Summary of Quarterly Data

                             FIRST        SECOND         THIRD        FOURTH
                           QUARTER       QUARTER       QUARTER       QUARTER     FULL YEAR
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1996
Net sales              $90,728,000  $136,396,000  $134,153,000  $140,092,000  $501,369,000
Gross margin            34,931,000    62,695,000    61,807,000    65,795,000   225,228,000
Income before 
 income taxes            6,312,000    22,376,000    22,285,000    24,042,000    75,015,000
Income taxes             2,719,000     9,862,000     9,123,000    10,808,000    32,512,000
Net income               3,593,000    12,514,000    13,162,000    13,234,000    42,503,000
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Net income per share          $.21          $.71          $.75          $.75         $2.42
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Weighted average 
 shares outstanding     17,483,271    17,606,959    17,625,439    17,648,193    17,593,976
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                             FIRST        SECOND         THIRD        FOURTH
                           QUARTER       QUARTER       QUARTER       QUARTER     FULL YEAR
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1995
Net sales              $76,813,000  $102,460,000  $103,110,000  $110,330,000  $392,713,000
Gross margin            28,886,000    41,228,000    41,762,000    47,344,000   159,220,000
Income before 
 income taxes            3,650,000    10,235,000    12,031,000    15,835,000    41,751,000
Income taxes             1,623,000     4,529,000     5,049,000     7,264,000    18,465,000
Net income               2,027,000     5,706,000     6,982,000     8,571,000    23,286,000
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Net income per share          $.12          $.33          $.40          $.49         $1.34
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Weighted average 
 shares outstanding     17,379,358    17,387,012    17,389,569    17,399,052    17,388,748
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