<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THE SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IN FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1994 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRET BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000029924 <NAME> DOW JONES & COMPANY, INC. <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1994 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1994 <CASH> 3,709 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 218,820 <ALLOWANCES> 18,040 <INVENTORY> 9,195 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 275,391 <PP&E> 1,805,333 <DEPRECIATION> 1,189,868 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 2,388,960 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 501,699 <BONDS> 261,563 <COMMON> 102,181 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <OTHER-SE> 1,388,521 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 2,388,960 <SALES> 1,524,389 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 1,524,389 <CGS> 760,252 <TOTAL-COSTS> 1,269,765 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 0 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 12,263 <INCOME-PRETAX> 236,082 <INCOME-TAX> 113,134 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 122,948 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> (3,007) <NET-INCOME> 119,941 <EPS-PRIMARY> 1.20 <EPS-DILUTED> 1.20