ECOLAB INC &lt;ECL> 3RD QTR OPER SHR
  Oper shr 16 cts vs 34 cts
      Oper net 4,255,000 vs 9,299,000
      Revs 294.4 mln vs 155.7 mln
      Nine mths
      Oper shr 1.24 dlrs vs 1.06 dlrs
      Oper net 33.0 mln vs 28.8 mln
      Revs 740.5 mln vs 457.5 mln
      NOTE: 1987 results include restructuring and non-recurring
  charge of 89 cts a share to restructure ChemLawn, acquired in
  April 1987, and other recent acquisitions. Results exclude gain
  on sale of discontinued operations of 97 mln dlrs or 3.60 dlrs
  a share in 1987 3rd qtr. Results also exclude income from
  discontinued operations of 3,063,000 dlrs in 1987 nine mths, of
  503,000 dlrs or two cts in 1986 3rd qtr, and 5,804,000 dlrs or
  21 cts in 1986 nine mths.
  

