<ARTICLE>                                                                 5
<LEGEND>  THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED
          FROM THE HASTINGS MANUFACTURING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES FORM
          10-Q THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1999, AND IS QUALIFIED IN
          ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
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<PERIOD-END>                                                    MAR-31-1999
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<PP&E>                                                           25,601,167
<DEPRECIATION>                                                 (16,780,848)
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<EPS-DILUTED>                                                           .06