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, 1999    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           10,873,172 shares
Class B Common Stock           11,998,793 shares