SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 Current Report

     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  August 3, 2000



                             Ralcorp Holdings, Inc.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

          Missouri                  1-12619                   43-1766315
     (State or other              (Commission              (I.R.S. Employer
     Jurisdiction of              File Number)            Identification No.)
      Incorporation)

              800 Market Street, Suite 2900
                     St. Louis, MO                   63101
                (Address of principal              (Zip Code)
                  executive offices)


                                 (314) 877-7000
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)






Item  5.     Other  Events.

In  a  press release dated August 3, 2000, a copy of which is attached hereto as
Exhibit  99.1  and  the  text  of which is incorporated by reference herein, the
registrant  announced  that  employees  of  Ripon Foods, Inc. who are members of
Local  91  Union  of  Needletrades,  Industrial  and  Textile  Employees (UNITE)
reached  accord  with  the  Company  and  ended  its  labor  strike.

Exhibit  99.1     Press  Release  dated  August  3,  2000


                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant  to  the  requirements  of  the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has  duly  caused  this  report  to  be  signed on its behalf by the
undersigned  thereunto  duly  authorized.



                                            RALCORP  HOLDINGS,  INC.
                                            (Registrant)


Date:  August 4, 2000                       By:  /s/ T. G. Granneman
                                                 -------------------
                                                 T. G. Granneman
                                                 Duly Authorized Signatory and
                                                 Chief Accounting Officer




                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit
Number          Description
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Exhibit  99.1     Press  Release  dated  August  3,  2000