BARNES GROUP <B> EXPECTS SALES TO GROW MODESTLY
Barnes Group said it expects
sales and net income for 1987 will be up slightly over 1986.
    Without supplying specific figures, Barnes told
shareholders at its annual meeting it expected net income to
improve at a rate exceeding its growth in sales, which was two
pct higher than 1985.
    The company said it recorded income from continuing
operations of 16.6 mln dlrs, or 2.57 dlrs per share, on sales
of 440 mln dlrs in 1986. It said it recorded income from
continuing operations of 16.4 mln dlrs, or 2.27 dlrs per share,
in the previous year.
 Reuter
