HUGHES SUPPLY INC
424B3, 1996-08-23
ELECTRICAL APPARATUS & EQUIPMENT, WIRING SUPPLIES
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PROSPECTUS                                       Prospectus filed
                                             under Rule 424(b)(3)


                        1,368,552  SHARES
                       HUGHES SUPPLY, INC.


                          Common Stock


      This  Prospectus relates to an offering of up to  1,368,552
shares  of  Common  Stock,  par value $1.00  per  share  ("Common
Stock"),  of  Hughes  Supply, Inc., a  Florida  corporation  (the
"Company"), consisting of: (i) 208,435 shares issued pursuant  to
the  Acquisition Agreement dated December 18, 1995, by and  among
the Company, Florida Pipe & Supply Company, a Florida corporation
("FPS"),  John  E. Pettersen and John F. Caswell, Jr.  (the  "FPS
Agreement");   (ii)  490,161  shares  issued  pursuant   to   the
Acquisition  Agreement  dated April 4, 1996,  by  and  among  the
Company  and  Ray  A. Sparks, individually and as  custodian  for
Melinda Leigh Sparks and as custodian for Megan Anne Sparks under
the Illinois Uniform Transfers to Minors Act as consideration for
the acquisition of Electrical Laboratories and Sales Corporation,
a Delaware corporation ("Electric"), and Elasco and Agency Sales,
Inc., an Illinois corporation ("Agency") (Electric and Agency are
collectively  referred to as "ELASCO") (the "ELASCO  Agreement");
and  (iii)  669,956 shares issued pursuant to the Asset  Purchase
Agreement dated March 27, 1996, by and among the Company, Jemison
Investment  Co.,  Inc., a Delaware corporation  ("Jemison"),  PVF
Holdings,   Inc.,  a  Delaware  corporation  ("PVF"),   Southwest
Stainless,  Inc.,  a Texas corporation ("Southwest"),  Multalloy,
Inc., a New Jersey corporation ("Multalloy NJ"), Multalloy, Inc.,
a  Texas  corporation ("Multalloy TX"), and  Houston  Products  &
Machine,  Inc., a Texas corporation ("HPM") (Southwest, Multalloy
NJ,  Multalloy  TX,  and  HPM  are referred  to  therein  as  the
"Sellers")(the "Southwest Stainless Agreement").

      The shares of Common Stock which may be offered hereby from
time  to  time  may be offered by and on behalf  of  the  holders
thereof who acquired the shares from the Company in consideration
of  the  Company's acquisition of FPS, ELASCO, and  substantially
all  of  the  assets of the Sellers under the terms  of  the  FPS
Agreement,  the  ELASCO  Agreement, and the  Southwest  Stainless
Agreement, respectively, or by transferees or other successors in
interest    (the   "Selling   Shareholders").     See    "Selling
Shareholders".   The Company will not receive any  proceeds  from
the  sale of the Common Stock offered hereby.  The shares may  be
offered  from  time  to time in transactions (which  may  include
block  transactions)  on the New York Stock Exchange,  Inc.  (the
"NYSE")   or   in  the  over-the-counter  market,  in  negotiated
transactions, or otherwise, or in a combination of  such  methods
of  sale,  at  prices and at terms then prevailing or  at  prices
related  to  the  then  current market price,  or  at  negotiated
prices,  or  at fixed prices which may be changed.   The  Selling
Shareholders may effect such transactions by selling shares to or
through  underwriters and broker-dealers, and  such  underwriters
and  broker-dealers  may  receive compensation  in  the  form  of
discounts,   concessions   or  commissions   from   the   Selling
Shareholders  and/or  the  purchasers of  shares  for  whom  such
underwriters or broker-dealers may act as agent or to  whom  they
may  sell  as  principal  or both (which compensation,  as  to  a
particular  underwriter or broker-dealer, might be in  excess  of
customary commissions).  See "Plan of Distribution".

     The Selling Shareholders will bear all underwriting expenses
with  respect  to  the  offering of the shares  of  Common  Stock
offered  hereby.   The  costs  associated  with  registering  the
shares,  including  the  Company's  legal  and  accounting  fees,
transfer  agent's fees and the costs of preparation and  printing
of this Prospectus, estimated at $45,081.63, will be borne by the
Company.

      The Common Stock of the Company is traded on the NYSE under
the  symbol  "HUG".  On August 22, 1996, the last  reported  sale
price of the Common Stock was $40 3/8 per share.
                     _____________________

THESE  SECURITIES  HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED  BY  THE
SECURITIES  AND  EXCHANGE  COMMISSION  OR  ANY  STATE  SECURITIES
COMMISSION NOR HAS THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR  ANY
STATE  SECURITIES COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY
OF  THIS  PROSPECTUS.  ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE  CONTRARY  IS  A
CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
                     _____________________

        This date of this Prospectus is August 23, 1996.

                     AVAILABLE INFORMATION


      The Company is subject to the informational requirements of
the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the  "Exchange
Act"),  and,  in  accordance  therewith,  files  reports,   proxy
statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange
Commission  (the  "Commission").  Such reports, proxy  statements
and  other information can be inspected and copied at the  public
reference  facilities maintained by the Commission  at  Judiciary
Plaza,  450 5th Street, N.W., Room 1024, Washington, D.C.  20549-
1104,  and  at the following regional offices of the  Commission:
New  York Regional Office, Seven World Trade Center, Suite  1300,
New  York, New York 10048; and Chicago Regional Office, 500  West
Madison Street, Suite 1400, Chicago, Illinois 60661-2511.  Copies
of  such  material  can  be obtained from  the  Public  Reference
Section  of  the Commission at prescribed rates at the  principal
office of the Commission at 450 5th Street, N.W., Washington,  DC
20549.   The  Commission  maintains  a  Web  site  that  contains
reports,  proxy and information statements and other  information
regarding registrants such as the Company.  This Web site may  be
accessed at http://www.sec.gov.  In addition, the Common Stock of
the  Company  is  traded  on the NYSE  and  such  reports,  proxy
statements  and information concerning the Company  can  also  be
inspected at the offices of the NYSE, Room 401, 20 Broad  Street,
New York, New York 10005.

      This  Prospectus, which constitutes part of a  Registration
Statement  on Form S-3 (Registration No.333-10393) filed  by  the
Company with the Commission under the Securities Act of 1933,  as
amended  (the "Securities Act"), omits certain of the information
contained  in the Registration Statement.  The right to  purchase
one-hundredth  of  a  share  of the  Company's  Series  A  Junior
Participating   Preferred  Stock,  no   par   value   per   share
(collectively,  "Rights"), is attached to each  share  of  Common
Stock, including each share of Common Stock offered hereby.   Any
reference  in  this Prospectus to the Common Stock shall  include
such  Rights.   Reference  is hereby  made  to  the  Registration
Statement  and  to  the  exhibits relating  thereto  for  further
information  with  respect  to the  Company  and  the  securities
offered hereby.  This Prospectus does not contain all information
set  forth in the Registration Statement.  Certain parts  of  the
Registration Statement have been omitted in accordance  with  the
rules   and   regulations   of  the  Commission.    For   further
information,  reference  is  made to the  Registration  Statement
which  can  be  inspected at the public reference  rooms  at  the
offices of the Commission.

                  COPIES OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS

      The  Company  will provide without charge to  each  person,
including  any  beneficial  owner, to  whom  this  Prospectus  is
delivered,  upon written or oral request, a copy of any  and  all
information  incorporated by reference in  this  Prospectus  (not
including  exhibits to the information that has been incorporated
by  reference, unless such exhibits are specifically incorporated
by   reference   into  the  information  that   this   Prospectus
incorporates).   Such  requests  should  be  directed  to  Hughes
Supply,  Inc.  Attention:  J. Stephen Zepf, Treasurer  and  Chief
Financial Officer, at 20 North Orange Avenue, Suite 200, Orlando,
Florida 32801, or telephone (407) 841-4755.

                    ________________________


      NO  PERSON  HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY INFORMATION  OR
MAKE  ANY REPRESENTATIONS IN CONNECTION WITH THIS OFFERING  OTHER
THAN  THOSE CONTAINED IN THIS PROSPECTUS AND, IF GIVEN  OR  MADE,
SUCH  OTHER  INFORMATION AND REPRESENTATIONS MUST NOT  BE  RELIED
UPON  AS  HAVING  BEEN AUTHORIZED BY THE COMPANY OR  THE  SELLING
SHAREHOLDERS.  NEITHER THE DELIVERY OF THIS  PROSPECTUS  NOR  ANY
SALE  MADE  HEREUNDER SHALL, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, CREATE  ANY
IMPLICATION THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN THE AFFAIRS  OF  THE
COMPANY  SUBSEQUENT  TO  ITS  DATE.   THIS  PROSPECTUS  DOES  NOT
CONSTITUTE  AN OFFER TO SELL, OR A SOLICITATION OF  AN  OFFER  TO
BUY, ANY SECURITIES OTHER THAN THE REGISTERED SECURITIES TO WHICH
IT  RELATES.   THIS PROSPECTUS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE  AN  OFFER  TO
SELL,  OR  A SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY, SUCH SECURITIES  IN
ANY  CIRCUMSTANCES  IN  WHICH  SUCH  OFFER  OR  SOLICITATION   IS
UNLAWFUL.

                          THE COMPANY


     Hughes Supply, Inc. (the "Company") was founded as a general
partnership  in  Orlando,  Florida  in  1928.   The  Company  was
incorporated as a Florida corporation in 1947.

      The  Company,  directly and through  its  subsidiaries,  is
primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of a broad  range
of products used in new construction for commercial, residential,
utility  and  industrial  applications and  for  replacement  and
renovation   projects.   Such  products  include  materials   and
supplies associated with the Company's nine major product groups,
as   follows:   electrical;  plumbing;  water  and   sewer;   air
conditioning  and heating; industrial pipe, valves and  fittings;
building  materials; electric utilities; water systems; and  pool
equipment and supplies.

      As  of  August 15, 1996 the Company distributed its product
lines through 245 wholesale sales outlets operated by the Company
and  its  subsidiaries located in Florida, 21  other  states  and
Puerto  Rico.  The following listing sets forth the locations  of
the  sales  outlets operated by the Company and its subsidiaries:
Florida, 72; Georgia, 32; North Carolina, 29; Alabama, 18;  South
Carolina, 17; Ohio, 15; Tennessee, 14; Mississippi, 11; Texas, 7;
Kentucky,  4; Virginia, 4; Indiana, 4; Illinois, 3; Maryland,  2;
New  Jersey,  2; West Virginia, 2; California, 1; Washington,  1;
Utah, 1; Louisiana, 1; Missouri, 1; and Puerto Rico, 1.  Included
among  the  foregoing locations are 17 locations engaged  in  the
distribution of industrial pipe, valves, and fittings, 7 of which
are  in  Texas,  1 is in Illinois, 1 is in New Jersey,  1  is  in
Georgia,  1  is  in Tennessee, 1 is in North Carolina,  1  is  in
California,  1 is in Washington, 1 is in Utah, 1 is in  Louisiana
and  1  is  in  Missouri,  3 locations are  engaged  in  electric
utilities,  2  of which are in Illinois and one of  which  is  in
Ohio,  2  locations engaged in water and sewer products, both  of
which  are  located  in  West Virginia, 5 locations  in  plumbing
supplies,  all of which are located in Alabama, which  have  been
acquired  since  the  beginning of the Company's  current  fiscal
year.  See  "Selected Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated  Financial
Data."

      The  principal executive offices of the Company are located
at 20 North Orange Avenue, Suite 200, Orlando, Florida 32801, and
its telephone number is (407) 841-4755.

                        USE OF PROCEEDS

      The shares of Common Stock offered hereby are being offered
for the account of the Selling Shareholders, and the Company will
receive no proceeds from the sale of such shares.

                      SELLING SHAREHOLDERS

     The following table sets forth certain information as of the
date  of  this  Prospectus with respect to the shares  of  Common
Stock  beneficially  owned by the Selling  Shareholders  and  the
number  of such shares which may be offered hereby.  Each of  the
Selling  Shareholders has sole voting and investment  power  with
respect  to such shares.  The table also reflects the  effect  of
the sale of the shares offered hereby.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                       Before Offering                                        After Offering

                              Number of         Percent of        Number of                               Percent of
                               Shares           Outstanding       Shares to             Number of         Outstanding
                               Owned            Shares (1)        be Sold (2)        Shares Owned (2)     Shares (1)

<S>                           <C>               <C>               <C>                <C>                  <C>
John E. Pettersen (3)
71 Shadow Lane
Lakeland, FL 33813            127,061 (3)          1.3            127,061                 -0-                -0-

John F. Caswell, Jr. (3)
510 Goldenrod Ct.
Lakeland, FL 33813             81,374 (3)          ---             81,374                 -0-                -0-

Ray A. Sparks (4)
30 S. Country Club Rd.
Mattoon, IL 61938             468,399 (4)          5.0            468,399                 -0-                -0-

Ray A. Sparks, as Custodian
for Melinda Leigh Sparks (4)
30 S. Country Club Rd.
Mattoon, IL 61938              10,881 (4)          ---             10,881                 -0-                -0-

Ray A. Sparks, as Custodian
for Megan Anne Sparks (4)
30 S. Country Club Rd.
Mattoon, IL 61938              10,881 (4)          ---             10,881                 -0-                -0-

James D. Davis (5)
Jemison Investment Co., Inc.
320 Park Place Tower
Birmingham, AL 35203           45,000 (5)          ---             45,000                 -0-                -0-

Michael L. Stanwood (5)
8505 Monroe Road
Houston, TX 77061              75,000 (5)          ---             75,000                 -0-                -0-

Jemison Investment Co., Inc. (5)
320 Park Place Tower
Birmingham, AL 35203          549,956 (5)          5.7            549,956 (5)             -0-                -0-
</TABLE>

(1)  Calculated  on the basis of 9,730,015 shares outstanding  as
     of  August 12, 1996.  Calculated percentage of less than one
     percent (1%) not shown.

(2)  Assumes  the sale of all shares offered hereunder have  been
     sold.   Because the Selling Shareholders may sell all,  some
     or  none  of  their shares pursuant to this  Prospectus,  no
     actual  estimate  can  be made of the  aggregate  number  of
     shares   that  each  Selling  Shareholder  will   own   upon
     completion of the offering to which this Prospectus relates.

(3)  On   December  18,  1995,  the  Company,  pursuant  to   the
     Acquisition  Agreement dated December  18,  1995  (the  "FPS
     Acquisition Agreement") by and among Florida Pipe and Supply
     Company,  a  Florida corporation ("FPS"), John E.  Pettersen
     and  John F. Caswell acquired FPS from its shareholders  for
     an  aggregate  base price of $4,300,000 (the  "Base  Price")
     subject to adjustment, to increase or decrease the price for
     the  Base  Price to the Final Adjusted Price  to  reflect  a
     change in the value of FPS from the base inventory amount of
     $501,537  to  the value determined under the FPS Acquisition
     Agreement on the closing date.  The Base Price was  paid  by
     the   Company   at  closing  by  delivery  of  consideration
     consisting of 178,053 shares of Common Stock of the Company,
     with  an aggregate agreed value of $4,300,000, as determined
     under the Acquisition Agreement at $24.15 per share.  At the
     closing,  160,247 shares of the Common Stock were  delivered
     to  the  shareholders,  and  17,806  shares  (the  "Escrowed
     Shares")  were  delivered in escrow under the  terms  of  an
     Escrow  Agreement as security to be returned to the  Company
     in  the event the Final Adjusted Price was determined to  be
     lower  than  the Base Price.  The Final Adjusted  Price  was
     determined  by the Company to be higher than the Base  Price
     on  March  28,  1996, and the Escrowed Shares together  with
     75,382  additional shares of Common Stock were delivered  to
     the  Selling  Shareholders.  Each of the  indicated  Selling
     Shareholders  was  a  shareholder  of  FPS  prior   to   its
     acquisition  by  the  Company. Pursuant  to  a  Registration
     Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-02215) filed  by
     the  Company  under  the Securities Act,  25,000  shares  of
     Common  Stock  held by Mr. Pettersen, and 20,000  shares  of
     Common Stock held by Mr. Caswell were registered and sold on
     May  22,  1996.   Prior to the acquisition  of  FPS  by  the
     Company  Mr.  Pettersen,  and  Mr.  Caswell  served  as  the
     President  and Vice President, respectively,  of  FPS.   Mr.
     Pettersen  and  Mr. Caswell continue to hold  these  offices
     with FPS on behalf of the Company.  See Note (6) below.

(4)  On  April 26, 1996, the Company, pursuant to the Acquisition
     Agreement  dated  April  4,  1996 (the  "ELASCO  Acquisition
     Agreement"),  by and among the Company and  Ray  A.  Sparks,
     individually and as custodian for Melinda Leigh  Sparks  and
     as  custodian  for  Megan  Anne Sparks  under  the  Illinois
     Uniform   Transfers   to  Minors  Act,   acquired   Electric
     Laboratories  and Sales Corporation, a Delaware  corporation
     ("Electric"),  and  Elasco Agency Sales, Inc.,  an  Illinois
     corporation ("Agency") (Electric and Agency are collectively
     referred to as "ELASCO") from ELASCO's shareholders  for  an
     aggregate  base  price  of $13,250,000  (the  "Base  Price")
     subject to adjustment, to increase or decrease the price for
     the  Base  Price to the Final Adjusted Price  to  reflect  a
     change  in  the  value of ELASCO from the assumed  value  of
     $4,477,982   to  the  value  determined  under  the   ELASCO
     Acquisition  Agreement  as of the closing  date.   The  Base
     Price  was  paid  by the Company at closing by  delivery  of
     consideration consisting of 486,238 shares of  Common  Stock
     of   the   Company,  with  an  aggregate  agreed  value   of
     $13,250,000,  as determined under the Acquisition  Agreement
     at  $27.25 per share.  At the closing, 437,614 shares of the
     Common  Stock were delivered to the shareholders, and 48,624
     shares were delivered in escrow under the terms of an Escrow
     Agreement as security to be returned to the Company  in  the
     event  the Final Adjusted Price was determined to  be  lower
     than   the  Base  Price.   The  Final  Adjusted  Price   was
     determined  by the Company to be higher than the Base  Price
     on  July  29,  1996, and the Escrowed Shares  together  with
     3,923  additional shares of Common Stock were  delivered  to
     the   shareholders.    Each   of   the   indicated   Selling
     Shareholders  was  a  shareholder of  ELASCO  prior  to  its
     acquisition  by  the  Company. Prior to the  acquisition  of
     ELASCO by the Company Mr. Sparks served as the President  of
     ELASCO.   Mr.  Sparks  continues to hold  this  office  with
     ELASCO on behalf of the Company.  See Note (6) below.

(5)  On May 13, 1996, the Company, pursuant to the Asset Purchase
     Agreement  dated  March 27, 1996 (the  "Southwest  Stainless
     Agreement"),  by  and among the Company, Jemison  Investment
     Co., Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Jemison"), PVF Holdings,
     Inc.,  a  Delaware corporation ("PVF"), Southwest Stainless,
     Inc., a Texas corporation ("Southwest"), Multalloy, Inc.,  a
     New Jersey corporation ("Multalloy NJ"), Multalloy, Inc.,  a
     Texas  corporation ("Multalloy TX"), and Houston Products  &
     Machine,  Inc.,  a  Texas  corporation  ("HPM")  (Southwest,
     Multalloy NJ, Multalloy TX, and HPM are referred to  therein
     as  the  "Sellers"), acquired from the Sellers substantially
     all of the assets of the Sellers for an aggregate base price
     of  $93,000,000 (the "Base Price") subject to adjustment, to
     increase  or  decrease the Base Price to the Final  Adjusted
     Price  to  reflect  a  change in the  net  asset  amount  of
     $32,425,000  to  the  value determined under  the  Southwest
     Stainless Agreement on the closing date.  The Base Price was
     paid  by the Company at closing by delivery of consideration
     consisting of $44,400,000 in cash, a promissory note in  the
     amount of $30,000,000 and 669,956 shares of Common Stock  of
     the  Company,  with  an aggregate value of  $18,600,000,  as
     determined  under  the  Southwest  Stainless  Agreement   at
     $27.763  per share.  At the closing, 334,978 shares  of  the
     Common  Stock  (the  "Escrowed Shares"), with  an  aggregate
     value  of  $9,300,000  as  determined  under  the  Southwest
     Stainless Agreement at $27.763 per share, were delivered  in
     escrow under the terms of an Escrow Agreement as security to
     be  returned to the Company in the event the Final  Adjusted
     Price  is  determined to be lower than the Base Price.   Any
     Escrowed Shares returned to the Company will not be  offered
     for  sale hereby.  In the event the Final Adjusted Price  is
     determined  to  be higher than the Base Price  the  Escrowed
     Shares  will be returned to Jemison as successor in interest
     to  the  Sellers and the amount of such difference  will  be
     paid by the Company to the indicated selling shareholders in
     the  same  proportions of cash and shares as the proportions
     of  cash and shares represented by the payments made at  the
     closing.   This  Prospectus assumes that  all  the  Escrowed
     Shares will be returned to Jemison and thereafter offered or
     sold on a delayed or continuous basis in the same manner  as
     the 214,978 shares now owned by Jemison that are not held in
     escrow.   Prior  to  closing, each of the indicated  Selling
     Shareholders was a shareholder of PVF, the sole  shareholder
     of  the  Sellers.  The Sellers and PVF have been  liquidated
     and,  as a result, the shares of the Company issued  in  the
     acquisition are now owned by Messrs. Davis and Stanwood  and
     by  Jemison,  which was the holder of 100%  of  the  capital
     stock  of  PVF  at the time of liquidation.   Prior  to  the
     acquisition  of  substantially all  of  the  assets  of  the
     Sellers by the Company, Mr. Stanwood served as the President
     of each of the Sellers. Mr. Stanwood continues with his same
     responsibilities on behalf of the Company  as  the  Regional
     Manager  of the Southwest Stainless division of the Company.
     See Note (6) below.

(6)  The  registration  under  the Securities  Act  of  1933,  as
     amended,  of the shares offered hereby to permit  resale  of
     the shares by the Selling Shareholders after the closing  of
     the  acquisition  was, in each case, an  obligation  of  the
     Company under each of the FPS Acquisition Agreement,  ELASCO
     Acquisition Agreement and the Southwest Stainless Agreement.


                      PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

      The  shares of Common Stock offered hereby may be sold from
time  to  time by the Selling Shareholders, or by transferees  or
other  successors  in  interest.   Such  sales  may  be  made  in
transactions  on one or more exchanges or in the over-the-counter
market,  in  negotiated  transactions  or  otherwise,  or  in   a
combination of such methods of sale, at prices and at terms  then
prevailing or at prices related to the then current market price,
or at negotiated prices, or at fixed prices which may be changed.
Such  shares  may  be sold by one or more of the  following:  (a)
block trade in which the broker or dealer so engaged will attempt
to sell the shares as agent but may position and resell a portion
of  the  block  as  principal to facilitate the transaction;  (b)
purchases by a broker or dealer as principal and resale  by  such
broker or dealer for its account pursuant to this Prospectus; (c)
an  exchange  distribution in accordance with the rules  of  such
exchange;  and (d) ordinary brokerage transactions,  transactions
directly  with  a  market maker, and transactions  in  which  the
broker  solicits  purchasers.   In effecting  sales,  brokers  or
dealers  engaged by a Selling Shareholder may arrange  for  other
brokers  or  dealers  to participate.  In addition,  and  without
limiting the foregoing, the Selling Shareholders may effect  such
transactions  by  selling shares to or through  underwriters  and
broker-dealers,  and  such underwriters  and  broker-dealers  may
receive  compensation  in the form of discounts,  concessions  or
commissions  from the Selling Shareholders and/or the  purchasers
of shares for whom such underwriters or broker-dealers may act as
agent  or  to  whom  they may sell as principal  or  both  (which
compensation,  as  to a particular underwriter or  broker-dealer,
might be in excess of customary commissions).

      In  connection  with distribution of the shares  of  Common
Stock  or  otherwise,  the Selling Shareholders  may  enter  into
hedging  transactions with broker-dealers.   In  connection  with
such  transactions, broker-dealers may engage in short  sales  of
the  shares  registered hereunder in the course  of  hedging  the
positions  they  assume with Selling Shareholders.   The  Selling
Shareholders may also sell shares short and redeliver the  shares
of  Common Stock to close out such short positions.  The  Selling
Shareholders  may  also enter into option or  other  transactions
with  broker-dealers which require the delivery  to  the  broker-
dealer of the shares of Common Stock registered hereunder,  which
the  broker-dealer may resell or otherwise transfer  pursuant  to
this  Prospectus.   The Selling Shareholders  may  also  loan  or
pledge the shares registered hereunder to a broker-dealer and the
broker-dealer may sell the shares so loaned or upon a default the
broker-dealer may effect sales of the pledged shares pursuant  to
this Prospectus.

      Brokers  or  dealers will receive commissions or  discounts
from   the  Selling  Shareholder  in  amounts  to  be  negotiated
immediately prior to the sale.  Such brokers or dealers  and  any
other  participating  brokers or dealers  may  be  deemed  to  be
"underwriters" within the meaning of the Securities Act of  1933,
as  amended,  in  connection with such sales.  In  addition,  any
securities  covered  by this Prospectus which  qualify  for  sale
pursuant  to  Rule  144 may be sold under Rule  144  rather  than
pursuant to this Prospectus.

      Upon  the Company's being notified by a Selling Shareholder
that any material arrangement has been entered into with a broker-
dealer  for  the  sale of shares through a block  trade,  special
offering,  exchange distribution or secondary distribution  or  a
purchase by a broker or dealer, a supplemented Prospectus will be
filed,  if  required,  pursuant to Rule  424(c)  under  the  Act,
disclosing  (i) the name of the Selling Shareholder  and  of  the
participating  broker-dealer(s),  (ii)  the  number   of   shares
involved,  (iii) the price at which such shares were  sold,  (iv)
the  commissions paid or discounts or concessions allowed to such
broker-dealer(s),  where  applicable,  (v)  that   such   broker-
dealer(s)  did  not  conduct  any  investigation  to  verify  the
information  set  out  or  incorporated  by  reference  in   this
Prospectus and (vi) other facts material to the transaction.

    SELECTED UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA

      The  Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Balance Sheet of  the
Company as of April 30, 1996 gives effect to the following as  if
each  had  occurred as of April 30, 1996: (i) the acquisition  of
assets   under  the  Southwest  Stainless  Agreement  (the   "PVF
Acquisition"); and (ii) the issuance of 1,437,500 shares  of  the
Company's  Common Stock sold by the Company in a public  offering
completed on May 22, 1996 the ("Common Stock Offering")  and  the
issuance of $98,000,000 in Senior Notes sold by the Company in  a
private  offering on May 29, 1996 (the "Notes Offering") and  the
application  of the net proceeds therefrom by the  Company.   The
Unaudited  Pro  Forma Consolidated Statement  of  Income  of  the
Company for the three months ended April 30, 1996 gives effect to
the following as if each had occurred on January 27, 1996: (i)the
PVF Acquisition; and (ii) the Common Stock Offering and the Notes
Offering and the application of the net proceeds therefrom by the
Company.

      The  PVF  Acquisition was accounted for under the  purchase
method of accounting.  The total purchase price was allocated  to
tangible and identifiable intangible assets and liabilities based
on  management's estimate of their fair values with the excess of
cost over the fair value of the net assets acquired allocated  to
goodwill.

      The  Unaudited  Pro Forma Consolidated  Balance  Sheet  and
Statement  of Income have been prepared by the Company  based  on
the  Consolidated  Financial Statements of the Company  and  PVF.
(Certain  other immaterial 1997 acquisitions accounted for  under
the purchase method of accounting have been excluded from the pro
forma  financial  data.)   The Unaudited Pro  Forma  Consolidated
Balance   Sheet  and  Statement  of  Income  are  presented   for
illustration purposes only and do not purport to be indicative of
the  combined  financial condition or results of operations  that
actually would have occurred if the transactions described  above
had  been  effected on the dates indicated or to  project  future
financial  condition  or  results of operations  for  any  future
period.   In  particular,  PVF's gross margin  may  be  adversely
affected by fluctuations in prices for stainless steel and nickel
alloy.  In addition, the volatility of prices for stainless steel
and  nickel  alloy  may  create cyclicality  in  PVF's  operating
performance.  Therefore, management believes that the  pro  forma
consolidated  financial  data are not necessarily  indicative  of
future performance.  The Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Balance
Sheet and Statement of Income should be read in conjunction  with
the   Company's   Consolidated  Financial  Statements   and   the
Consolidated  Financial  Statements  of  PVF  and  related  notes
thereto incorporated in this Prospectus by reference.

<TABLE>
                                                      HUGHES SUPPLY, INC.
                                        Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Balance Sheet
                                                      As of April 30, 1996
                                             (in thousands, except per share data)

<CAPTION>
                                                                                                      Common
                                                                                                      Stock
                                                                  Pro Forma                          Offering
                                                                 Adjustments                         and Notes
                                     Hughes                         PVF              Pro Forma       Offering            Pro Forma
                                     Supply           PVF        Acquisition         Combined       Adjustments         as Adjusted
                                    ---------     ----------     -----------         ----------     -----------         -----------
                                                      (a)            (a)
<S>                                 <C>           <C>            <C>                 <C>            <C>                 <C>
Assets
Current assets:
   Cash and cash equivalents        $   3,081     $      656     $         -         $    3,737     $         -         $     3,737
   Accounts receivable, net           165,712         12,475               -            178,187               -             178,187
   Inventories                        142,450         41,238               -            183,688               -             183,688
   Other current assets                17,297            754            (754) (b)        17,297               -              17,297
                                    ---------     ----------     -----------         ----------     -----------         -----------
      Total current assets            328,540         55,123            (754)           382,909               -             382,909

Property and equipment, net            61,352          1,239             500  (c)        63,091               -              63,091
Goodwill                               20,931              -          54,086  (j)        75,017               -              75,017
Other assets                            7,770          1,256             (96) (d)         8,930             128  (h)          9,058
                                    ---------     ----------     -----------         ----------     -----------         -----------
                                    $ 418,593     $   57,618     $    53,736         $  529,947     $       128         $   530,075
                                    =========     ==========     ===========         ==========     ===========         ===========
                                 
Liabilities and shareholders' equity                                 
Current liabilities:
   Accounts payable                 $ 104,876     $    9,362     $         -         $  114,238     $         -         $   114,238
   Other current liabilities           32,400          5,239          (3,564) (e)        34,075               -              34,075
                                    ---------     ----------     -----------         ----------     -----------         -----------
      Total current liabilities       137,276         14,601          (3,564)           148,313               -             148,313
Long-term debt                        116,927          6,887          74,830  (f)(k)    198,644         (46,864) (i)(k)     151,780
Other noncurrent liabilities            1,899              -               -              1,899               -               1,899
                                    ---------     ----------     -----------         ----------     -----------         -----------
      Total liabilities               256,102         21,488          71,266            348,856         (46,864)            301,992
                                    ---------     ----------     -----------         ----------     -----------         -----------
                                 
Shareholders' equity:
   Capital Stock                        7,380             10             660  (g)         8,050           1,438  (i)          9,488
   Capital in excess of par value      40,792          2,021          15,909  (g)        58,722          45,554  (i)        104,276
   Retained earnings                  114,319         34,099         (34,099) (g)       114,319               -             114,319
                                    ---------     ----------     -----------         ----------     -----------         -----------
      Total shareholders' equity      162,491         36,130         (17,530)           181,091          46,992             228,083
                                    ---------     ----------     -----------         ----------     -----------         -----------
                                    $ 418,593     $   57,618     $    53,736         $  529,947     $       128         $   530,075
                                    =========     ==========     ===========         ==========     ===========         ===========
</TABLE>

     Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Balance Sheet
        (dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)


(a)  The  Company acquired certain assets and liabilities of  the
     business  acquired in the PVF Acquisition ("PVF")  for  cash
     consideration  of  $74,400, Common  Stock  consideration  of
     $18,600, and the assumption of $6,945 of debt.  The purchase
     price  is  subject to adjustment for the difference  between
     the  book  value  of net assets acquired on the  acquisition
     date, adjusted for certain inventory and accounts receivable
     items, and the book value of such net assets at December 31,
     1995.
(b)  Elimination of other current assets of PVF not acquired.
(c)  Adjustment  to write-up property and equipment  acquired  in
     the PVF Acquisition to its estimated fair value.
(d)  Adjustment to record the elimination of $468 of other assets
     of  PVF  not acquired and to record debt issuance  costs  of
     $372 incurred on the issuance of $74,772 of Notes.
(e)  Adjustment   to  accrue  for  professional  fees   of   $500
     associated with the PVF Acquisition, to eliminate $3,229  of
     other  current  liabilities which were not assumed,  and  to
     reclassify $835 of the current portion of PVF debt to  long-
     term as it was replaced by the Company's line of credit.
(f)  Adjustment  to  reflect the issuance  of  $74,772  of  Notes
     (assuming an interest rate of 7.96% and debt issuance  costs
     of  $372) issued in connection with the PVF Acquisition, the
     elimination  of $777 of PVF debt which was not assumed,  and
     the  reclassification of $835 of the current portion of  PVF
     debt  to long-term as it was replaced by the Company's  line
     of credit.
(g)  Elimination of the shareholders' equity accounts of PVF  and
     to reflect the issuance of 669,956 shares of Common Stock in
     connection  with  the PVF Acquisition at $27.76  per  share,
     which  approximates the estimated fair value of  the  Common
     Stock  at the date the terms of the acquisition were  agreed
     upon.
(h)  Adjustment  to reflect the balance of the debt  issue  costs
     incurred upon the issuance of $23,228 of Notes.
(i)  Adjustment to reflect the issuance of $23,228 of  Notes  (at
     an interest rate of 7.96% and net proceeds to the Company of
     $23,100)  and  the  issuance of 1,437,500 shares  of  Common
     Stock  at a price of $34.50 per share (net proceeds  to  the
     Company  of  $32.69 per share and $46,992 in the  aggregate)
     with  the  net proceeds from these offerings used to  reduce
     amounts  outstanding  under the  Company's  line  of  credit
     facility.
(j)  Adjustment to record the excess of the acquisition cost over
     the fair value of net assets acquired (goodwill).
(k)  Included in the adjustment to long-term debt is $74,772  and
     $23,228  for the private placement of $98,000 of Notes  with
     an  assumed  final  maturity in  2011.   Proceeds  from  the
     issuance  of the Notes were used to partially fund  the  PVF
     Acquisition and to provide additional working capital to the
     Company.

<TABLE>
                                                         HUGHES SUPPLY, INC.
                                        Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Statement of Income
                                             For the Three Months Ended April 30, 1996
                                               (in thousands, except per share data)

<CAPTION>
                                                                                                      Common
                                                                                                      Stock
                                                                  Pro Forma                          Offering
                                                                 Adjustments                         and Notes
                                     Hughes                         PVF              Pro Forma       Offering            Pro Forma
                                     Supply           PVF        Acquisition         Combined       Adjustments         as Adjusted
                                    ---------     ----------     -----------         ----------     -----------         -----------
                                                      (a)
<S>                                 <C>           <C>            <C>                 <C>            <C>                 <C>
Net sales                           $ 315,637     $   29,427     $         -         $  345,064     $         -         $   345,064
Cost of sales                         252,443         19,726               -            272,169               -             272,169
                                    ---------     ----------     -----------         ----------     -----------         -----------
   Gross profit                        63,194          9,701               -             72,895               -              72,895

Operating expenses                     53,038          3,490            (552) (b)        55,976               -              55,976 
Depreciation & amortization             2,576            120             901  (c)         3,597               -               3,597 
                                    ---------     ----------     -----------         ----------     -----------         -----------
Total operating expenses               55,614          3,610             349             59,573               -              59,573
                                    ---------     ----------     -----------         ----------     -----------         -----------
   Operating income                     7,580          6,091            (349)            13,322               -              13,322
Interest and other income               1,485             45               -              1,530               -               1,530
Interest expense                       (1,970)          (176)         (1,439) (d)        (3,585)            545 (f)          (3,040)
                                    ---------     ----------     -----------         ----------     -----------         -----------
   Income before taxes                  7,095          5,960          (1,788)            11,267             545              11,812
Income taxes                            2,774          2,316            (685) (e)         4,405             213 (e)           4,618
                                    ---------     ----------     -----------         ----------     -----------         -----------
   Net income                       $   4,321     $    3,644     $    (1,103)        $    6,862     $       332         $     7,194 
                                    =========     ==========     ===========         ==========     ===========         =========== 
Earnings per share:
   Primary                               0.57                                              0.84                                0.75
   Fully diluted                         0.57                                              0.83                                0.74

Average shares outstanding:
   Primary                              7,550                                             8,220                               9,657
   Fully diluted                        7,590                                             8,260                               9,697 
</TABLE>

  Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Statement of Income
                     (dollars in thousands)


(a)  Amounts  represent  results of PVF for the  3  months  ended
     March 31, 1996.
(b)  Adjustments  to  operating expenses  to  eliminate  overhead
     allocation from PVF's parent of $311 and personnel costs  of
     $241  which  will be reduced/eliminated as a result  of  the
     acquisition.
(c)  Adjustment to reflect amortization on goodwill of $54,086 on
     a straight-line basis over 15 years.
(d)  Adjustment  to  interest expense as  a  result  of  the  PVF
     Acquisition:

        Interest  on $74,772 of Notes  (including         
        $372 of debt issuance costs) to be issued         
        in  connection with the PVF  Acquisition,     
        assuming an interest rate of 7.96%           $1,488
                                                    
        Reduction  of  interest  on  PVF  average         
        borrowings of $8,153 at average  rate  of         
        8.63%  replaced by the Company's line  of       
        credit with an  average rate of 5.77%           (58)

        Amortization of debt issuance costs               9
                                                     ------     
                                                     $1,439
                                                     ======

(e)  Federal  income tax adjustments relating to the acquisitions
     using the Company's annual effective tax rate of 39.1%.
(f)  Adjustment to interest expense as a result of this  offering
     and the Notes Offering:

        Use  of  proceeds from this  offering  to         
        reduce  amounts  outstanding  under   the     
        Company's line of credit facility            $  675
                                                          
        Increase  in  interest expense  resulting         
        from  replacing amounts outstanding under     
        the  line  of  credit facility  with  the     
        Notes                                          (130)
                                                     ------    
                                                     $  545
                                                     ======
                                                           
                  DECLARATION OF CASH DIVIDEND

      On August 22, 1996 the Company's Board of Directors voted to
increase the regular quarterly cash dividend from $.09 to $.10 per
share beginning with the next quarterly dividend which was
declared as payable on November 15, 1996 to shareholders of record
on November 1, 1996.


                      RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

      No  material  changes in the business  or  affairs  of  the
Company have occurred since January 26, 1996, which have not been
described in any Report on Form 10-Q or Form 8-K filed since such
date or in this Prospectus.


                         LEGAL MATTERS

      Maguire,  Voorhis  & Wells, P.A., Two South  Orange  Plaza,
Orlando,  Florida 32801, counsel to the Company, has rendered  an
opinion  with  respect to the valid issuance and nonassessability
of  the  shares of Common Stock being offered hereby  and  as  to
certain  other  matters.  Robert N. Blackford, a member  of  that
firm,  is Secretary and a director of the Company.  As of  August
15,  1996 certain members of that firm beneficially owned  24,907
shares of the Company's Common Stock.


                            EXPERTS

      The  Company's  Consolidated Financial Statements  for  the
years ended January 26, 1996 and January 27, 1995 incorporated in
this  Prospectus by reference to the Company's annual  report  on
Form  10-K  for  the year ended January 26, 1996,  have  been  so
incorporated  in reliance on the report of Price Waterhouse  LLP,
independent certified public accountants, given on the  authority
of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

       The   Company's   Consolidated   Statements   of   Income,
Stockholders'  Equity and Cash Flows for the year  ended  January
28,  1994  incorporated in this Prospectus by  reference  to  the
Company's  annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended  January
26, 1996, have been so incorporated in reliance on the reports of
Price  Waterhouse LLP, independent certified public  accountants,
and  Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P., independent accountants, given  on
the   authority  of  said  firms  as  experts  in  auditing   and
accounting.

      The Consolidated Balance Sheets of PVF Holdings, Inc. as of
June  30,  1994 and June 30, 1995 and the Consolidated Statements
of  Income, Stockholders' Equity and Cash Flows for each  of  the
three  years  in  the period ended June 30, 1995 incorporated  in
this  Prospectus by reference to the Company's Current Report  on
Form  8-K  dated  May  13,  1996, have been  so  incorporated  in
reliance  upon  the report of Deloitte & Touch  LLP,  independent
certified public accountants, given on the authority of that firm
as experts in accounting and auditing.



INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE

     The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended  January  26, 1996, and the Company's Quarterly  Report  on
Form  10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended April 30, 1996,  and  the
Company's  Current Reports on Form 8-K dated March 27,  1996  and
May 13, 1996 filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,  as
amended  (the  "Exchange Act"), are hereby incorporated  in  this
Prospectus by reference, and all documents subsequently filed  by
the  Company pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the
Exchange  Act prior to the termination of the offering  described
herein shall be deemed to be incorporated in this Prospectus  and
to  be  a  part  hereof  from the date  of  the  filing  of  such
documents. The description of the Company's Common Stock which is
contained  in  a Registration Statement filed under the  Exchange
Act,  and  any  amendments or reports filed for  the  purpose  of
updating  such  description  are  hereby  incorporated  in   this
Prospectus by reference.

      Any  statement  contained  in a  document  incorporated  by
reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for
all  purposes  to the extent that a statement contained  in  this
Prospectus or in any other subsequently filed document  which  is
also   incorporated  by  reference  modifies  or  replaces   such
statement.




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