<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> Commercial and Industrial Companies Article 5 of Regulation S-X </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> JUL-31-1995 <PERIOD-END> JAN-28-1995 <CASH> 976 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 30448 <ALLOWANCES> 172 <INVENTORY> 125355 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 147206 <PP&E> 193737 <DEPRECIATION> 105914 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 242610 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 94852 <BONDS> 49673 <COMMON> 1880 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 70 <OTHER-SE> 85043 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 242610 <SALES> 176762 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 176762 <CGS> 155564 <TOTAL-COSTS> 155564 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 16529 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 3253 <INCOME-PRETAX> 1416 <INCOME-TAX> 524 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 892 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 892 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0.31 <EPS-DILUTED> 0.31