UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION    
                          Washington, D.C.  20549        
                                 FORM 10-Q





(X)  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES      
     EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934                         
                                                                             
For the Quarterly Period ended December 31, 1997 
                                                                             
                                     OR

( )  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES   
     EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Transition Period from  ________ to ________

Commission File Number 1-1822


                             LACLEDE GAS COMPANY  
           (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 

        Missouri                                43-0368139
 (State of Incorporation)                    (I.R.S. Employer
                                           Identification Number)


 720 Olive Street, St. Louis, Missouri                             63101
(Address of principal executive offices)                         (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code             314-342-0500
 

     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 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.                  
          
17,593,758 shares, Common Stock, par value $1 per share at 2/11/98.
      







                                        
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               LACLEDE GAS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES 











                                  PART I

                          FINANCIAL INFORMATION

    




The interim financial statements included herein have been prepared by the
Company, without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission.  These financial statements should be
read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto
included in the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 1997.




























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              LACLEDE GAS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
                    STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED INCOME               
                               (UNAUDITED)

(In Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)                         
<CAPTION>
                                                        Three Months Ended
                                                           December 31,
                                                         1997        1996
                                                         ----        ----
<S>                                                    <C>         <C>
Utility Operating Revenues                             $199,667    $193,865
                                                       -------------------- 
Utility Operating Expenses:
   Natural and propane gas                              126,309     120,248
   Other operation expenses                              22,659      21,289
   Maintenance                                            4,942       4,507
   Depreciation and amortization                          6,601       6,469
   Taxes, other than income taxes                        12,742      11,416
   Income taxes (Note 3)                                  8,153       9,393
                                                       --------------------
      Total Utility Operating Expenses                  181,406     173,322
                                                       --------------------
Utility Operating Income                                 18,261      20,543
Miscellaneous Income and Income Deductions
   (less applicable income taxes) (Note 3)                  867         531
                                                       --------------------
Income Before Interest Charges                           19,128      21,074  
                                                       --------------------
Interest Charges:
   Interest on long-term debt                             3,853       3,542
   Other interest charges                                 1,642       1,426
                                                       --------------------
      Total Interest Charges                              5,495       4,968
                                                       --------------------
Net Income                                               13,633      16,106 
Dividends on Preferred Stock                                 24          24
                                                       -------------------- 
Earnings Applicable to Common Stock                    $ 13,609    $ 16,082
                                                       ==================== 

Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding              17,558      17,558

Earnings Per Share of Common Stock                        $ .78       $ .92

Dividends Declared Per Share of Common Stock              $.330       $.325



<FN>
             See notes to consolidated financial statements.





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              LACLEDE GAS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
                       CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
<CAPTION>                         
                                                       Dec. 31     Sept. 30
                                                         1997        1997
                                                         ----        ----
                                                     (Thousands of Dollars)  
                                                     (UNAUDITED)
                                  ASSETS
<S>                                                    <C>         <C>  
Utility Plant                                          $802,668    $792,661
   Less:  Accumulated depreciation and amortization     330,467     325,088
                                                       --------------------
   Net Utility Plant                                    472,201     467,573
                                                       --------------------
Other Property and Investments                           30,257      29,724
                                                       --------------------
Current Assets:
   Cash and cash equivalents                              5,362       4,508
   Accounts receivable - net                            118,185      47,932  
   Materials, supplies, and merchandise at avg cost       5,444       5,216
   Natural gas stored underground for current use 
      at LIFO cost                                       54,766      56,867
   Propane gas for current use at FIFO cost              12,850      12,917  
   Prepayments                                            3,128       1,986
   Deferred income taxes                                 10,154       9,881
                                                       --------------------
      Total Current Assets                              209,889     139,307
                                                       --------------------
Deferred Charges                                         85,312      84,106
                                                       --------------------
Total Assets                                           $797,659    $720,710
                                                       ====================

                 
<FN>
             See notes to consolidated financial statements.











                                      






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              LACLEDE GAS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
                 CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (Continued)
<CAPTION>
                                                       Dec. 31     Sept. 30
                                                         1997        1997
                                                         ----        ----
                                                     (Thousands of Dollars)  
                                                     (UNAUDITED)
                    CAPITALIZATION AND LIABILITIES
<S>                                                   <C>        <C>
Capitalization:
   Common stock (19,423,178 shares issued)            $ 19,423    $ 19,423
   Paid-in capital                                      61,205      61,205   
   Retained earnings                                   201,591     193,776
   Treasury stock, at cost (1,865,638 shares held)     (24,017)    (24,017)  
                                                      -------------------- 
      Total common stock equity                        258,202     250,387
   Redeemable preferred stock                            1,960       1,960 
   Long-term debt (less sinking fund requirements)     179,105     154,413
                                                      --------------------   
         Total Capitalization                          439,267     406,760   
                                                      --------------------  
Current Liabilities:
   Notes payable                                       102,500      74,000   
   Accounts payable                                     42,444      29,628
   Refunds due customers                                 8,883         731
   Advance customer billings                               675      12,700   
   Current portion of long-term debt                    25,000      25,000
   Taxes accrued                                        10,056       6,848
   Unamortized purchased gas adjustments                 5,874      13,022   
   Other                                                20,621      22,509 
                                                      --------------------   
     Total Current Liabilities                         216,053     184,438
                                                      --------------------  
Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities:
   Deferred income taxes                                82,888      85,013   
   Unamortized investment tax credits                    7,193       7,280   
   Other                                                52,258      37,219
                                                      --------------------
      Total Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities     142,339     129,512
                                                      --------------------
Total Capitalization and Liabilities                  $797,659    $720,710
                                                      ====================   
 

<FN>
             See notes to consolidated financial statements.










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              LACLEDE GAS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
                 STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOWS
                              (UNAUDITED)
<CAPTION>
                                                        Three Months Ended   
                                                          December 31,
                                                         1997        1996
                                                         ----        ----
                                                     (Thousands of Dollars)
<S>                                                   <C>         <C> 
Operating Activities:      
 Net Income                                           $ 13,633    $ 16,106
 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
   provided by operating activities:
     Depreciation and amortization                       6,625       6,480
     Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits      556       1,910   
    Other - net                                           (557)        148
     Changes in assets and liabilities:
       Accounts receivable - net                       (70,253)    (75,792)
       Unamortized purchased gas adjustments            (7,148)     (5,510)  
       Deferred purchased gas costs                     13,242       3,252
       Advance customer billings - net                 (12,025)     (6,198)
       Accounts payable                                 12,816      45,929
       Refunds due customers                             8,152        (248)  
       Taxes accrued                                     3,208       2,644   
       Natural gas stored underground                    2,101       5,288
       Other assets and liabilities                     (5,748)     (6,938)  
                                                      --------------------
              Net cash used in operating activities   $(35,398)   $(12,929)
                                                      --------------------
Investing Activities:                                                      
 Construction expenditures                             (11,082)     (9,830)
 Investments - non-utility                                (416)       (727)  
  Employee benefit trusts                                  (34)       (197)  
  Other                                                     15          34
                                                      --------------------
              Net cash used in investing activities   $(11,517)   $(10,720)  
                                                      --------------------
Financing Activities:
 Issuance of short-term debt - net                      28,500      32,400   
 Dividends paid                                         (5,731)     (5,555)  
 Issuance of first mortgage bonds                       25,000           _   
                                                     ---------------------
          Net cash provided by financing activities   $ 47,769    $ 26,845   
                                                     ---------------------
Net Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents             $    854    $  3,196
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beg of Period               4,508       4,360
                                                      -------------------- 
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Year              $  5,362    $  7,556   
                                                      ====================
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Paid/(Refunded)
 During the Period for:
  Interest                                              $8,407      $8,222   
  Income taxes                                            (148)          -
<FN>
             See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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              LACLEDE GAS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
               NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1.  In the opinion of management, this interim report includes all           
    adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring accruals) necessary     
    for the fair presentation of the results of the periods covered.

2.  The registrant is a natural gas distribution utility having a material   
    seasonal cycle; therefore, this interim statement of consolidated        
    income is not necessarily indicative of annual results nor               
    representative of succeeding quarters of the fiscal year.

3.  Net provisions for income taxes were charged (credited) as follows       
    during the periods set forth below:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>                                          Three Months Ended      
                                                      December 31,
                                                   ------------------   
                                                    1997         1996
                                                    ----         ----
                                                 (Thousands of Dollars)
    <S>                                            <C>          <C> 
    Utility Operations
       Current:   
          Federal                                  $ 6,520      $ 6,416
          State and local                            1,099        1,082

       Deferred:                                     
          Federal                                      400        1,561
          State and local                              134          334
                                                   --------------------
       Subtotal                                    $ 8,153      $ 9,393
                                                   --------------------
              
    Miscellaneous Income and
       Income Deductions
       Current:
          Federal                                  $   100      $    58      
          State and local                               16            3      
                                     
       Deferred:
          Federal                                       18           13
          State and local                                3            2
                                                   --------------------
       Subtotal                                    $   137      $    76 
                                                   --------------------
                  Total                            $ 8,290      $ 9,469
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4.  The Company's Gas Supply Incentive Plan, which became effective October
    1, 1996 as part of the settlement reached in the Company's last rate     
    case, continues to provide significant benefits for both the Company's
    share owners and customers.  Under the Plan, the Company and its 
    customers share in certain gains and losses as measured against
    benchmark levels of gas costs as related to the acquisition, utilization
    and management of the Company's gas supply assets.  As part of this 
    Plan, the Company sells gas supply and pipeline capacity in markets
    outside of its normal service territory.  Results of the Plan are set    
    forth below:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>                                     Three Months Ended 
                                                 December 31,
                                            ----------------------
                                              1997          1996
                                              ----          ----
                                            (Thousands of Dollars)   
    <S>                                      <C>           <C>
    Incentive Plan Revenues                  $6,533        $8,535
    Incentive Plan Gas Expense                4,442         6,912
                                             ------        ------
    Income Before Income Taxes               $2,091        $1,623
                                             ======        ======

5.  As part of its annual review of the Company's gas costs, the Staff of    
    the MoPSC has recommended an adjustment which, if approved by the MoPSC  
    and upheld by the courts, would require the Company to refund to its     
    customers approximately $3.6 million of gains realized by the Company    
    from various sales made outside of Missouri between November 1995 and    
    March 1996.  The Company will vigorously oppose the Staff's recommended  
    adjustment before the MoPSC on the grounds that such adjustment violates 
    Missouri law, is impermissible under the Company's MoPSC-approved        
    tariffs, and is otherwise unlawful and unreasonable.  The Company        
    believes that the outcome of this matter is unlikely to have a material  
    adverse impact on the Company. 

6.  The Company is subject to various laws and regulations relating to the   
    environment, which thus far have not had a material effect on the 
    Company's financial position and results of operations.
    
    In the past, the Company operated various manufactured gas plants which  
    produced certain by-products and residuals.  At the request of the       
    United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Laclede performed   
    an investigation of one of the Company's former manufactured gas plant   
    sites located in Shrewsbury, Missouri (the Shrewsbury Site).  As         
    previously reported by the Company, the Company has had lengthy          
    discussions with the EPA and the Missouri Department of Natural          
    Resources (MoDNR) on the question of what additional actions are         
    required for the site.  On October 17, 1997, the Company submitted to    
    the EPA an Engineering Evaluation/Cost Analysis (EE/CA), together with   
    an accompanying letter (collectively the "Submitted EE/CA Documents"),   
    in which the Company proposed to maintain various institutional controls 
    at this site, to stabilize the bank of a drainageway located at the edge 
    of the site, and to perform a limited removal of some contaminants       
    located in certain small areas of the site.  The EPA and the MoDNR have  
    proposed changes to the Submitted EE/CA Documents to which Laclede is    
    preparing a response.  At this time, given the lack of final agreement   
    as to what additional actions should be taken, the ultimate costs to be  
    incurred regarding the Shrewsbury Site remain unclear.  Assuming the     
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    Company performs the limited actions described in the Submitted EE/CA    
    Documents and the actions anticipated to be included in the Company's    
    response to the EPA's and MoDNR's proposed changes to the submitted      
    EE/CA Documents, the Company estimates that the overall costs will be    
    approximately $740,000.  As of December 31, 1997, $541,000 of such       
    overall costs had been paid, and an additional $199,000 was reserved by  
    the Company.  If the Company is required to take any additional actions  
    with regard to the site, the Company may have to incur additional costs, 
    the extent of which cannot practicably be estimated currently.  The      
    Company has notified its insurers that it intends to seek reimbursement  
    from them of its investigation, remediation, clean-up and defense costs. 
    The Company intends to seek recovery, if practicable, from any other     
    potentially responsible parties.
    
    In a separate matter, MoDNR has accepted the Company's application to    
    place the site of a different former manufactured gas plant located in   
    the City of St. Louis, Missouri (which site was also used by subsequent  
    owners as the site of a coke manufacturing facility) in the Missouri     
    Voluntary Cleanup Program, for the purpose of characterizing the site.   
    MoDNR's preliminary tests conducted at the site reflect the presence of  
    coke and gas plant manufacturing wastes, as well as certain heavy metal  
    wastes.  The Company and MoDNR have agreed upon the scope of the         
    Company's initial investigation, which consists of the drilling of       
    monitoring wells to assess the condition of groundwater at this site.    
    The monitoring wells have been drilled, and the Company is evaluating    
    the results of the samples taken.  The Company currently                 
    estimates that the cost of such investigation, MoDNR oversight costs and 
    associated legal and engineering consulting costs relative to such       
    investigation of the site would together approximate $96,000.            
    Currently, $36,000 has been paid and an additional $60,000 has been      
    reserved on the Company's books.  The City of St. Louis, the current     
    owner of the site, received proposals from several different groups to   
    develop this site.  Various portions of the development proposals dealt  
    with the issue of the environmental condition of the site, and the       
    impact of such condition on possible development plans.  Unless and      
    until any development proposal is selected, the Company is unable to     
    determine the impact, if any, that any proposed development will have on 
    actions to be taken regarding the site, and the cost of any such         
    actions.  The Company has notified its insurers that the Company intends 
    to seek reimbursement from them for investigation, remediation, clean-up 
    and defense costs.  The Company has also requested that other former     
    site owners and/or operators participate in the cost of any site         
    investigation, but none has yet agreed to do so.  The Company plans to   
    seek proportionate reimbursement of all costs incurred with respect to   
    this site from such parties and/or any other potentially responsible     
    parties, to the extent practicable.

    The Company is presently unable to evaluate or quantify further the      
    scope or cost of any environmental response activity with regard to the  
    above two former manufactured gas plant sites.

    In the Company's most recent rate case, the Missouri Public Service      
    Commission approved, effective September 1, 1996, the continued use of a 
    cost deferral mechanism, originally approved as part of a 1994 rate case 
    settlement, for the Company's use in applying for appropriate rate       
    recovery of various environmental costs in connection with former        
    manufactured gas plants.  This authorization will be null and void if    
    the Company does not file to further adjust its rates by September 1,    
    1998; and, in any event, the recovery of costs thus deferred may be      
    challenged in future rate proceedings.

7.  This Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the Notes to           
    Consolidated Financial Statements contained in the Company's 1997 Form   
    10-K.
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                MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
             FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Earnings for the quarter ended December 31, 1997 were $.78 per share 
compared with $.92 per share for the same quarter last year.  The decrease 
in earnings was primarily attributable to higher operating expenses and
lower gas sales arising from slightly warmer weather this year.

Utility operating revenues for the quarter ended December 31, 1997 were 
$199.7 million compared with $193.9 million for the quarter ended December 
31, 1996.  The $5.8 million, or 3.0%, increase was principally due to 
increased wholesale gas costs (which are passed on to Laclede's customers 
under the Company's Purchased Gas Adjustment Clause), partially offset by
lower gas sales volumes arising mainly from the slightly warmer weather. 
System therms sold and transported decreased by 4.2 million therms, or 1.2%,
below the quarter ended December 31, 1996.

Utility operating expenses for the quarter ended December 31, 1997 increased
by $8.1 million, or 4.7%, above the same quarter last year.  Natural and 
propane gas expense this quarter increased $6.1 million, or 5.0%, above 
last year mainly due to higher rates charged by our suppliers, partially
offset by decreased volumes purchased for sendout (primarily resulting from
the warmer weather).  Other operation and maintenance expenses increased
$1.8 million, or 7.0%, principally due to increased distribution and
maintenance charges, higher wage rates, fewer gains on lump sum pension
settlements recognized and increased group insurance expense.  These
increases were partially offset by lower net pension costs. Depreciation and
amortization expense increased 2.0% primarily due to additional property. 
Taxes, other than income taxes, increased 11.6% mainly due to higher real
estate and personal property taxes this quarter and higher gross receipts
taxes (reflecting increased revenues).  The $1.2 million decrease in income
taxes is principally due to lower taxable income.

Miscellaneous income and income deductions increased $.3 million primarily
due to improved subsidiary results and minor variations in several areas. 
The 10.6% increase in interest expense is mainly due to higher interest on
long-term debt resulting from the issuance of $25 million of 6-1/2% First
Mortgage Bonds in October 1997.


LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

The Company's short-term borrowing requirements typically peak during colder
months, principally because of required payments for natural gas made in 
advance of the receipt of cash from the Company's customers for the sale of 
that gas.  Such short-term cash requirements have traditionally been met 
through the sale of commercial paper supported by lines of credit with 
banks.  In January 1998, the Company renewed its primary lines of bank 
credit under which it may borrow up to $40 million prior to January 31, 
1999, with renewal of any loans outstanding on that date permitted to 
June 30, 1999.  This, along with a previously obtained $70 million 
supplemental line of credit which runs through August 30, 1998, provides a 
total line of credit of $110 million for the 1997-1998 heating season. 
During fiscal 1998 to date, the Company sold commercial paper aggregating to
a maximum of $110.0 million at any one time, but did not borrow from the
banks under the aforementioned agreements.  Short-term borrowings amounted
to $89.5 million at January 31, 1998.

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As part of its annual review of the Company's gas costs, the Staff of the
MoPSC has recommended an adjustment which, if approved by the MoPSC and
upheld by the courts, would require the Company to refund to its customers
approximately $3.6 million of gains realized by the Company from various
sales made outside of Missouri between November 1995 and March 1996.  The
Company will vigorously oppose the Staff's recommended adjustment before the
MoPSC on the grounds that such adjustment violates Missouri law, is
impermissible under the Company's MoPSC-approved tariffs, and is otherwise
unlawful and unreasonable.  The Company believes that the outcome of this
matter is unlikely to have a material adverse impact on the Company.

The Company is subject to various laws and regulations relating to the
environment, which thus far have not had a material effect on the Company's
financial position and results of operations.  However, the Company has
reported certain environmental liabilities in connection with two
manufactured gas plants operated by the Company in the past which produced
certain by-products and residuals.  The Company has either already paid or
reserved overall costs of $836,000 which are estimated to cover the
performance of certain limited actions at these locations.  At this time,
the ultimate costs to be incurred remain unclear, as does the amount of any
recovery which the Company may be able to obtain from other responsible
parties and/or the Company's insurers.  In the Company's most recent rate
case, the MoPSC approved, effective September 1, 1996, the continued use of
a cost deferral mechanism for the appropriate rate recovery of various 
environmental costs which authorization will be null and void if the Company
does not file to further adjust its rates by September 1, 1998.  In any
event, the recovery of costs thus deferred may be challenged in future rate
proceedings.  Refer to Note 6 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
on page 8 for additional information on the Company's environmental matters.

Construction expenditures for the quarter were $11.1 million compared with
$9.8 million for the same period last year.

Many of the Company's computer systems and applications will not recognize
the turn of the century and, thus, require programming modification or
replacement.  For more than a year, the Company, through the use of internal
and external resources, has been involved in the process of modifying and
replacing significant portions of its computer systems in order to make such
systems operational in the year 2000 and beyond, as well as to provide
additional benefits.  The costs associated with the replacement of certain
computer systems are being recorded as assets and will be amortized, while
the costs of modifying the remaining systems to fix the year 2000 problem
are being charged to expense.  Currently, the Company estimates that the
costs remaining to be incurred and charged to expense during the next two
years are approximately $2 million.

Capitalization at December 31, 1997 increased $32.5 million since September 
30, 1997 and consisted of 58.8% common stock equity, .4% preferred stock 
equity and 40.8% long-term debt.

The seasonal effect of the Company's financial position affects the 
comparison of certain balance sheet items at December 31, 1997 and at 
September 30, 1997 such as Accounts Receivable - Net, Notes Payable, 
Accounts Payable and Advance Customer Billings.


 


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                           OTHER INFORMATION





































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                 LACLEDE GAS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings
         
         For a discussion of environmental matters, see Note 6 of the Notes  
         to Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I, Financial           
         Information.  

         During the quarter ended December 31, 1997, there were no new       
         legal proceedings required to be disclosed.  

Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

         (a)  See Exhibit Index

         (b)  Reports on Form 8-K

              The Company filed a Form 8-K during the quarter ended 
         December 31, 1997.  

         Item reported:

         Pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement, effective October 16, 1997   
         (the "Underwriting Agreement"), Laclede Gas Company (the            
         "Registrant"), on October 21, 1997 sold to ABN AMRO Chicago         
         Corporation, the Underwriter named on Schedule I attached to the    
         Underwriting Agreement, $25,000,000 aggregate principal amount of   
         its First Mortgage Bonds, 6 1/2% Series due October 15, 2012 (the   
         "Bonds").  The Bonds have been issued under a Mortgage and Deed of  
         Trust, dated as of February 1, 1945, under which State Street Bank  
         and Trust Company of Missouri, N.A. is the present Trustee.  Such   
         Mortgage and Deed of Trust had previously been amended and          
         supplemented and has been further supplemented by a Twenty-Third    
         Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 15, 1997 (the           
         "Supplemental Indenture").  The registration statement on Form S-3  
         with respect to the First Mortgage Bonds of the Registrant,         
         including the Bonds (File No. 33-60996), was filed by the           
         Registrant on April 13, 1993 and declared effective by the          
         Securities and Exchange Commission on April 21, 1993.  Copies of    
         the Underwriting Agreement and the Supplemental Indenture were      
         attached to the Form 8-K as Exhibits 1.01 and 4.01, respectively.

         Financial Statements Filed:  None.

         Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):
           October 16, 1997

         Date Report Filed:  November 6, 1997.











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              LACLEDE GAS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES


                               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.





                                                  LACLEDE GAS COMPANY


Date:  February 11, 1998                           /s/ G. T. McNeive, Jr.
                                                  ------------------------
                                                    G. T. McNeive, Jr.
                                              Sr. Vice President - Finance   
                                              (Authorized Signatory and
                                               Chief Financial Officer) 






























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                          Index to Exhibits


                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                               Sequentially
Exhibit                                                          Numbered
Number            Exhibit                                          Page
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3.01(ii)      Amendment to the Company's By-Laws, effective 
              at the close of business on November 20, 1997,  
              adopted by the Company's Board of Directors on        
              November 20, 1997.                                    16
           
 27           Financial Data Schedule UT                            17 






















                                 















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