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                SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                     Washington, D.C. 20549

                         SCHEDULE 13G
            Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                         Amendment # 5

                A. P. Green Industries, Inc.
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                     (Name of Issuer)


                Common Stock, $1.00 Par Value
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                (Title of Class of Securities)


                          393059100
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                         CUSIP Number

    Check the following box if a fee is
    being paid with this statement.      / /


CUSIP NO.         393059100

1)  Names of Reporting Persons              Mercantile Bancorporation Inc.
     S.S. or I.R.S. Identifica-
     tion Nos. of above Persons                    43-0951744

2)  Check the appropriate Box if a member of a group               (a)
                                                                   (b)

3) SEC Use Only


4)  Citizenship or Place of Organization                            Missouri


                  (5) Sole Voting Power                                  74
Number Of
Shares
Beneficially      (6) Shared Voting Power                         1,012,546
Owned by
Each
Reporting         (7) Sole Dispositive Power                      1,012,546
Person
With
                  (8) Shared Dispositive Power                           74


9)  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person  1,012,620

10) Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares

11) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9                    11.3%


12) Type of Reporting Person                                           H. C.
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[FN]
  The filing of this Statement on Schedule 13G by Mercantile
Bancorporation Inc. ("MBI") does not constitute, and should not be construed
as, an admission of beneficial ownership of any of the securities described
herein by it, by its subsidiary Mercantile Bank National Association,
or by any trusts for which MBNA is trustee.  Nor is the filing of this
statement an admission by any of said parties that they are required to file
this statement.  In fact, MBI, MBNA, A. P. Green Industries, Inc. 401(k)
Plan - Stock Fund Trust and the A. P. Green Industries, Inc.
Hourly Investment Plan-Stock Fund Trust each specifically disclaim
beneficial ownership of 1,012,620 shares of A. P. Green Industries, Inc.
$1.00 par value Common Stock included below which shares are held in the
aforementioned Trusts, with MBNA as Trustee.


Item 1(a)   Name of Issuer:

               A. P. Green Industries, Inc.

Item 1(b)   Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

               Green Boulevard
               Mexico, Mo 65265

Item 2(a)   Name of Person Filing:

               This filing is made by Mercantile Bancorporation Inc. as a
               Parent Holding Company pursuant to section 240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G)
               on behalf of its subsidiary identified in "Exhibit A" hereto.

Item 2(b)   Address of Principal Business Offices or, if none, Residence:

               #1 Mercantile Center
               St. Louis, Missouri 63101

Item 2(c)   Citizenship

               MBI is a corporation organized and existing under the laws of
               the State of Missouri, with its principal location in the State
               of Missouri.

Item 2(d)   Title of Class of Securities:

               A. P. Green Industries, Inc. Common Stock, $1.00 Par Value Per
               Share

Item 2(e)   CUSIP Number:

               393059100

Item 3.       If this Statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b) or
            13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a:

                  (a)  [ ] Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of
                              the Act
                  (b)  [ ] Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act
                  (c)  [ ] Insurance Company as defined in section 3(a)
                              (19) of the Act
                  (d)  [ ] Investment Company registered under section 8
                              of the Investment Company Act
                  (e)  [ ] Investment Adviser registered under section 203
                                of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940
                  (f)  [ ]  Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is
                                subject to the provisions of the Employee
                                Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or
                                Endowment Fund; see  240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)
                  (g)  [x] Parent Holding Company, in accordance with
                                 240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G)
                  (h)  [ ] Group, in accordance with 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H)


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Item 4.     Ownership.

            (a)Amount Beneficially Owned:                                                1,012,620


            (b)Percent of Class:                                                              11.3%


            (c)Number of shares as to which such person has:

              (i)  sole power to vote or to direct the vote                                     74
             (ii)  shared power to vote or to direct the vote                            1,012,546
            (iii)  sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of                 1,012,546
             (iv)  shared power to dispose or to direct the
                   disposition of                                                               74


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      1,012,546 of the shares included above in the shared power to vote
and sole power to dispose totals are held by MBI's subsidiary, MBNA, as
Trustee for the A. P. Green Industries, Inc. 401(k) Plan-Stock Fund Trust
and the A. P. Green Industries, Inc. Hourly Investment Plan-Stock Fund
Trust.  Participants in these two trusts have the right to direct the
Trustee in the voting of Common Stock allocated to their accounts on all
matters required to be submitted to a vote of shareholders. If no directions
are received as to voting of allocated shares, the Trustee votes such shares
in the same proportion as the allocated shares for which the Trustee
receives directions.  The unallocated shares of Common Stock also are voted
by the Trustee in the same proportion as the allocated shares for which the
Trustee receives directions from participants.  MBNA disclaims beneficial
ownership as to the 1,012,546 shares of Common Stock held by it in its
capacity as Trustee of the aforementioned Trusts.  The remainder of the
shares included above are held by MBNA as trustee in various other trust
accounts.




Item 5.     Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

            Not Applicable

Item 6.     Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
            Person.

            Over 5% (1,012,546 shares) of the outstanding securities of the
class reported herein are held by MBNA as trustee for the A. P. Green
Industries, Inc. 401(k) Plan - Stock Fund Trust and the A. P. Green
Industries, Inc. Hourly Investment Plan-Stock Fund Trust.  Pursuant to the
terms of the A. P. Green Industries, Inc. 401(k) Plan - Stock Fund Trust and
the A. P. Green Industries, Inc. Hourly Investment Plan-Stock Fund Trust and
the related plans, participants are entitled to receive certain
distributions of assets held by the aforementioned Trusts.  Such
distributions may include dividends in or proceeds from the sale of the
shares of Common Stock reflected in this Schedule 13G.

Item 7.     Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
            Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding
            Company.

            See Exhibit A

Item 8.     Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

            Not Applicable

Item 9.     Notice of Dissolution of Group.

            Not Applicable

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Item 10.    Certification.

                  By signing below I certify that, to the best of my
knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the
ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do
not have the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of
such securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a participant
in any transaction having such purposes or effect.

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief,
I certify that the information set forth on this statement is true,
complete and correct.

Dated:  2/12/97

Mercantile Bancorporation Inc.




By /s/ Janie Greenwood Harris
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Janie Greenwood Harris, Senior Attorney


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    EXHIBIT A




Item 7.     Identification of Relevant Subsidiaries


                      Name                                Item 3 Classification
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            Mercantile Bank N.A.                           Bank

            Mercantile Trust Company N.A.                  Trust Company


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