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 quarterly period ended  April 30, 1998     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           10,905,672 shares
              Class B Common Stock           12,001,793 shares