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  July 31, 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           10,814,472 shares
Class B Common Stock           11,998,793 shares