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<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE  CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL  INFORMATION  EXTRACTED FROM THE J. B.
WILLIAMS  HOLDINGS,  INC.  FINANCIAL  STATEMENTS FOR THE QUARTERLY  PERIOD ENDED
APRIL 3, 1999 AND IS QUALIFIED  IN ITS  ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH  FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
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<NAME>                        J.B. Williams Holdings, Inc.
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<INCOME-PRETAX>                                                          (1,931)
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