EXHIBIT 32.2

                                  CERTIFICATION
                           PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF
                         THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002



I, James H. Perry, as Chief Financial Officer of United Industrial Corporation
(the "Company") certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002, that to my knowledge:

     a.   the accompanying Form 10-Q report for the period ended March 31, 2004
          as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the
          "Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
          15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

     b.   the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
          material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
          of the Company.


Date:      May 7, 2004                                /s/ James H. Perry
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                                                     James H. Perry
                                                     Chief Financial Officer




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