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<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                NOV-30-1997         NOV-30-1997         NOV-30-1997       NOV-30-1997
<PERIOD-START>                   DEC-01-1996         DEC-01-1996         DEC-01-1996       DEC-01-1996
<PERIOD-END>                     NOV-30-1997         FEB-28-1997         MAY-31-1997       AUG-31-1997
<CASH>                                68,242              11,078              17,787            10,795
<SECURITIES>                          71,976<F1>          79,683<F1>          78,494<F1>        74,322<F1>
<RECEIVABLES>                        378,242             210,799             226,999           274,497
<ALLOWANCES>                               0                   0                   0                 0
<INVENTORY>                          790,243             759,897             789,296           852,793
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                           0                   0                   0                 0
<PP&E>                                     0                   0                   0                 0
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<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                      0                   0                   0                 0
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<SALES>                            1,843,614             339,635             746,676         1,207,220
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<CGS>                              1,512,766             279,588             614,526           994,489
<TOTAL-COSTS>                      1,525,465<F3>         282,834<F3>         620,748<F3>     1,003,499<F3>
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                     234,547<F4>          49,284<F4>         101,943<F4>       158,573<F4>
<LOSS-PROVISION>                           0                   0                   0                 0
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<INCOME-PRETAX>                       91,030               6,944              23,649            47,412
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<FN>
<F1>MARKETABLE SECURITIES ARE COMPRISED OF FIRST MORTGAGES AND MORTGAGE-BACKED
SECURITIES WHICH ARE HELD FOR LONG-TERM INVESTMENT.  THE MORTGAGE-BACKED
SECURITIES SERVE AS COLLATERAL FOR RELATED COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS.
<F2>BONDS ARE COMPRISED OF SENIOR AND SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES AND COLLATERALIZED
MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS.
<F3>TOTAL COSTS INCLUDE INTEREST EXPENSE ON THE COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS,
AS THE ASSOCIATED INTEREST INCOME GENERATED FROM THE MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES
IS INCLUDED IN TOTAL REVENUES.
<F4>OTHER EXPENSES ARE COMPRISED OF SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.
</FN>