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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 13F-E
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 09/30/98
Institutional Investment Manager:
RETIREMENT SYSTEM INVESTORS INC.
317 MADISON AVENUE
NEW YORK NY 10017
I represent that I am authorized to submit the attached Forms and that all
information on these Forms is true, correct and complete, and I understand that
all required items, statements and schedules are integral parts of these Forms
and that the submission of any amendment represents that all unamended items,
statements and schedules remain true, correct and complete as previously
submitted.
I am signing this report as required by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Name, Title and Telephone Number of Person Submitting Report:
STEPHEN P. POLLAK VICE PRESIDENT 212-503-0150
Signature, Place and Date of Signing:
/s/ STEPHEN P. POLLAK NEW YORK NY NOVEMBER 16, 1998
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VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT -----VOTING AUTHORITY-----
NAME OF ISSUER -TITLE OF CLASS- --CUSIP-- (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN -MANAGERS- SOLE SHARED NONE
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COM 000886101 642 30500 SH 642 642
ALLIEDSIGNAL INC COM 019512102 7722 218300 SH 7722 7722
ALLSTATE CORP COM 020002101 6261 150200 SH 6261 6261
ALTERA CORP COM 021441100 579 16500 SH 579 579
ALUMINUM CO AMER COM 022249106 1811 25500 SH 1811 1811
AMOCO CORP COM 031905102 4084 75800 SH 4084 4084
ARMSTRONG WORLD INDS INC COM 042476101 6051 113100 SH 6051 6051
AT&T CORP COM 001957109 1367 23400 SH 1367 1367
BANKAMERICA CORP COM 066050105 4275 71100 SH 4275 4275
BELL ATLANTIC CORP COM 077853109 1274 26300 SH 1274 1274
BEVERLY ENTERPRISES INC COM 087851309 481 60100 SH 481 481
BMC SOFTWARE INC COM 055921100 1621 27000 SH 1621 1621
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO COM 110122108 2368 22800 SH 2368 2368
BRITISH PETE PLC COM 110889409 1754 20107 SH 1754 1754
BURLINGTON RES INC COM 122014103 841 22500 SH 841 841
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM INC COM 127387108 2239 87600 SH 2239 2239
CALLAWAY GOLF CORP COM 131193104 145 13400 SH 145 145
CHASE MANHATTAN CORP COM 16161A108 4387 101428 SH 4387 4387
CHRYSLER CORP COM 171196108 1159 24200 SH 1159 1159
CINCINNATI MILACRON INC COM 172172108 381 24700 SH 381 381
CINERGY CORP COM 172474108 578 15100 SH 578 578
CISCO SYS INC COM 17275R102 3866 62550 SH 3866 3866
CITICORP COM 173034109 4573 49200 SH 4573 4573
COMPUTER ASSOC INTL INC COM 204912109 757 20450 SH 757 757
DALLAS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP COM 235204104 540 20000 SH 540 540
DEERE & CO COM 244199105 1428 47200 SH 1428 1428
DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING INC COM 25271C102 1126 43300 SH 1126 1126
DOLE FOOD INC COM 256605106 1795 49700 SH 1795 1795
DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS & CO COM 263534109 5388 96000 SH 5388 5388
DUKE POWER CO COM 264399106 1529 23100 SH 1529 1529
E M C CORP MASS COM 268648102 12021 210200 SH 12021 12021
EMERSON ELEC CO COM 291011104 9649 155000 SH 9649 9649
ENRON OIL & GAS CO COM 293562104 602 34400 SH 602 602
FDX CORP COM 31304N107 704 15600 SH 704 704
FEDERAL NATL MTG ASSN COM 313586109 12741 198300 SH 12741 12741
FEDERATED DEPT STORES INC DEL COM 31410H101 1339 36800 SH 1339 1339
FORD MTR CO DEL COM 345370100 1056 22500 SH 1056 1056
GENERAL ELEC CO COM 369604103 819 10300 SH 819 819
GTE CORP COM 362320103 5187 94300 SH 5187 5187
HALLIBURTON CO COM 406216101 4056 142000 SH 4056 4056
HCR MANOR CARE COM 404134108 334 11400 SH 334 334
HEWLETT PACKARD CO COM 428236103 4823 91100 SH 4823 4823
HRPT COM 40426W101 2306 143000 SH 2306 2306
INGERSOLL RAND COMPANY COM 456866102 4215 111100 SH 4215 4215
INTEL CORP COM 458140100 10736 125200 SH 10736 10736
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS COCOM 459200101 6874 53700 SH 6874 6874
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 13060 166900 SH 13060 13060
K MART CORP COM 482584109 543 45500 SH 543 543
KMART FING I PFD 498778208 1530 30600 SH 1530 1530
LEXMARK INTL GROUP INC COM 529771107 2093 30200 SH 2093 2093
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VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT -----VOTING AUTHORITY-----
NAME OF ISSUER -TITLE OF CLASS- --CUSIP-- (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN -MANAGERS- SOLE SHARED NONE
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP COM 539830109 5777 57300 SH 5777 5777
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 549463107 7465 108090 SH 7465 7465
MARTIN MARIETTA MATLS COM 573284106 1771 41000 SH 1771 1771
MAYTAG CORP COM 578592107 1012 21200 SH 1012 1012
MERCK & CO INC COM 589331107 6867 53000 SH 6867 6867
MOBIL CORPORATION COM 607059102 1094 14400 SH 1094 1094
MORGAN STANLEY GROUP INC COM 617446448 599 13900 SH 599 599
NATIONSBANK CORP COM 638585109 1268 23700 SH 1268 1268
NICOR INC COM 654086107 622 15000 SH 622 622
NOBLE DRILLING CORP COM 655042109 358 24300 SH 358 358
PEOPLES ENERGY CORP COM 711030106 943 26200 SH 943 943
PFIZER INC COM 717081103 8115 76600 SH 8115 8115
PHILIP MORRIS COS INC COM 718154107 2653 57600 SH 2653 2653
PIER 1 IMPORTS INC COM 720279108 554 73800 SH 554 554
POTASH CORP OF SASK INC COM 73755L107 2547 48400 SH 2547 2547
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO COM 742718109 1085 15300 SH 1085 1085
ROYAL DUTCH PETE CO COM 780257804 7634 160300 SH 7634 7634
SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 78387G103 689 15500 SH 689 689
SCHLUMBERGER LTD. COM 806857108 1016 20200 SH 1016 1016
SNAP ON TOOLS COM 833034101 2203 71500 SH 2203 2203
SOUTHDOWN INC COM 841297104 5876 130568 SH 5876 5876
STERLING COMM INC COM 859205106 3864 111600 SH 3864 3864
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC COM 866810104 907 18200 SH 907 907
SUNAMERICA PREFERRED PFD 866930860 4290 83600 SH 4290 4290
SUNAMERICA INC COM 866930100 2718 44550 SH 2718 2718
TELLABS INC COM 879664100 2377 59700 SH 2377 2377
TENET HEALTHCARE CORP COM 88033G100 1374 47800 SH 1374 1374
TEXACO INC COM 881694103 7861 125400 SH 7861 7861
TEXAS UTILS CO COM 882848104 480 10300 SH 480 480
THERMO ELECTRON CORP COM 883556102 366 24300 SH 366 366
TIFFANY & CO NEW COM 886547108 621 19800 SH 621 621
TOSCO CORP COM 891490302 522 24300 SH 522 522
TRAVELERS GROUP INC COM 894190107 2151 57350 SH 2151 2151
U S WEST INC COM 91273H101 926 17653 SH 926 926
UNION PAC RES GROUP INC COM 907834105 411 33400 SH 411 411
UNITED STATES FILTER CORP NEW COM 911843209 960 60000 SH 960 960
US WEST MEDIA GROUP COM 912889201 1098 24700 SH 1098 1098
WASHINGTON MUT INC COM 939322103 3072 91300 SH 3072 3072
WASHINGTON WTR PWR CO COM 940688104 810 40900 SH 810 810
WERNER ENTERPRISES INC COM 950755108 718 45750 SH 718 718
XEROX CORP COM 984121103 8314 98100 SH 8314 8314
REPORT SUMMARY 91 DATA RECORDS 269698 0 OTHER MANAGERS ON WHOSE BEHALF REPORT IS FILED
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