<INVENTORY>                         106,700                  0
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                    515,600                  0
<PP&E>                            1,375,900                  0
<DEPRECIATION>                      533,600                  0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                    2,846,000                  0
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>               707,100                  0
<BONDS>                             803,000                  0
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                     0                  0
<PREFERRED>                               0                  0
<COMMON>                          1,633,800                  0
<OTHER-SE>                         (443,700)                 0
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>      2,846,000                  0
<SALES>                           1,574,100          1,233,300
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                  1,574,100          1,233,300
<CGS>                               909,800            732,500
<TOTAL-COSTS>                     1,437,400 <F1>     1,070,300 <F6>
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                     49,900             12,100
<LOSS-PROVISION>                          0                  0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                   44,900 <F2>        26,900 <F7>
<INCOME-PRETAX>                      41,900            124,000
<INCOME-TAX>                          6,900             56,800
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                  28,400 <F3>        50,700 <F8>
<DISCONTINUED>                      (27,200)              (500)
<EXTRAORDINARY>                           0            (18,300)
<CHANGES>                                 0                  0
<NET-INCOME>                          1,200             31,900
<EPS-BASIC>                          0.01 <F4>          0.32 <F9>
<EPS-DILUTED>                          0.01 <F5>          0.31 <F10>
<FN>
<F1>
TOTAL COSTS  INCLUDE  COST OF GOODS SOLD,  SG&A  EXPENSES,  SPECIAL  CHARGES AND
AMORTIZATION EXPENSE OF $909,800, $480,700 $27,900 AND $19,000, RESPECTIVELY.

<F2>
INTEREST EXPENSE,  NET, INCLUDES INTEREST EXPENSE AND INTEREST INCOME OF $47,600
AND $2,700, RESPECTIVELY.

<F3>
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS IS REDUCED BY MINORITY INTEREST OF $6,600.

<F4>
BASIC INCOME PER COMMON SHARE:

CONTINUING OPERATIONS    $ 0.24
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS   (0.23)
NET INCOME               $ 0.01

<F5>
DILUTED INCOME PER COMMON SHARE:

CONTINUING OPERATIONS    $ 0.24
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS   (0.23)
NET INCOME               $ 0.01

<F6>
TOTAL COSTS INCLUDE COSTS OF GOODS SOLD, SG&A EXPENSES AND AMORTIZATION EXPENSE
OF $732,500, $326,000 AND $11,800, RESPECTIVELY.

<F7>
INTEREST EXPENSE, NET, INCLUDES INTEREST EXPENSE, INTEREST INCOME FROM HUSSMANN
INTERNATIONAL, INC. ("HUSSMANN") AND MIDAS, INC. ("MIDAS") AND OTHER INTEREST
INCOME OF $35,100, $1,600 AND $6,600, RESPECTIVELY.  INTEREST INCOME FROM
HUSSMANN AND MIDAS RELATED TO INTERCOMPANY LOANS AND ADVANCES.  THE RELATED
INTEREST EXPENSE RECORDED BY HUSSMANN AND MIDAS IS INCLUDED IN INCOME FROM
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS AFTER TAXES.

<F8>
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS IS REDUCED BY MINORITY INTEREST OF $16,500.

<F9>
BASIC INCOME PER COMMON SHARE:

CONTINUING OPERATIONS    $  0.50
EXTRAORDINARY LOSS         (0.18)
NET INCOME               $  0.32

<F10>
DILUTED INCOME PER COMMON SHARE:

CONTINUING OPERATIONS    $  0.49
EXTRAORDINARY LOSS         (0.18)
NET INCOME                  0.31
</FN>


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