<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
For the nine months ended May 31, 1997
(This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from Form 10-Q
 and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements).
</LEGEND>
<RESTATED>
       
                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                                              9-MOS                
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                                    Aug-31-1997             
<PERIOD-END>                                         May-31-1997             
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<SECURITIES>                                          60,717,871          
<RECEIVABLES>                                         21,842,894   <F1>    
<ALLOWANCES>                                                   0          
<INVENTORY>                                           37,376,847          
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                     170,523,916          
<PP&E>                                                33,132,796   <F2>    
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<BONDS>                                                        0          
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<SALES>                                              202,045,090          
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<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                      86,288,256          
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<INCOME-PRETAX>                                       40,328,464          
<INCOME-TAX>                                          14,051,685          
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<FN>
F1 - Net of allowance. 
F2 - Net of accumulated depreciation.
F3 - Retroactively adjusted to reflect the two-for-one stock split effected on
     October 23, 1997.
</FN>