FORM 13F
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: March 31, 2000
Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number:
This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement.
[ ] adds new holdings entries.
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Parsons Capital Management, Inc.
Address: 10 Weybosset Street
Suite 106
Providence, RI 02903
13F File Number:
The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom
it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized
to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and
complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.
Person signing this report on behalf of reporting Manager:
Name: Robert W. Parsons
Title: Vice President
Phone: 401-521-2440
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
Robert W. Parsons Providence, Rhode Island May 2, 2000
Report Type (Check only one.):
[x] 13F HOLDING REPORT.
[ ] 13F NOTICE.
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT.
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934.
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FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 5
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 167
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $347,199
List of Other Included Managers:
No. 13F File Number Name
01 Peter M. Hunt
02 J. Geddes Parsons and Robert W. Parsons
03 Edwin G. Fischer
04 David von Hemert
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FORM 13F
INFORMATION TABLE
VALUE SHARES/ SH/
PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN
CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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HILTON HOTELS CONV SUB NOTE CNV 432848al3 57 75000 PRN
DEFINED 02 75000
ARCHSTONE COMM'TY TR SER A CPR 039581202 269 10000 SH
DEFINED 02 10000
ABBOTT LABS COM 002824100 1107 31450 SH
DEFINED 04 02 31450
ALCOA INC. COM 013817101 478 6800 SH
DEFINED 01 02 6800
ALTERA CORP COM 021441100 321 3600 SH
DEFINED 02 3600
AMERICA ONLINE, INC. COM 02364j104 6336 94221 SH
DEFINED 01 02 03 04 94221
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COM 025816109 4593 30837 SH
DEFINED 01 02 03 30837
AMERICAN GENERAL CORP COM 026351106 297 5300 SH
DEFINED 02 5300
AMERICAN HOME PRODS CORP COM 026609107 2011 37407 SH
DEFINED 02 04 01 37407
AMERICAN INT'L GROUP COM 026874107 15513 141670 SH
DEFINED 04 01 02 03 141670
AMERICAN TOWER CORP CL A COM 029912201 3870 78375 SH
DEFINED 01 02 03 78375
AMGEN COM 031162100 1031 16800 SH
DEFINED 02 04 16800
AMLI RESIDENTIAL PPTYS SBI COM 001735109 502 24500 SH
DEFINED 02 24500
ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP COM 032511107 1197 30938 SH
DEFINED 02 04 03 30938
APPLE COMPUTER INC COM 037833100 326 2400 SH
DEFINED 01 02 2400
ARIBA INC COM 04033v104 215 1025 SH
DEFINED 02 1025
AT&T CORP COM 001957109 3821 67852 SH
DEFINED 02 01 03 04 67852
AT&T LIBERTY MEDIA A COM 001957208 2069 34885 SH
DEFINED 02 01 34885
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO COM 048825103 1385 16289 SH
DEFINED 01 02 04 03 16289
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING COM 053015103 3176 65820 SH
DEFINED 04 01 02 03 65820
AUTOTOTE CORP CL A COM 053323101 71 16000 SH
DEFINED 02 16000
BANK OF AMERICA CORP COM 060505104 279 5323 SH
DEFINED 02 5323
BANK OF NEW YORK CO INC COM 064057102 592 14250 SH
DEFINED 04 01 14250
BANK RHODE ISLAND COM 064576101 294 30000 SH
DEFINED 02 30000
BAXTER INTL INC COM 071813109 289 4610 SH
DEFINED 04 02 4610
BELL ATLANTIC CORP COM 077853109 1016 16628 SH
DEFINED 02 04 01 16628
BELLSOUTH CORP COM 079860102 1218 25983 SH
DEFINED 02 01 04 25983
BELO, A.H. CORP DEL $1.67 CL A COM 080555105 13808 772476 SH
DEFINED 02 04 01 772476
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY CL B COM 084670207 2177 1196 SH
DEFINED 01 02 04 1196
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC COM 084670108 2688 47 SH
DEFINED 01 02 47
BESTFOODS COM 08658u101 642 13720 SH
DEFINED 04 01 13720
BIOGEN INC COM 090597105 428 6125 SH
DEFINED 01 04 02 6125
BOEING COMPANY COM 097023105 522 13810 SH
DEFINED 02 04 01 13810
BP AMOCO PLC SPON ADR COM 055622104 2197 41254 SH
DEFINED 01 02 03 04 41254
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO COM 110122108 1187 20771 SH
DEFINED 04 01 02 03 20771
CARDINAL HEALTH INC COM 14149y108 347 7568 SH
DEFINED 04 02 7568
CHASE MANHATTAN CORP NEW COM 16161a108 1643 18844 SH
DEFINED 04 02 03 01 18844
CHEVRON CORP COM 166751107 1946 21056 SH
DEFINED 01 02 04 03 21056
CISCO SYSTEMS INC COM 17275r102 9818 126986 SH
DEFINED 04 01 02 03 126986
CITIGROUP, INC. COM 172967101 277 4625 SH
DEFINED 03 02 04 4625
COCA COLA CO COM 191216100 642 13680 SH
DEFINED 01 02 04 13680
COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO COM 194162103 395 7000 SH
DEFINED 01 02 03 04 7000
COMCAST CORP SP CLASS A COM 200300200 260 5990 SH
DEFINED 02 5990
COMPAQ COMPUTER COM 204493100 1044 39035 SH
DEFINED 04 01 02 39035
CONEXANT SYS INC COM 207142100 1413 19900 SH
DEFINED 04 19900
CONVERGYS CORP COM 212485106 823 21275 SH
DEFINED 04 01 21275
DELL COMPUTER CORP COM 247025109 255 4735 SH
DEFINED 02 04 01 4735
DELPHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS COM 247126105 334 20861 SH
DEFINED 02 04 01 20861
DIGITAL LIGHTWAVE INC COM 253855100 236 3790 SH
DEFINED 03 3790
DISNEY WALT COMPANY COM 254687106 1557 37740 SH
DEFINED 04 01 02 03 37740
DOW CHEMICAL CORP COM 260543103 456 4003 SH
DEFINED 01 02 03 4003
DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS CO COM 263534109 1212 22888 SH
DEFINED 01 02 04 22888
DUKE ENERGY CORP COM 264399106 592 11280 SH
DEFINED 04 02 03 11280
DUKE WEEKS RLTY CORP NEW COM 264411505 1459 76270 SH
DEFINED 02 03 76270
EASTMAN KODAK COM 277461109 507 9336 SH
DEFINED 04 01 02 9336
EDISON SCHOOLS COM 281033100 787 40081 SH
DEFINED 02 40081
EL PASO ENERGY CORP COM 283905107 350 8680 SH
DEFINED 02 8680
ELAN CORP PLC COM 284131208 1369 28815 SH
DEFINED 01 02 03 04 28815
ELOT INC COM 290143106 94 16000 SH
DEFINED 02 16000
EMC CORP MASS COM 268648102 598 4745 SH
DEFINED 04 02 03 01 4745
EMERSON ELEC CO COM 291011104 611 11504 SH
DEFINED 02 04 11504
ENRON CORP COM 293561106 861 11500 SH
DEFINED 02 11500
ERICSSON LM TEL SEK10B ADR COM 294821400 1894 20185 SH
DEFINED 01 02 04 20185
EXXON MOBIL CORP COM 30231g102 14524 186200 SH
DEFINED 02 01 03 04 186200
FEDERAL NAT MORTGAGE ASSN COM 313586109 2182 38572 SH
DEFINED 04 01 02 03 38572
FIRSTAR CORP COM 33763v109 255 11116 SH
DEFINED 02 11116
FLEETBOSTON FIN'L CORP COM 339030108 4041 110726 SH
DEFINED 04 01 02 03 110726
FORD MOTOR COMPANY COM 345370100 368 8015 SH
DEFINED 04 02 03 01 8015
FREDDIE MAC COM 313400301 487 11020 SH
DEFINED 02 11020
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY COM 369604103 19225 123536 SH
DEFINED 04 01 02 03 123536
GENERAL MILLS INC COM 370334104 402 11114 SH
DEFINED 02 04 01 11114
GENERAL MOTORS CORP COM 370442105 877 10585 SH
DEFINED 02 04 01 10585
GENTEX CORP COM 371901109 5313 143350 SH
DEFINED 01 02 03 143350
GEORGIA PAC CORP COM 373298108 258 6530 SH
DEFINED 04 01 02 6530
GILLETTE CO COM 375766102 474 12570 SH
DEFINED 04 02 03 01 12570
GRUPO TELEVISIA COP COM p4987v137 34 10000 SH
DEFINED 02 10000
GTE CORP COM 362320103 1393 19626 SH
DEFINED 02 04 03 01 19626
HALLIBURTON CO COM 406216101 356 8653 SH
DEFINED 01 03 04 8653
HARKEN ENERGY CRP COM 412552101 22 22000 SH
DEFINED 02 22000
HEALTHCARE REALTY TRUST COM 421946104 1105 65950 SH
DEFINED 02 03 65950
HEWLETT- PACKARD CO COM 428236103 3190 24064 SH
DEFINED 04 01 03 02 24064
HOME DEPOT INC COM 437076102 11489 178117 SH
DEFINED 04 02 03 01 178117
HONEYWELL INT'L INC. DEL COM 438516106 3931 74602 SH
DEFINED 01 02 03 74602
HYSEQ INC COM 449163302 656 14700 SH
DEFINED 02 14700
IDENTIX INC COM 451906101 237 8500 SH
DEFINED 02 01 8500
INGERSOLL-RAND COM 456866102 298 6727 SH
DEFINED 04 02 6727
INT'L BUSINESS MACHINES COM 459200101 7303 61697 SH
DEFINED 01 02 03 04 61697
INTEL CORP COM 458140100 9506 72050 SH
DEFINED 02 03 04 01 72050
INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO COM 460146103 848 19845 SH
DEFINED 01 03 02 04 19845
INTUIT COM 461202103 962 17700 SH
DEFINED 02 04 17700
JDS UNIPHASE CORP COM 46612j101 230 1910 SH
DEFINED 01 02 1910
JOHN HANCOCK BANK &T OPPTY COM 409735107 244 35220 SH
DEFINED 02 35220
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 3796 54036 SH
DEFINED 04 01 02 03 54036
JOHNSTON INDS INC COM 479368102 110 40000 SH
DEFINED 01 40000
KIMBERLY-CLARK COM 494368103 267 4765 SH
DEFINED 01 04 02 4765
KNIGHT RIDDER COM 499040103 3529 68853 SH
DEFINED 02 68853
LILLY ELI & CO COM 532457108 367 5854 SH
DEFINED 03 04 01 02 5854
LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC. COM 548661107 350 6000 SH
DEFINED 02 6000
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES COM 549463107 3751 60502 SH
DEFINED 01 02 03 04 60502
MCDONALDS CORP COM 580135101 1814 48533 SH
DEFINED 04 01 02 03 48533
MCI WORLDCOM INC COM 55268b106 3936 86874 SH
DEFINED 04 01 02 03 86874
MEDIAONE GROUP COM 58440j104 45105 556857 SH
DEFINED 02 04 01 556857
MEDTRONIC, INC COM 585055106 775 15060 SH
DEFINED 01 02 15060
MERCK & CO COM 589331107 5468 88010 SH
DEFINED 04 01 02 03 88010
METROMEDIA FIB NETWORK A COM 591689104 285 2950 SH
DEFINED 03 02 2950
MGM GRAND INC COM 591610100 290 12082 SH
DEFINED 04 12082
MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 6386 60099 SH
DEFINED 01 02 04 03 60099
MINNESOTA MNG & MFG CO COM 604059105 8914 100650 SH
DEFINED 01 02 04 100650
MOLEX INC CL A NON VTG COM 608554200 654 14731 SH
DEFINED 01 02 14731
MONSANTO COMPANY COM 611662107 957 18575 SH
DEFINED 01 02 04 03 18575
MONTANA POWER CO COM 612085100 652 10180 SH
DEFINED 02 10180
MORGAN J P & CO INC COM 616880100 2832 21494 SH
DEFINED 01 02 03 04 21494
MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER COM 617446448 392 4736 SH
DEFINED 02 4736
MOTOROLA INC COM 620076109 382 2619 SH
DEFINED 04 02 2619
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR COM 637640103 504 8300 SH
DEFINED 02 04 01 8300
NEW CENTURY ENERGIES INC. COM 64352u103 235 7809 SH
DEFINED 02 7809
NOKIA CORP A COM 654902204 1503 6770 SH
DEFINED 02 03 01 04 6770
NORFOLK SOUTHERN CO COM 655844108 288 20220 SH
DEFINED 02 04 01 20220
NOVACARE INC COM 669930109 20 98796 SH
DEFINED 02 98796
ORACLE CORP COM 68389x105 5492 70355 SH
DEFINED 04 01 02 70355
ORBITAL SCIENCES CORP COM 685564106 1136 75735 SH
DEFINED 02 01 75735
PARAMETRIC TECHNOLOGY COM 699173100 1788 84914 SH
DEFINED 02 03 01 84914
PEPSICO INC COM 713448108 1280 36691 SH
DEFINED 04 01 02 03 36691
PFIZER INC COM 717081103 3127 85513 SH
DEFINED 02 01 03 04 85513
PHARMACIA & UPJOHN, INC. COM 716941109 2119 35612 SH
DEFINED 02 04 35612
PHILIP MORRIS COS COM 718154107 406 19580 SH
DEFINED 01 02 04 19580
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO COM 742718109 1386 24419 SH
DEFINED 01 02 04 03 24419
QUAKER FABRIC CORP NEW COM 747399103 254 55000 SH
DEFINED 01 55000
QUAKER OATS CO COM 747402105 519 8567 SH
DEFINED 02 8567
QUALCOMM, INC. COM 747525103 732 4900 SH
DEFINED 02 04 03 01 4900
ROCKWELL INTL COM 773903109 1146 27400 SH
DEFINED 04 27400
ROYAL DUTCH PETE NY GLDR5 COM 780257804 2166 37465 SH
DEFINED 04 01 02 37465
SARA LEE CORP COM 803111103 412 22874 SH
DEFINED 04 02 03 22874
SBC COMMUNICATIONS PV$1 COM 78387g103 2081 49397 SH
DEFINED 04 02 01 03 49397
SCHLUMBERGER LTD COM 806857108 2440 31890 SH
DEFINED 04 02 01 03 31890
SCI SYSTEMS COM 783890106 1994 37100 SH
DEFINED 02 37100
SERVICE CORP INTL COM 817565104 231 77050 SH
DEFINED 02 77050
SERVICEMASTER COMPANY COM 81760n109 259 23000 SH
DEFINED 02 23000
SIGMA ALDRICH CORP COM 826552101 236 8800 SH
DEFINED 02 8800
STARRETT L S CO COM 855668109 684 29100 SH
DEFINED 04 29100
SUN MICROSYSTEM INC COM 866810104 408 4355 SH
DEFINED 02 04 01 4355
SYBRON INT'L CORP COM 87114f106 270 9325 SH
DEFINED 04 9325
SYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES COM 871508107 666 8092 SH
DEFINED 02 8092
TARGET CORP COM 87612e106 713 9535 SH
DEFINED 04 02 9535
TECHNE CORP COM 878377100 276 4000 SH
DEFINED 02 4000
TEXACO INC COM 881694103 1106 20575 SH
DEFINED 02 01 04 20575
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC COM 882508104 431 2695 SH
DEFINED 02 03 01 04 2695
TEXTRON INC COM 883203101 335 5510 SH
DEFINED 02 04 5510
THERMO BIOANALYSIS CORP COM 88355h108 969 35000 SH
DEFINED 02 35000
THERMO CARDIOSYSTEMS INC COM 88355k200 140 10000 SH
DEFINED 02 10000
THERMO ELECTRON CORP COM 883556102 1434 70369 SH
DEFINED 04 02 70369
THERMO INSTRUMENT SYSTEMS COM 883559106 1225 58150 SH
DEFINED 02 58150
TIME WARNER INC COM 887315109 5494 54940 SH
DEFINED 02 54940
TRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX COM g90078109 241 4705 SH
DEFINED 02 01 04 03 4705
TYCO INT'L LTD NEW COM 902124106 472 9416 SH
DEFINED 04 01 02 9416
U S WEST INC (NEW) COM 91273h101 780 10735 SH
DEFINED 02 04 01 10735
UNUMPROVIDENT CORP COM COM 91529y106 209 12325 SH
DEFINED 04 02 12325
VODAFONE GROUP PUBLIC CO COM 92857t107 995 17905 SH
DEFINED 02 04 17905
WAL MART STORES INC COM 931142103 1520 26900 SH
DEFINED 04 02 01 26900
WARNER LAMBERT CO COM 934488107 1341 13729 SH
DEFINED 01 02 04 13729
WELLS FARGO & CO NEW COM 949746101 564 13850 SH
DEFINED 04 02 13850
WEYERHAEUSER CO COM 962166104 222 3900 SH
DEFINED 04 02 3900
WILLIAMS COMPANIES COM 969457100 264 6000 SH
DEFINED 02 6000
ZORAN CORP COM 98975f101 1166 20705 SH
DEFINED 01 02 03 04 20705
ALLIANCE CAP MGM HLD LPI PTR 01855a101 2084 50300 SH
DEFINED 02 50300
KINDER MORGAN ENERGY PARTNERS PTR 494550106 1106 27860 SH
DEFINED 02 27860
PIMCO ADVSR HLDGS LP PTR 69338p102 1349 35199 SH
DEFINED 02 35199
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