<ARTICLE>                     5


<LEGEND>
                          AMERICAN MIDLAND CORPORATION
                             FINANCIAL DATA SCHEDULE
                           ARTICLE 5 OF REGULATION S-X


This schedulecontains summary financial information extracted from the condensed
consolidated  finacial  statements for the three months ended March 31, 1999 and
is qualified in its entirety by reference to such statements.
</LEGEND>
       
                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   3-mos
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>               dec-31-1999
<PERIOD-END>                    mar-31-1999
<CASH>                                  6,000   
<SECURITIES>                            0       
<RECEIVABLES>                           0 
<ALLOWANCES>                            0
<INVENTORY>                             0
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                        6,000
<PP&E>                                  0
<DEPRECIATION>                          0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                          3,690,000   
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                   464,000   
<BONDS>                                 0       
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                   0       
<PREFERRED>                             0       
<COMMON>                                57,000       
<OTHER-SE>                              2,322,000  
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>            3,690,000
<SALES>                                 0
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                        0 
<CGS>                                   0
<TOTAL-COSTS>                           0
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                        0      
<LOSS-PROVISION>                        0       
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                      0
<INCOME-PRETAX>                         0       
<INCOME-TAX>                            0       
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                     0              
<DISCONTINUED>                          0       
<EXTRAORDINARY>                         0       
<CHANGES>                               0       
<NET-INCOME>                            0              
<EPS-PRIMARY>                           0       
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