<ARTICLE> 5 <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS 3-MOS 9-MOS 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1998 DEC-31-1997 DEC-31-1998 DEC-31-1997 <PERIOD-START> JUL-01-1998 JUL-01-1997 JAN-01-1998 JAN-01-1997 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1998 SEP-30-1997 SEP-30-1998 SEP-30-1997 <CASH> 426,016 264,247 0 0 <SECURITIES> 0 0 0 0 <RECEIVABLES> 2,665,565 3,558,557 0 0 <ALLOWANCES> 0 0 0 0 <INVENTORY> 3,502,269 3,024,597 0 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 6,732,048 6,935,442 0 0 <PP&E> 17,607,303 17,234,988 0 0 <DEPRECIATION> 5,994,551 5,205,058 0 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 21,081,831 21,798,022 0 0 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 6,721,101 7,333,308 0 0 <BONDS> 4,220,796 4,732,167 0 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 0 0 0 <PREFERRED> 0 0 0 0 <COMMON> 0 0 0 0 <OTHER-SE> 10,139,934 9,732,547 0 0 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 21,081,831 21,798,022 0 0 <SALES> 15,317,692 16,314,380 47,415,371 49,320,481 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 15,378,469 16,380,137 47,652,134 49,501,848 <CGS> 13,848,639 14,988,485 43,735,823 45,455,455 <TOTAL-COSTS> 14,997,052 16,152,385 47,046,753 48,832,213 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 0 0 0 0 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 0 0 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 170,783 178,894 518,172 550,850 <INCOME-PRETAX> 0 0 0 0 <INCOME-TAX> 0 0 0 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 0 0 0 0 <DISCONTINUED> 0 0 0 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 0 0 0 <CHANGES> 0 0 0 0 <NET-INCOME> 381,417 250,843 605,381 692,726 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0 0 0 0 <EPS-DILUTED> 0 0 0 0