FORM 8-A

              SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                     Washington, DC  20549


      FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
            PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
                SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


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                      GUEST SUPPLY, INC.
   (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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          State of New Jersey                  22-2320483  
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       (State of incorporation               (IRS Employer
           or organization)                Identification Number)

         720 U.S. Highway One
      North Brunswick, New Jersey                08902
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(Address of principal executive office)       (Zip Code)

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If this Form relates to the        If this form relates to the
registration of a class of         registration of a class of
debt securities and is             debt securities and is to 
effective upon filing pursuant     become effective 
to General Instruction A(c)(1)     simultaneously with the
please check the following box.    effectiveness of a con-
                                   current registration statement
                                   under the Securities Act
                                   of 1933 pursuant to General
                                   Instruction A(c)(2) please
                                   check the following box.

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class                Name of Each Exchange on Which
to be so Registered                Each Class is to be Registered
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Common Stock, no par value         New York Stock Exchange, Inc.

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

None
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        INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 1.  Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered
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This registration statement relates to the Common Stock (without
par value) of the registrant.  A complete description of the
Common Stock is set  forth under the caption "Description of
Capital Stock" in the Prospectus dated August 10, 1983
constituting a part of the registration statement on Form S-1
(File No. 2-84849) filed by the registrant under the Securities
Act of 1933.  By this reference, such description is incorporated
herein and made a part hereof.

Item 2.  Exhibits
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All exhibits required by Instruction II to Item 2 and a
description of the Common Stock will be supplied to the New York
Stock Exchange, Inc.



                            SIGNATURE



Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this 
registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.




       Guest Supply, Inc.
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         (Registrant)


By:        s/Clifford W. Stanley
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            Clifford W. Stanley
   President and Chief Executive Officer



Date:           July 19, 1996
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