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                         UNITED STATES
               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                     Washington, D.C. 20549

                          SCHEDULE 13D

           Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                     (Amendment No.   6  )*


                     Publix Super Markets, Inc.
                        (Name of Issuer)

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


                              None
                         (CUSIP Number)

Tina  P. Johnson, 1936 George Jenkins, Blvd., Lakeland, FL 33815 (941)688-1188
(Name,  Address and  Telephone  Number  of  Person Authorized to Receive 
Notices and Communications)

                           12/31/96
    (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule
13G  to  report  the  acquisition which is the  subject  of  this
Schedule  13D, and is filing this schedule because of  Rule  13d-
1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box.

Check  the  following  box  if a fee  is  being  paid  with  this
statement .  (A fee is not required only if the reporting person:
(1)  has  a  previous  statement  on  file  reporting  beneficial
ownership  of  more than five percent of the class of  securities
described  in  Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment  subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of
such class). (See Rule 13d-7).

Note:   Six  copies  of this statement, including  all  exhibits,
should be filed with the Commission.  See Rule 13d-1(a) for other
parties to whom copies are to be sent.

*The  remainder  of this cover page shall be  filled  out  for  a
reporting  person's initial filing on this form with  respect  to
the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment
containing information which would alter  disclosures provided in
a prior cover page.

The  information  required in the remainder of  this  cover  page
shall  not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section  18
of  the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934  ("Act")  or  otherwise
subject  to the liabilities of that section of the Act but  shall
be  subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see  the
Notes).









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                          SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No.    None                            Page 2 of 4 Pages


1    Name of Reporting Person
     S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person

     Howard M. Jenkins   ###-##-####

2    Check the Appropriate Box if A Member of a Group*

                                                             (a)

                                                             (b)
3    SEC Use Only



4    Source of Funds*

     00

5    Check  Box  If Disclosure of Legal Proceedings  is  Required
     Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)

     N/A


6    Citizenship or Place of Organization

     United States


Number of
Shares              7    Sole Voting Power              2,964,593
Beneficially
Owned By            8   Shared Voting Power            10,700,373
Each
Reporting           9   Sole Dispositive Power          2,964,593
Person
With               10  Shared Dispositive Power        10,700,373

11   Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

     13,664,966

12   Check  Box  if  the  Aggregate Amount in  Row  (9)  Excludes
     Certain Shares*

     N/A

13   Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 11

     6.21%

14   Type of Reporting Person*

     IN


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Continuation of Schedule 13D                    Page 3 of 4 Pages

This  statement is the sixth amendment to a statement on Schedule
13D  filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on  August
7,  1987  (the  "Initial Statement") by Howard M.  Jenkins,  with
respect  to  the  common stock, par value $1.00  per  share  (the
"Common Stock").

The undersigned hereby amends Items 4 and 5 to read as follows.

Item 4.  Purpose of Transaction

The  changes in beneficial ownership since the filing of the last
amendment  are  the  result of:  (1) capital contributions  to  a
limited  partnership as described below and (2) other changes  as
reflected on Schedule 1, attached hereto.

On  May 24, 1996, Howard Jenkins transferred 3,200,814 shares  to
the   Meralex   Limited  Partnership  by  means  of   a   capital
contribution to further implement his personal estate planning.

As  part  of  the  same  planning on May 22,  1996,  Mr.  Jenkins
transferred  42,486  shares to Jenkins-Baldwin  Corporation  (the
General  Partner of the Meralex L.P.), which in turn  contributed
42,486 shares to Meralex L.P. on the same date.

Item 5.  Interest in Securities of the Issuer

1.      Howard M. Jenkins
      (a) 13,664,966   shares  of   common   stock,
          approximately 6.21% of the outstanding common stock.

      (b) Sole power to vote and sole power to dispose of 2,802,490
          shares (owned by Mr. Jenkins individually and held directly);
          sole power to vote and sole power to dispose of 113,289 shares
          (owned by the Barnett Children's Trust, Howard Jenkins as
          Trustee);  sole power to vote and sole power to dispose of 17,762
          shares (owned by the Wesley Robinson Barnett Trust, Howard
          Jenkins as Trustee);  sole power to vote and sole power to
          dispose of 31,052 shares (owned by the Nicholas Jenkins Barnett
          Trust, Howard Jenkins as Trustee);  shared power to vote and
          shared power to dispose of 10,700,373 shares (owned by Meralex
          L.P.).

                     Mr. Jenkins is shown as having shared voting
          and  shared dispositive power for the 10,700,373 shares
          held  in  the Meralex Limited Partnership.  The General
          Partner  of  the Partnership, with control over  voting
          and   disposition   of   shares,   is   Jenkins-Baldwin
          Corporation, a Delaware corporation, with  a  principal
          address  of  Suite 800, East Tower 5001, Spring  Valley
          Road, Dallas, Texas, 75244-3942.  Mr. Jenkins, Benjamin
          West,  James  Howard  and  George  Patterson  are   the
          stockholders of the Jenkins-Baldwin Corporation.

      (c) See item 4 above.


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Continuation of Schedule 13D                                 Page 4 of 4 Pages



                           SIGNATURE


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



                               /s/ Howard M. Jenkins
                              Howard M. Jenkins


Date: February 11, 1997



                            SCHEDULE 1


               Shares owned by Howard M. Jenkins


                     Shares              Shares               Price   Description of
     Date          Acquired        Disposed  Of    (If   Applicable)   Transaction
- -------------     ----------      -------------    ----------------   --------------
                                                            
2/28/96                                 696,065                       distribution from
                                                                      Two Year Grantor
                                                                      Retained Annuity Trust

3/7/96                                      463                       gift

7/19/96                                 213,556                       distribution from
                                                                      Two Year Grantor
                                                                      Retained Annuity Trust

8/7/96                                  213,556              20.00    sale

12/30/96                                 44,338                       gift