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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. 4 )*
                              
                 IMPERIAL HOLLY CORPORATION
    ____________________________________________________
                      (Name of Issuer)
                              
                        COMMON STOCK
    ____________________________________________________
               (Title of Class of Securities)
                              
                         452835-10-1
       ______________________________________________
                       (CUSIP Number)
                              
D. J. Smith, Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel,
P. O. Box 1470, Decatur, IL 62525, Telephone: (217)424-5200
____________________________________________________________
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to
Receive Notices and Communications)
                      January 13, 1998
     ___________________________________________________
   (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 the
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.

This information required on 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. 45235-10-1              Page 2 of 3 Pages
____________________________________________________________
1  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
   S. S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

   Archer-Daniels-Midland Company
   I.R.S. Identification No. 41-0129150
____________________________________________________________
2  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP * (a)__
                                               (b)__
____________________________________________________________
3  SEC USE ONLY

____________________________________________________________
4  SOURCE OF FUNDS *
   WC and in exchange for stock of Savannah Foods and
      Industries, Inc.
____________________________________________________________
5  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED
   PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(E)  _X_
   See Appendix I
____________________________________________________________
6  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
   DELAWARE
____________________________________________________________
             |7  SOLE VOTING POWER
   NUMBER OF |   1,185,335
    SHARES   |___________________________________________
BENEFICIALLY |8    SHARED VOTING POWER
   OWNED BY  |   616,700 (shares held by the ADM Foundation
   EACH      |     and the Andreas Foundation in which the
  REPORTING  |    Company disclaims any beneficial interest)
     PERSON  |___________________________________________
   WITH      |9  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
             |1,185,335
             |___________________________________________
             |10  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
             |   616,700 (shares held by the ADM Foundation
             |     and the Andreas Foundation in which the
             |    Company disclaims any beneficial interest)
____________________________________________________________
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
    PERSON
   1,802,035 (Ref. Notes in items 8 and 10 above - Appendix
   II shows all transactions within the past sixty (60)
   days)
____________________________________________________________
12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW(11)EXCLUDES
   CERTAIN SHARES * __
____________________________________________________________
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
   6.76%
____________________________________________________________
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *
   CO
____________________________________________________________
* SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP NO. 452835-10-1            Page  3 of 3  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.

     Dated: January 23, 1998



                    ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY


                         /s/ D. J. SMITH
                    By:  D. J. Smith
                         Its Vice President, Secretary
                          and General Counsel
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                         APPENDIX I
                              
     On October 15, 1996, the Company pled guilty to a two
count information in the Northern District of Illinois
pursuant to an agreement with the Department of Justice.
This information states that the Company engaged in
anticompetitive conduct in connection with the sale of
lysine and citric acid.  In connection with its agreement
the Company paid the United States a fine of $70 million
with respect to lysine and $30 million with respect to
citric acid.

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                         APPENDIX II

On November 24, 1998, the ADM Foundation sold 2500 shares of
the Common Stock of Imperial Holly Corporation ("IHC") for
$11.2725 per share.

On January 13, 1998, ADM received 1,185,335 shares of the
common stock of IHC in exchange for 775,590 shares of Common
Stock of Savannah Foods and Industries, Inc. ("Savannah") in
connection of the acquisition of Savannah by IHC.

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