<ARTICLE> 5
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
       
                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   12-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1998
<PERIOD-START>                             JAN-01-1998
<PERIOD-END>                               DEC-31-1998
<CASH>                                           5,853
<SECURITIES>                                    11,900
<RECEIVABLES>                                   27,522
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<INVENTORY>                                     89,499
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<PP&E>                                         181,573
<DEPRECIATION>                                  95,120
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<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                           54,782
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<SALES>                                        435,128
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                               471,931<F1>
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<FN>
<F1>INCLUDES NET ROYALTIES OF $36.8 MILLION.
</FN>