SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
Under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 2 )
GRIEF BROS. CORP.
 (Name of Issuer)
Common "A"
(Title of Class of Securities)
Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement
December 31, 1998
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule
pursuant to which this Schedule is filed
X Rule 13d-2(b)
314388903
(CUSIP NUMBER)

1)       Name of Reporting                       Pioneer
         Person                                  Investment
                                                 Management Inc.
         IRS Identification                      13-1961193
         No. of Above                             (a/k/a/ Pioneering
                                                 Management Corp.)

2)       Check the Appropriate Box               (a)
         of A Member of  Group
         (See Instructions)                      (b)  X

3)       SEC Use Only

4)       Citizenship of Place of
         Organization                            Delaware

         Number of                               (5)  Sole Voting       896600
         Shares                                  Power
         Beneficially Owned                      (6)  Shared Voting     0
                                                 Power
         by Each Reporting
         Person With                             (7)  Sole Dispositive  896600
                                                       Power

                                                 (8)  Shared            0
                                                 Dispositive
                                                        Power

9)       Aggregate Amount Beneficially           896600
         Owned by Each
         Reporting Person

10       Check if the aggregate
         Amount in Row  (9) Exclude Certain
         Shares (See
         Instructions)

11       Percent of Class Represented
         By Amount in Row 9.                     8.22%

12)      Type of Reporting
         Person (See Instructions)               IA	

Item 1(a) Name of Issuer.
GRIEF BROS. CORP.
Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Office's
Mr.John K. DiekerController
GRIEF BROS. CORP.
 425 Winter Road
Delaware, OH 43015
Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing.
Pioneer Investment Management, Inc. a/k/a/ Pioneering Management Corporation
Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office:
60 State Street, Boston, MA 02109
Item 2(c) Citizenship:State of Delaware
Pioneer Investment Management a/k/a
Pioneering Management Corporation
Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities.
Common Stock
Item 2(e) CUSIP Number.
314388903
Item 3 The person filing this statement pursuant to Rule 13-1(b) or
 13d-2 is:
(d) Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

Item 4. Ownership
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned 896600
(b) Percent of Class 8.22%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote 896600
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct vote 0
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct disposition of 896600
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct disposition 0
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date Hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check here:
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
Inapplicable.
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported On By the Parent Holding Company.
Inapplicable.
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
Inapplicable.
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of the Group.
Inapplicable.

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 transactions having such purposes or effect.
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and believe, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
January 11, 1999
Date

/s/Robert P. Nault
Signature	

Robert P. Nault
Assistant Secretary
Type Name and Title