<ARTICLE> 5
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000,000
       
                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   9-MOS
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<PERIOD-END>                               SEP-30-1995
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<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                             3279
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<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                0
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<TOTAL-REVENUES>                                 15553
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<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                     0
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<EXTRAORDINARY>                                     (5)
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<EPS-DILUTED>                                        0<F1><F2><F3>
<FN>
<F1>Consists of Marathon Stock issued, $287; Steel Stock issued, $83; Delhi 
Stock issued, $9.
<F2>Primary earnings per share applicable to Marathon Stock, $0.96; Steel Stock
$2.85; Delhi Stock $(0.04)
<F3>Fully diluted earnings per share applicable to Marathon Stock, $0.96; Steel
Stock, $2.76; Delhi Stock, $(0.04).
</FN>