<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the 
Reynolds Metals Company Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet (Unaudited) 
for September 30, 1994 and Consolidated Statement of Income (Unaudited) 
for the Quarter and Nine Months Ended September 30, 1994, and is qualified 
in its entirety by reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000,000
       
                             
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<FN>
<F1>This amount represents total receivables, since trade receivables are not
broken out separately at interim dates, in accordance with S-X 10-01(2).
</FN>