SCHEDULE II

                                      INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO
                           TRANSACTIONS EFFECTED DURING THE PAST SIXTY DAYS OR
                           SINCE THE MOST RECENT FILING ON SCHEDULE 13D (1)

                                             SHARES PURCHASED        AVERAGE
                                  DATE            SOLD(-)             PRICE(2)

           COMMON STOCK-DEXTER CORP

                    GABELLI INTERNATIONAL LTD II
                                 6/15/00            1,000            44.5000
                    GAMCO INVESTORS, INC.
                                 6/16/00            3,700            44.0250
                                 6/16/00           10,500            44.0000
                                 6/16/00           20,000            42.8630
                                 6/16/00              200            44.0625
                                 6/16/00           17,800            43.9740
                                 6/15/00            3,000            44.1042
                                 6/15/00            1,500-           44.3423
                                 6/15/00           27,500            44.3423
                                 6/15/00            1,500            44.3423
                                 6/14/00              500            44.2401
                                 6/14/00              500            44.1250
                                 6/14/00            1,500-           44.0208
                                 6/14/00            5,000            43.5375
                                 6/14/00            1,000            42.2500
                                 6/14/00            1,500            44.2083
                                 6/14/00            5,000            43.5375
                                 6/14/00            1,500            42.0000
                                 6/14/00              500-           44.2401
                                 6/14/00              500-           44.1250
                                 6/14/00            5,000-           43.5375
                                 6/14/00              500            44.6875
                                 6/14/00              500            44.2500
                                 6/14/00           19,600            44.2401
                                 6/14/00              800            44.1250
                                 6/14/00              500            44.0625
                                 6/14/00            1,500            44.0208
                                 6/13/00           12,000            42.2766
                                 6/13/00            2,000            42.3125
                                 6/12/00              500            43.5000
                                 6/08/00              500            43.0000
                                 6/07/00            1,000            43.2500
                                 6/07/00              300            43.0000
                                 6/05/00            1,500            43.0625
                                 6/05/00            2,000            42.6875
                                 6/02/00              500            43.6250
                                 6/02/00            5,000            43.5000











                                              SCHEDULE II

                                      INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO
                           TRANSACTIONS EFFECTED DURING THE PAST SIXTY DAYS OR
                           SINCE THE MOST RECENT FILING ON SCHEDULE 13D (1)

                                             SHARES PURCHASED        AVERAGE
                                  DATE            SOLD(-)             PRICE(2)

           COMMON STOCK-DEXTER CORP

                    GAMCO INVESTORS, INC.
                                 6/01/00            3,000            42.9354
                                 6/01/00            1,000            43.0000
                                 5/31/00            1,500            43.1209
                                 5/31/00            2,000            43.0625
                                 5/31/00           25,000            43.0625
                                 5/30/00            1,000            44.2438
                                 5/30/00            3,000            43.9792
                                 5/30/00            1,000            43.6875
                                 5/30/00            1,000            44.0000
                                 5/30/00            3,000            43.9792
                                 5/30/00            3,000            43.6875
                                 5/30/00            1,000-           44.2430
                                 5/30/00           32,100            44.0829
                                 5/30/00            3,000-           43.9792
                                 5/30/00            1,000-           43.6875
                                 5/30/00            1,000            44.2430
                                 5/30/00            1,500            44.1875
                                 5/30/00            1,500            43.9375
                                 5/26/00            3,000            43.4583
                                 5/26/00              500            43.4375
                                 5/26/00           20,500            43.5850
                                 5/25/00            3,000            43.5200
                                 5/25/00              200            43.4375
                                 5/25/00            1,300            43.5288
          GABELLI FUNDS, LLC.
                         GABELLI VALUE FUND
                                 5/31/00           10,000            43.1038
                                 5/26/00            5,000            42.3000
                         GABELLI SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND
                                 6/14/00           15,000            44.1750
                         GABELLI ASSET FUND
                                 6/02/00           15,000            43.9250
                         GABELLI CAPITAL ASSET FUND
                                 6/02/00            5,000            43.9750


          (1) UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED, ALL TRANSACTIONS WERE EFFECTED
              ON THE NYSE.

          (2) PRICE EXCLUDES COMMISSION.