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                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                            Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 10-K

             [ X ]   ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                    OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

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

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995
Commission file number 1-800

                               WM. WRIGLEY JR. COMPANY
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                   Delaware                        36-1988190
        (State or other jurisdiction of         (I.R.S. Employer
        incorporation or organization)         Identification No.)

          410 North Michigan Avenue
              Chicago, Illinois                          60611
      (Address of principal executive offices)         (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (312) 644-2121

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


                                          Name of each exchange on
   Title of each class                       which registered     

 Common Stock, no par value               New York Stock Exchange
                                          Midwest Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

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                              Title of each class

                      Class B Common Stock, no par value

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 by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant
to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (Section 229.405 of this chapter) is
not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of
registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information
statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K
or any amendment to this Form 10-K. [ ]

      As of March 13, 1996, there were outstanding 91,616,728 shares
of Common Stock, no par value, and the aggregate market value of
the Common Stock (based upon the closing price of the stock on the
New York Stock Exchange on such date) held by non-affiliates was
approximately $3,681,880,010.  As of March 13, 1996, there were
outstanding 24,603,761 shares of Class B Common Stock, no par
value.  Class B Common Stock is not traded on the exchanges, is
restricted as to transfer or other disposition, and is convertible
into Common Stock on a share-for-share basis.  Upon such
conversion, the resulting shares of Common Stock are freely
transferable and publicly traded.  Assuming all shares of
outstanding Class B Common Stock were converted into Common Stock,
the aggregate market value of Common Stock held by non-affiliates
on March 13, 1996 (based upon the closing price of the stock on the
New York Stock Exchange on such date) would have been approximately
$4,171,371,865. Determination of stock ownership by non-affiliates
was made solely for the purpose of this requirement, and the
Registrant is not bound by these determinations for any other
purpose.

      Certain sections of the Registrant's definitive Proxy
Statement, dated February 6, 1996, for the March 6, 1996 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders and of the 1995 Annual Report to
Stockholders are incorporated by reference into portions of Parts
I, II, III and IV of this Report.

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                                    PART I

Item 1.  Business

(a)  General Development of Business.

      (1)  General information.  From 1891 to 1903, the Company was
operated as a partnership until its incorporation in Illinois as
Wm. Wrigley, Jr. & Co. in December, 1903.  In November, 1910, the
Company was reincorporated under West Virginia law as Wm. Wrigley
Jr. Company, and in October, 1927, was reincorporated under
Delaware law.

      Throughout its history, the Company has concentrated on one
principal line of business: the manufacturing and marketing of
quality chewing gum products.

      (2)  Not applicable.

(b)  Financial Information About Industry Segments.

      The Company's principal business of manufacturing and selling
chewing gum constitutes more than 90% of its consolidated worldwide
sales and revenues.  All other businesses constitute less than 10%
of its consolidated revenues, operating profit and identifiable
assets.

(c)  Narrative Description of Business.

      (1)  Business conducted.  Following is a description of the
business conducted and intended to be conducted by the Company and
its wholly-owned associated companies (the Company):

            (i)  Principal products, markets and methods of
      distribution.  The Company's principal business is the
      manufacture and sale of chewing gum, both in the United States
      and abroad.

            The Company's brands manufactured and available in the
      United States are:  WRIGLEY'S SPEARMINT, DOUBLEMINT, JUICY
      FRUIT, BIG RED and WINTERFRESH which account for a majority of
      the Company's sales volume; FREEDENT, a specially formulated
      chewing gum which does not stick to most types of dental work,
      available in three flavors; and EXTRA sugarfree chewing gum,
      containing NUTRASWEET brand sweetener, available in four
      flavors and as bubble gum.

            Except for BIG RED, which has limited availability
      overseas, and WINTERFRESH, which is not distributed overseas
      as a brand, these Wrigley brands are also commonly available
      in many international markets. Additional brands manufactured
      and marketed abroad are:  ARROWMINT, COOL CRUNCH, DULCE 16,
      JUICY FRUIT and P.K, chewing gums in sugar coated pellet form,
      FREEDENT and ORBIT sugarfree gums in various flavors,
      sugarfree WRIGLEY'S SPEARMINT, DOUBLEMINT AND JUICY FRUIT and
      HUBBA BUBBA in various flavors, BIG BOY, and BIG G, all bubble
      gum products.

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            The Company's ten largest markets outside of the United
      States in 1995 were Australia, Canada, Czech and Slovak
      Republics, China, France, Germany, Philippines, Russia, Taiwan
      and the United Kingdom. 

            Finished chewing gum is manufactured in four factories in
      the United States and eleven factories in other countries. 
      Three domestic wholly owned associated  companies manufacture
      products other than finished chewing gum.  Amurol Confections
      Company, in addition to manufacturing and marketing children's
      bubble gum items including BIG LEAGUE CHEW, BUBBLE TAPE and
      other uniquely packaged confections, also has various non-gum
      items, such as a line of suckers, dextrose candy, liquid gel
      candy and hard roll candies as an important part of its total
      business.  Amurol is also developing export markets, currently
      the largest being Canada, Brazil and Japan.  The principal
      business of the L.A. Dreyfus Company is the production of
      chewing gum base, at one domestic and one overseas factory,
      for the parent and wholly owned associated companies, and for
      other manufacturers of chewing gum and specialty gum products
      in the United States and abroad.  Northwestern Flavors, Inc.
      processes flavorings and rectifies mint oil for the parent and
      associated companies and, as a small portion of its business,
      also manufactures flavorings and other ingredients for
      food-related industries.

            In 1979, the Company organized its domestic converting
      operations, under the name of Wrico Packaging Division, as a
      separate operating unit of the Company.  This division was
      created to help further the Company's capability to produce
      improved packaging materials.  Currently, Wrico produces about
      35% of the Company's domestic printed and other wrapping
      supplies.

            The Company markets chewing gum primarily through
      wholesalers, corporate chains and cooperative buying groups
      that distribute the product through retail outlets. 
      Additional direct customers are vending distributors,
      concessionaires and other established customers purchasing in
      wholesale quantities.  Customer orders are usually received by
      mail or telephone and are shipped by truck from factory
      warehouses or leased warehousing facilities.  Consumer
      purchases at the retail level are generated primarily through
      the Company's advertisements on television and radio, and in
      newspapers and magazines.

            (ii)  New products.  In overseas markets, a variety of
      sugarfree products were introduced or added to existing
      product lines in 1995.  Sugarfree WRIGLEY'S SPEARMINT,
      DOUBLEMINT AND JUICY FRUIT were introduced in Russia, Ukraine
      and Croatia in stick form. In East Europe EXTRA in mentholmint
      flavored tab form and ORBIT WINTERFRESH in stick form were
      introduced in many markets.  In Australia, New Zealand, the
      Middle East and Egypt EXTRA in spearmint and peppermint
      flavors in pellet form were introduced. EXTRA pellet in
      chlorophyll, fruit and menthol flavors were added to the
      product line in France, and in cherry and peach flavors in tab
      form in Canada.  EXTRA, in spearmint and peppermint flavors
      and EXTRA WINTERFRESH in stick form were introduced in Taiwan
      and in chlorophyll and menthol flavors in Belgium.  ORBIT
      pellets in peppermint and fruit flavors were introduced in
      Scandinavia and Israel and in peppermint and menthol flavors
      in Spain.

            (iii)  Sources and availability of raw materials. 
      Natural and synthetic raw materials blended to make chewing
      gum base are readily available from private contractors and in
      the open market.  

            Sugar, corn syrup, flavoring oils and aspartame are
      obtained in the open market, or under contracts, from
      suppliers in various countries.  All other ingredients and
      necessary packaging materials are also purchased on the open
      market and are readily available.

            (iv)  Patents and trademarks.  The Company holds numerous
      patents relating to packaging, manufacturing processes and
      product formulas.  Approximately a dozen patents relating to
      product formula and sweetener encapsulation, primarily for
      sugarfree gum, are deemed of material significance to the
      Company.  Most of these patents expire in the countries in
      which they are registered at various times through the year
      2015.

            Trademarks are of material importance to the Company and
      are registered and maintained for all brands of the Company's
      chewing gum on a worldwide basis.

            (v)  Seasonality.  On a consolidated basis, sales
      normally are relatively consistent throughout the year,
      although the combined second and third quarters generally
      contribute more than half of the Company's sales.

            (vi)  Working capital items.  Inventory requirements of
      the Company are not materially affected by seasonal or other
      factors.  In general, the Company does not offer its customers
      extended payment terms.  The Company believes these conditions
      are not materially different from those of its competitors.

            (vii)  Customers.  The Company's products are distributed
      through approximately 4,500 customers throughout the United
      States alone.  No single domestic or foreign customer accounts
      for as much as 10% of consolidated sales or revenues.

            (viii)  Orders.  It is the general custom of the
      wholesale trade to purchase chewing gum requirements at
      intervals of approximately ten days to two weeks to assure
      fresh stocks and good turnover.  Therefore, an order backlog
      is of no significance to the chewing gum business.

            (ix)  Government business.  The Company has no material
      portion of its business which may be subject to renegotiation
      of profits or termination of contracts at the election of the
      Government.

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            (x)  Competitive conditions.  The chewing gum market is
      an intensely competitive one in the United States and in most
      international markets.  Though detailed figures are not
      available, there are approximately 14 chewing gum
      manufacturers in the United States.  Outside sources estimate
      that Wrigley brands account for approximately 50% of the total
      chewing gum product unit sales in the United States.  The
      Company's principal competitors in the United States are the
      Warner-Lambert Company and RJR Nabisco.

            Wrigley brands are sold in over 120 countries and
      territories, although in some cases these markets are
      relatively small.  In most international markets, there are
      two or three major competitors and generally a half dozen or
      more other companies competing for a share of the gum market
      in each instance.

            In all markets in which the Company distributes its
      products, principal methods of competition are a combination
      of competitive profit margins to the trade, superior quality,
      brand recognition, product benefit and a fair consumer price.

            (xi)  Research and development.  The Company has for many
      years maintained an active in-house program, and has also
      contracted outside services for developing and improving
      Wrigley products, machinery and operations.  In relation to
      the Company's consolidated assets, revenues and aggregate
      operating expenses, amounts expended in these areas during the
      last three fiscal years have not been material.

            (xii)  Compliance with environmental laws.  Compliance
      with federal, state and local laws regulating the discharge of
      materials into the environment, or otherwise relating to the
      protection of the environment, has no material effect on
      capital expenditures, earnings or the competitive position of
      the Company.

            (xiii)  Employees.  During 1995, the Company employed
      approximately 7,300 persons worldwide.

      (d)  Financial Information About Foreign and Domestic
Operations and Export Sales.

            Information concerning the Company's operations in
      different geographic areas for the years ended December 31,
      1995, 1994 and 1993 is hereby incorporated by reference from
      the 1995 Annual Report to Stockholders, on page 19, under the
      caption "Operations by Geographic Areas," and on page 25 under
      the caption "Results of Operations."

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Item 2.  Properties

      The information below relates to the principal properties of
the Company which are primarily devoted to chewing gum production
or raw materials processing.  The Company considers the properties
listed below to be in good condition, well maintained and suitable
to carry out the Company's business.  All of the finished gum
factories listed below operated at least one full shift throughout
the year, all but one operated a substantial second shift and three
operated a third shift for much of the year.  All properties are
owned in fee by the Company unless otherwise indicated.  The
figures given in the table are approximate.

                                                     Floor Area
    Property and Location                          (Square Feet)

    FINISHED GUM FACTORIES

    Chicago, Illinois...............................   1,255,700
    Santa Cruz, California..........................     385,500
    Gainesville, Georgia............................     461,000
    Yorkville, Illinois.............................     225,000(a)

    Asquith, N.S.W., Australia......................     149,000
    Salzburg, Austria...............................      22,600
    Don Mills, Ont., Canada.........................     138,800
    Plymouth, England...............................     302,000
    Biesheim, France................................     512,000
    Nairobi, Kenya..................................      35,000
    Guangzhou, China, P.R.C   ......................      69,800(b)
    Manila, Philippines   ..........................     100,700(c)
    Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C...........................      62,300
    Bangalore, India ...............................      30,700
     
    Poznan, Poland .................................     110,000


    RAW MATERIALS PROCESSING FACTORIES

    Edison, New Jersey..............................     536,000
    West Chicago, Illinois..........................      40,300
    Biesheim, France................................      76,000

    OFFICE BUILDING

    Wrigley Building, Chicago, Illinois   ..........     453,400(d)

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      (a)  Does not include a 170,000 square foot warehouse facility
located in West Naperville, Illinois.

      (b)  In China, the Company has a 50 year lease with the
Guangzhou Economic Technological Development Zone for the land upon
which the factory is located.

      (c)  In the Philippines, the Laurel-Langley Agreement expired
on May 27, 1975 and, under the terms of the Philippine
Constitution, foreign firms were required to divest themselves of
their land sites (but not the structures or improvements thereon). 
Consequently, in December, 1975, Wrigley Philippines, Inc. donated
its land site, but not the buildings thereon, by deed to the
Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement, a non-stock, non-profit
organization with no government affiliation, on a lease-back
arrangement for a 25-year term with an option to renew for an
additional 25 years.

      (d)  This building is the Company's principal
non-manufacturing property and houses the offices of the Company's
corporate headquarters.  In 1995, the Company's offices occupied
approximately 132,000 of the 453,400 square feet of rentable space
in the building.

      In the case of each factory listed above, there are also
included some offices and warehouse facilities.  Also, the Company
maintains branch sales offices and warehouse facilities in the
United States and abroad.   

Item 3.  Legal Proceedings

     None.

Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

     None.

Executive Officers of the Registrant

      All elected officer positions are held for a one-year term. 
The positions and ages listed below are as of December 31, 1995. 
There were no arrangements or understandings between any of the
officers and any other person(s) pursuant to which such officers
were elected.

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                                                                    Effective
Name and Age                  Position(s) with Registrant            Date(s)  

William Wrigley, 62           President and Chief Executive Officer since 1961
R. Darrell Ewers, 62(a)       Executive Vice President               1984-1995
Douglas S. Barrie, 62         Group Vice President-International    since 1984
Ronald O. Cox, 57             Group Vice President-Marketing        since 1985
John F. Bard, 54(b)           Senior Vice President                 since 1991
Martin J. Geraghty, 59        Senior Vice President-Manufacturing   since 1989
William Wrigley, Jr., 32      Vice President                        since 1991
                              Assistant to the President             1985-1992
Donald E. Balster, 51         Vice President-Production             since 1994
                              Senior Director-U.S. Production       1991- 1994
                              Director-Manufacturing Administration  1990-1991
Gary Bebee, 49                Vice President-Customer Marketing     since 1993
                              Assistant Vice President-Marketing     1989-1993
David E. Boxell, 54           Vice President-Personnel              since 1992
                              Assistant Vice President-Personnel     1980-1992
Susan S. Fox, 37              Vice President-Consumer Marketing     since 1993
                              Assistant Vice President-Marketing     1989-1993
H. J. Shaun Kim, 52           Vice President-Engineering            since 1994
                              Senior Director-Engineering            1988-1994
Dushan Petrovich, 42          Vice President-Treasurer              since 1993
                              Treasurer                                   1992
                              Associate Treasurer                         1991
                              Corporate Accounting and
                                Control Manager                      1986-1990
Wm. M. Piet, 52               Vice President-Corporate Affairs      since 1988
                              Corporate Secretary                   since 1984
                              Assistant to the President            Since 1995
John A. Schafer, 55           Vice President-Purchasing             since 1991
                              Assistant Vice President-Purchasing    1985-1991
Philip G. Schnell, 52         Vice President-Research & Development since 1994
                              Senior Director-Research &
                                Development                          1988-1994
Christafor E. Sundstrom, 47   Vice President-Corporate Development  since 1988
Jaime E. Dy-Liacco, 64        Vice President-International          since 1980
                              President-Wrigley & Co., Ltd., Japan  since 1981
                              President-Wrigley Philippines, Inc.   since 1981
Philip G. Hamilton, 55        Vice President-International          since 1993
                              Managing Director, The Wrigley
                              Company Limited, England              since 1986
Jon Orving, 46                Vice President-International          since 1993
                              Managing Director, Wrigley
                              Scandinavia AB, Sweden                since 1983
Stefan Pfander, 52            Vice President-International          since 1992
                              Co-Managing Director of Wrigley
                              GmbH, Munich, Germany                 since 1981
Dennis R. Mally, 54(c)        Senior Director-Information Services  since 1995
                              Director-Information Service s         1993-1994
Philip C. Johnson, 50         Senior Director, Benefits &
                                 Compensation                       since 1995
                              Assistant Vice President-Personnel    1991-1995
John H. Sutton, 64            General Manager-Converting Division   since 1979
Dennis J. Yarbrough, 52       Corporate Controller                  since 1981

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      At the meeting of the Board of Directors immediately following
the annual stockholders' meeting of March 6, 1996, all officers set
forth in the schedule above were re-elected for a one-year term to
their positions in the Company except Mr. Ewers.  Additionally, the
titles of Messrs. Barrie and Cox were each changed to Group Vice
President from Group Vice President-International and Group Vice
President-Marketing, respectively.

      (a)  Mr. Ewers retired as Executive Vice President on August
31, 1995.

      (b)  Mr. Bard joined the Company in January 1991.  He
previously served as President and Chief Operating Officer and as
a Director of Tambrands, Inc. of Lake Success, New York, having
joined that company in 1985 as Executive Vice President.

      (c)  Mr. Mally joined the Company in 1993 assuming
responsibility for the Company's worldwide information systems. 
Before joining the Company, from 1989 to 1991 Mr. Mally was Vice
President Business Operations with The Cross Company in Fraser,
Michigan, a manufacturer of metal cutting and assembly machines. 
Following the 1991 acquisition of The Cross Company by Giddings &
Lewis, Mr. Mally served as Vice President Systems and Quality of
its Integrated Automation Division in Fraser, Michigan. 


                                    PART II

Item 5.  Market for Registrant's Common Stock and Related
         Stockholder Matters

      At December 31, 1995, the Company had two classes of stock
outstanding: Common Stock, listed on both the New York and Midwest
Stock Exchanges, and Class B Common Stock, for which there is no
trading market.  Shares of the Class B Common Stock were issued by
the Company on April 11, 1986 to stockholders of record on April 4,
1986.  Class B Common Stock is entitled to ten votes per share, is
subject to restrictions on transfer or other disposition and is at
all times convertible, on a share-for-share basis, into shares of
Common Stock.

      As of March 13, 1996 there were 30,566 stockholders of record
holding Common Stock and 4,684 stockholders of record holding Class
B Common Stock.  Regular quarterly dividends and any extra cash
dividends as may be deemed appropriate, which are identical on both
Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, are declared at scheduled
meetings of the Board of Directors and announced immediately upon
declaration.  Information regarding the high and low quarterly
sales prices for the Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange,
and dividends declared per share on a quarterly basis for both
classes of stock, is hereby incorporated by reference from the
Company's 1995 Annual Report to Stockholders, on page 24, under the
captions "Market Prices" and "Dividends."

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Item 6.  Selected Financial Data

      Summaries of selected financial data for the Company and
discussions of accounting changes which materially affect the
comparability of the selected financial data are hereby
incorporated by reference for the five-year period 1991 through
1995 from the Company's 1995 Annual Report to Stockholders under
the following captions and page numbers:  "Operating Data" and
"Other Financial Data", on pages 22 and 23; "Income Taxes", on page
26; and "Postretirement Benefits", on page 18.

Item 7.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
         Condition and Results of Operations

      Management's discussion and analysis of results of operations
and financial condition, including a discussion of liquidity and
capital resources, is hereby incorporated by reference from the
Company's 1995 Annual Report to Stockholders, on pages 25 and 26.

Item 8.  Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

      Consolidated financial statements of the Company at December
31, 1995 and 1994 and for each of the three years in the period
ended December 31, 1995, accounting policies and notes to
consolidated financial statements, with the report of independent
auditors, and selected unaudited quarterly data -- consolidated
results for the years ended December 31, 1995 and 1994 are hereby
incorporated by reference from the Company's 1995 Annual Report to
Stockholders, on pages 8 through 21 and 24, respectively.


Item 9.  Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on
Accounting and
         Financial Disclosure

      None.

                                   PART III

Item 10.  Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant

      Information regarding directors and nominees for directorship
is incorporated herein by reference from the Company's definitive
Proxy Statement, dated February 6, 1996, for the Annual Meeting of
Stockholders on March 6, 1996, on pages 3 through 5, under the
caption "Election of Directors".  For information concerning the
Company's executive officers, see "Executive Officers of the
Registrant " set forth in Part I hereof.

      Information regarding disclosure of late filers pursuant to
Item 405 of Regulation S-K is incorporated herein by reference from
the Company's definitive Proxy Statement dated February 6, 1996,
for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders on March 6, 1996, on page 22
under the caption "Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange
Act."

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Item 11.  Executive Compensation

      Information regarding the compensation of directors and
executive officers is incorporated herein by reference from the
Company's definitive Proxy Statement, dated February 6, 1996, for
the Annual Meeting of Stockholders on March 6, 1996, on pages 9,
and 13 through 21 under the general captions "Compensation of
Directors" and "Executive Compensation", respectively.

Item 12.  Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and
          Management

      Information regarding security ownership of certain beneficial
owners, of all directors and nominees, of the named executive
officers, and of directors and executive officers as a group, is
hereby incorporated by reference from the Company's definitive
Proxy Statement, dated February 6, 1996, for the Annual Meeting of
Stockholders on March 6, 1996, on pages 6, 7 and 8 under the
captions "Security Ownership of Directors and Executive Officers"
and "Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners."

Item 13.  Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

      Information regarding certain relationships and related
transactions is hereby incorporated by reference from the Company's
definitive Proxy Statement, dated February 6, 1996, for the Annual
Meeting of Stockholders on March 6, 1996 under the following
captions and page numbers:  "Election of Directors", on page 5,
regarding Mr. William Wrigley and Mr. William Wrigley, Jr.;
"Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners", on page 7 and 8,
regarding Mrs. Edna Jean Offield, Mr. James S. Offield and Mr.
Paxson H. Offield; "Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider
Participation", on page 21, regarding Mr. William Wrigley; and
"Related Transactions", on page 21 and 22, regarding the Company's
purchase of stock from the Wrigley Memorial Garden Foundation.  

                                    PART IV

Item 14.  Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedule, and Reports on
Form 8-K

     (a)  1,2.  Financial Statements and Financial Statement
Schedule

      The data listed in the accompanying Index to Financial
Statements and Financial Statement Schedule, on page F-1 hereof, is
filed as part of this Report.

          3.  Exhibits

      The exhibits listed in the accompanying Index to Exhibits, on
page F-3 hereof, are filed as part of this Report or are
incorporated by reference herein as indicated thereon.

     (b)  Not Applicable.

     (c)  See (a) 3 above.

     (d)  See (a) 1, 2 above.

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                                  SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has
duly caused this Form 10-K Report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date:  March 28, 1996                      WM. WRIGLEY JR. COMPANY
                                                 (Registrant)

                                           By: /s/ JOHN F. BARD
                                                    John F. Bard
                                           Senior Vice President
                                           (Principal Financial
                                            Officer)

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, this Report on Form 10-K has been signed below by
the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.

        Signature                  Title

                               President, Chief
    William Wrigley            Executive Officer,
                               Director

                               Senior Vice President
    John F. Bard               (Principal Financial Officer)

                               Corporate Controller
   Dennis J. Yarbrough         (Principal Accounting Officer)

                               Director
   Charles F. Allison III

                               Director
   Douglas S. Barrie     

                               Director
   Lee Phillip Bell

                               Director
   Robert P. Billingsley
                                                            
                               Director      By/s/ WM. M. PIET
   Gary E. Gardner                                 Wm. M. Piet
                                             Attorney-in-Fact
                               Director
   Penny Pritzker                            Date:  March 28, 1996

                               Director
   Richard K. Smucker

                               Director
   William Wrigley, Jr.

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                                                    Exhibit 23.

                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Annual Report
on Form 10-K of Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company of our report dated January
30, 1996, included in the 1995 Annual Report to Stockholders of Wm.
Wrigley Jr. Company.

Our audits also included the financial statement schedule of Wm.
Wrigley Jr. Company listed in item 14(a).  This schedule is the
responsibility of the Company's management.  Our responsibility is
to express an opinion based on our audits.  In our opinion, the
financial statement schedule referred to above, when considered in
relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole,
presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth
therein.

We also consent to the incorporation by reference in the
Registration Statements (Form S-8 Nos. 33-43738 and 33-22788)
pertaining to the Special Investment and Savings Plan for Wrigley
Employees and the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company Management Incentive
Plan, and in the related Prospectuses, of our report dated January
30, 1996, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and
consolidated financial statement schedule of Wm. Wrigley Jr.
Company included or incorporated by reference in this Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1995.


 /s/    ERNST & YOUNG LLP    
        Ernst & Young LLP


Chicago, Illinois
March 28, 1996

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                                                                     WM. WRIGLEY JR. COMPANY
                                                                                

                                                                  INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                                                AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
                                                                          (Item 14(a))

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                                                                           Reference         
                                                                    Form        Annual Report
                                                                    10-K             to
                                                                    Report       Stockholders

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Data incorporated by reference from the 1995 Annual Report
 to Stockholders of Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company:
   Consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 1995 and 1994........                     10-11
   For the years ended December 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993:
       Consolidated statement of earnings and retained earnings....                       8
       Consolidated statement of cash flows........................                       9
       Accounting policies and notes to consolidated financial
       statements..................................................                     12-19
   Consolidated financial statement schedules for the years ended
        December 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993:
 II.  Valuation and qualifying accounts............................   F-2

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      All other schedules are omitted since the required information
is not present or is not present in amounts sufficient to require
submission of the schedule, or because the information required is
included in the consolidated financial statements or accounting
policies and notes thereto.

      With the exception of the pages listed in the above index and
the items referred to in Items, 1,5,6,7, and 8 of this Form 10-K
Report, the 1995 Annual Report to Stockholders is not to be deemed
filed as part of this report.

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                                                                    WM. WRIGLEY JR. COMPANY 

                                                         Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
                                                          Years ended December 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993
                                                                         (In Thousands)

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     Column A             Column B             Column C               Column D      Column E    
                                               Additions          
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                         Balance at    Charged to     Charged to
                         Beginning     Costs and    Other Accounts  Deductions-     Balance at
    Description          of Period      Expenses       Describe      Describe(A)   End of Period

1995:
   Allowance for
    doubtful accounts...   6,645           2,754            -            339           9,060    

1994:
   Allowance for 
    doubtful accounts...   4,407           2,578            -            340           6,645    

1993:
   Allowance for 
    doubtful accounts...   2,357           2,800            -           750            4,407    



(A)  Uncollectable accounts written-off, net of recoveries.

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                           WM. WRIGLEY JR. COMPANY
                    AND WHOLLY OWNED ASSOCIATED COMPANIES

                              INDEX TO EXHIBITS
                                 (Item 14(a))

Exhibit 
Number                       Description of Exhibit

            Proxy Statement of the Registrant, dated February 6,    
            1996, for the March 6, 1996 Annual Meeting of
            Stockholders, is hereby incorporatedby reference.

 3(a).      Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant.
            (Incorporated by reference to the Company's Form 10-K
            filed for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1992.)
 
 3(b).      By-laws of the Registrant. (Incorporated by reference to
            the Company's Form 10-K filed for the fiscal year ended
            December 31, 1992.)

10(a)*.     Non-Employee Directors' Death Benefit Plan. 
            (Incorporated by reference to the Company's Form 10-K
            filed for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994).

10(b)*.     Senior Executive Insurance Plan.

10(c)*.     Supplemental Retirement Plan.  (Incorporated by reference
            to the Company's Form 10-K filed for the fiscal year
            ended December 31, 1994).

10(d)*.     Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors, as
            amended.

10(e)*.     Non-Employee Directors' Stock Retirement Plan, as
            amended.

10(f)*.     1995 Executive Incentive Compensation Plan. 

10(g)*.     Management Incentive Plan and the various programs
            thereunder.  (Incorporated by reference to the Company's
            Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994,
            except for sub-item (i) to this Exhibit 10(g) which is
            filed herewith, as amdended).

                (i)     Executive Incentive Compensation Deferral
                        Program, as amended.
                (ii)    Long-Term Stock Grant Program.
                (iii)   Stock Award Program.
                (iv)    Alternate Investment and Savings Program.
                (v)     1988 Stock Option Program.

13.         1995 Annual Report to Stockholders of the Registrant.

21.         Subsidiaries of the Registrant.

23.         Consent of Independent Auditors.  (See page 12.)

24.         Power of Attorney.
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*        Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement
         required to be filed as an exhibit pursuant to Item 14(c)
         of the rules governing the filing of this Report.

Copies of Exhibits are not attached hereto, but the Registrant will
furnish them upon request and upon payment to the Registrant of a
fee in the amount of $20.00 representing reproduction and handling
costs.