SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           WASHINGTON, D.C.    20549

                                  FORM 10-Q

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


For the Quarter Ended January 31, 2000      Commission File Number  1-566

                            GREIF BROS. CORPORATION
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

           Delaware                                 31-4388903
 (State or other jurisdiction of                 (I.R.S. Employer
  incorporation or organization)                Identification No.)

 425 Winter Road, Delaware, Ohio                       43015
 (Address of principal executive offices)           (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code  (740) 549-6000

                                Not Applicable
Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last
report.

Indicated 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 close of the period covered by this
report:

Class A Common Stock            10,587,296 shares
Class B Common Stock            11,847,859 shares