UNITED STATES
SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
Form 13F Cover Page
Report for Quarter Ending June 30, 1999
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing This Report:
Name : James C. Edwards & Co., Inc.
570 Lexington Avenue
29 Floor
New York, NY 10022
13F File Number : 28-6006
The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person
by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing this report is
authorized to submit it, that all the information contained herein is true,
correct and complete, and that it is understood that all the required items,
statement schedules, list and tables, are considered integral parts of this
form.
Person signing this report of Reporting Managers:
Name: David MacNeil
Title: President
Phone: (212)319-8490
Signature, Place and Date of Signing
David MacNeil New York , NY July 26, 1999
Report Type (Check One Only)
(X) 13F Holding Report
( ) 13F Notice
( ) 13F Combination Report
List of other Manager Reporting for this Manager : 0
I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Form 13F Summary Page
Report Summary:
Number of Other included Managers: 0
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total : 153
Form 13F Information Table Value Total : 436,946,000
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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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AIRTOUCH COMMUNICATION PFD B C 00949T209 961 11098.0 SH SOLE 6300.0 4798.0
CAMDEN PROPERTY TRUST CV PRD S 133131201 544 21700.0 SH SOLE 2000.0 19700.0
FELCOR LODGING TR INC PFD CONV 31430F200 593 29200.0 SH SOLE 8000.0 21200.0
CENTRAL EUROPEAN EQUITY FD 153436100 143 10942.0000SH SOLE 10942.0000
ABBOTT LABS COM COM 002824100 11029 243065.0 SH SOLE 96060.0 147005.0
ALLEGHANY CORP DEL COM COM 017175100 508 2746.0 SH SOLE 2746.0
ALLTEL CORP COM COM 020039103 322 4509.0 SH SOLE 4509.0
ALZA CORP DEL COM COM 022615108 458 9000.0 SH SOLE 9000.0
AMERICAN HOME PRODS CORP COM 026609107 3834 66832.0 SH SOLE 500.0 66332.0
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP I COM 026874107 1586 13523.0 SH SOLE 1687.0 11836.0
AMERICAN ITALIAN PASTA CO CL A COM 027070101 629 20700.0 SH SOLE 20700.0
AMERITECH CORP/DEL COM 030954101 267 3636.0 SH SOLE 3636.0
AMGEN INC COM COM 031162100 1205 19800.0 SH SOLE 6000.0 13800.0
APACHE CORP COM COM 037411105 2211 56700.0 SH SOLE 30000.0 26700.0
APPLIED SCIENCE & TECH COM COM 038236105 2123 94350.0 SH SOLE 51000.0 43350.0
APTAR GROUP INC. COM COM 038336103 1506 50200.0 SH SOLE 22500.0 27700.0
AT&T CORP COM COM 001957109 276 4950.0 SH SOLE 4950.0
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO COM COM 048825103 2871 34356.0 SH SOLE 6800.0 27556.0
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESS COM COM 053015103 1056 24000.0 SH SOLE 6000.0 18000.0
BANK OF NEW YORK CO INC COM 064057102 925 25200.0 SH SOLE 25200.0
BANK ONE CORP. COM 06423A103 745 12500.0 SH SOLE 12500.0
BELL ATLANTIC CORP COM COM 077853109 414 6328.0 SH SOLE 6328.0
BELLSOUTH CORP COM 079860102 747 16200.0 SH SOLE 16200.0
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CL B COM 084670207 260 116.0 SH SOLE 116.0
BIOCHEM PHARMACEUTICAL INC COM COM 09058T108 696 37100.0 SH SOLE 16000.0 21100.0
BP AMOCO ADR COM 055622104 3452 31819.0 SH SOLE 201.0 31618.0
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO COM 110122108 11399 161828.0 SH SOLE 48440.0 113388.0
BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE C COM 12189T104 309 9974.0 SH SOLE 9974.0
CAMPBELL SOUP CO COM 134429109 2235 48200.0 SH SOLE 14600.0 33600.0
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP COM COM 14040H105 518 9300.0 SH SOLE 9300.0
CARDINAL HEALTH INC COM COM 14149Y108 1193 18607.0 SH SOLE 7125.0 11482.0
CATERPILLAR INC DEL COM COM 149123101 246 4100.0 SH SOLE 4100.0
CHASE MANHATTAN NEW COM COM 16161A108 865 10000.0 SH SOLE 10000.0
CHEVRON CORPORATION COM COM 166751107 1088 11446.0 SH SOLE 11446.0
CHICAGO TITLE CORP COM COM 168228104 341 9549.0 SH SOLE 9549.0
CHIRON CORP COM COM 170040109 608 29300.0 SH SOLE 17500.0 11800.0
CISCO SYS INC COM COM 17275R102 13849 214924.0 SH SOLE 214924.0
CITIGROUP INC COM 172967101 672 14155.0 SH SOLE 14155.0
CLEAR CHANNEL COMMUNICATIONS C COM 184502102 638 9255.0 SH SOLE 9255.0
COCA COLA CO COM COM 191216100 5219 84179.0 SH SOLE 6000.0 78179.0
COMCAST CORP CL A COM 200300101 215 6000.0 SH SOLE 6000.0
COMCAST CORP CL A SPL COM 200300200 231 6000.0 SH SOLE 6000.0
COMPAQ COMPUTER CORP COM COM 204493100 666 28100.0 SH SOLE 1000.0 27100.0
COMPUTER SCIENCES CORP COM COM 205363104 899 13000.0 SH SOLE 1500.0 11500.0
CORNING INC COM COM 219350105 1802 25696.0 SH SOLE 4790.0 20906.0
COX COMMUNICATIONS NEW CL A COM 224044107 1553 42200.0 SH SOLE 42200.0
DEXTER CORP COM COM 252165105 334 8180.0 SH SOLE 6375.0 1805.0
DIEBOLD INC COM COM 253651103 223 7750.0 SH SOLE 750.0 7000.0
DISNEY WALT COMPANY HOLDING CO COM 254687106 2228 72321.0 SH SOLE 4500.0 67821.0
DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS COM COM 263534109 587 8600.0 SH SOLE 300.0 8300.0
E M C CORP MASS COM COM 268648102 1819 33080.0 SH SOLE 2000.0 31080.0
EASTMAN KODAK CO COM COM 277461109 389 5746.0 SH SOLE 1500.0 4246.0
ELAN PLC ADR COM 284131208 250 9000.0 SH SOLE 9000.0
ELI LILLY & CO COM 532457108 2063 28800.0 SH SOLE 11300.0 17500.0
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO COM 291011104 2663 42311.0 SH SOLE 200.0 42111.0
ENRON CORP COM 293561106 740 9051.0 SH SOLE 9051.0
EQUIFAX INC COM 294429105 4111 115200.0 SH SOLE 53000.0 62200.0
EXXON CORP COM COM 302290101 4309 55865.0 SH SOLE 565.0 55300.0
FIRST DATA CORP COM COM 319963104 436 8900.0 SH SOLE 8900.0
FIRST UNION CORP COM COM 337358105 417 8846.0 SH SOLE 8846.0
FLEET FINANCIAL GROUP INC COM COM 338915101 691 15568.0 SH SOLE 15568.0
FLORIDA PROGRESS CORP COM COM 341109106 372 9000.0 SH SOLE 9000.0
GANNETT COMPANY INC COM 364730101 425 5950.0 SH SOLE 5950.0
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO COM 369604103 8695 76950.0 SH SOLE 27435.0 49515.0
GENERAL MILLS INC COM COM 370334104 482 6000.0 SH SOLE 6000.0
GILLETTE CO COM COM 375766102 1512 36872.0 SH SOLE 8000.0 28872.0
GRAINGER W W INC COM COM 384802104 280 5200.0 SH SOLE 5200.0
GROUPE DANONE SPONSORED ADR COM 399449107 628 12000.0 SH SOLE 12000.0
GTE CORP COM COM 362320103 4789 63428.0 SH SOLE 1700.0 61728.0
HALLIBURTON CO COM COM 406216101 204 4500.0 SH SOLE 4500.0
HANNAFORD BROTHERS CO COM COM 410550107 241 4500.0 SH SOLE 4500.0
HEINZ H J CO COM COM 423074103 852 17000.0 SH SOLE 1000.0 16000.0
HEWLETT PACKARD CO COM COM 428236103 3467 34500.0 SH SOLE 9500.0 25000.0
HOME DEPOT INC COM COM 437076102 1546 24000.0 SH SOLE 1200.0 22800.0
HON INDUSTRIES COM 438092108 292 10000.0 SH SOLE 10000.0
INTEL CORP COM 458140100 9193 154500.0 SH SOLE 46400.0 108100.0
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACH CO COM 459200101 4497 34792.0 SH SOLE 6516.0 28276.0
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM COM 478160104 7189 73360.0 SH SOLE 32000.0 41360.0
KIMBERLY CLARK CORP COM COM 494368103 484 8500.0 SH SOLE 400.0 8100.0
LERNOUT & HAUSPIE SPEECH PRODU COM 856288104 989 27900.0 SH SOLE 10000.0 17900.0
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES COM COM 549463107 1158 17177.0 SH SOLE 17177.0
MACATAWA BK CORP COM COM 554225102 214 15000.0 SH SOLE 15000.0
MBIA INC COM 55262C100 1923 29700.0 SH SOLE 29700.0
MCGRAW HILL COS INC COM COM 580645109 518 9600.0 SH SOLE 9600.0
MCI WORLDCOM COM 55268B106 1785 20743.0 SH SOLE 20743.0
MERCK & CO INC COM 589331107 12526 170128.0 SH SOLE 83298.0 86830.0
MGIC INVT CORP WIS COM COM 552848103 729 15000.0 SH SOLE 15000.0
MICROSOFT CORP COM COM 594918104 15115 167600.0 SH SOLE 84000.0 83600.0
MILLER HERMAN INC COM COM 600544100 525 25000.0 SH SOLE 25000.0
MINNESOTA MINING & MANUFACTURI COM 604059105 412 4740.0 SH SOLE 1400.0 3340.0
MOBIL CORP COM COM 607059102 1560 15800.0 SH SOLE 15800.0
MOTOROLA INC COM COM 620076109 464 4900.0 SH SOLE 200.0 4700.0
MUTUAL RISK MANAGEMENT LTD COM COM 628351108 662 19832.0 SH SOLE 19832.0
NESTLE S A SPONSORED ADR COM 641069406 421 4666.0 SH SOLE 4666.0
NEW YORK TIMES CO CL A COM 650111107 1145 31100.0 SH SOLE 500.0 30600.0
NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS INC CL-A COM 65332V103 1752 34900.0 SH SOLE 14500.0 20400.0
NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP COM COM 655844108 422 14000.0 SH SOLE 14000.0
NORTHERN TRUST CORP COM COM 665859104 698 7200.0 SH SOLE 7200.0
NOVARTIS A G SPONSORED ADR COM 66987V109 337 4633.0 SH SOLE 4633.0
OLD KENT FINANCIAL CORP COM 679833103 220 5250.0 SH SOLE 5250.0
ORACLE CORP COM COM 68389X105 1605 43234.0 SH SOLE 9798.0 33436.0
PE BIOSYSTEMS GP COM 69332S102 344 3000.0 SH SOLE 3000.0
PEPSICO INC COM COM 713448108 3540 91500.0 SH SOLE 27000.0 64500.0
PFIZER INC COM 717081103 2484 22792.0 SH SOLE 8000.0 14792.0
PHILIP MORRIS COS INC COM COM 718154107 665 16539.0 SH SOLE 3000.0 13539.0
PHOENIX TECHNOLOGIES LTD COM COM 719153108 1012 56600.0 SH SOLE 30000.0 26600.0
PITNEY BOWES INC COM 724479100 427 6650.0 SH SOLE 6650.0
PLANTRONICS INC NEW COM COM 727493108 5946 91300.0 SH SOLE 32000.0 59300.0
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO COM 742718109 4805 53838.0 SH SOLE 2000.0 51838.0
REPSOL S A SPONSORED ADR COM 76026T205 518 25500.0 SH SOLE 25500.0
REUTERS GROUP PLC SPONSORED AD COM 76132M102 442 5457.0 SH SOLE 2599.0 2858.0
ROYAL DUTCH PETE CO N Y REGIST COM 780257804 1672 27756.0 SH SOLE 27756.0
RPM INC OHIO COM 749685103 1108 78080.0 SH SOLE 12499.0 65581.0
SAFESKIN CORP COM COM 786454108 583 48600.0 SH SOLE 18000.0 30600.0
SARA LEE CORP COM 803111103 1066 47000.0 SH SOLE 10000.0 37000.0
SAUER, INC. COM 804137107 195 19000.0 SH SOLE 2500.0 16500.0
SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC COM COM 78387G103 271 4678.0 SH SOLE 4678.0
SCHERING-PLOUGH CORP COM 806605101 5365 102200.0 SH SOLE 102200.0
SCHLUMBERGER LTD COM COM 806857108 579 9084.0 SH SOLE 700.0 8384.0
SERVICEMASTER CO COM COM 81760N109 442 23566.0 SH SOLE 23566.0
SHELL TRANS&TRAD PLC NEW YRK S COM 822703609 278 6000.0 SH SOLE 6000.0
SONY CORP ADR NEW COM 835699307 242 2190.0 SH SOLE 250.0 1940.0
SOUTHERN PACIFIC PETROLEUM NL COM 843581307 375 125000.0 SH SOLE 125000.0
SPRINT CORP COM COM 852061100 594 11200.0 SH SOLE 11200.0
STERLING COMMERCE COM 859205106 2337 63600.0 SH SOLE 22500.0 41100.0
SUIZA FOODS CORP COM COM 865077101 260 6200.0 SH SOLE 6200.0
SWIRE PAC LTD SPONSOR ADR A COM 870794302 122 25000.0 SH SOLE 25000.0
SYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES COM COM 871508107 1341 36375.0 SH SOLE 8550.0 27825.0
TAB PRODS CO DEL COM COM 873197107 74 10000.0 SH SOLE 10000.0
TELESP CELULAR PATICIPAOES COM 87952L108 281 10500.0 SH SOLE 1000.0 9500.0
TELESP PARTICIPACOES COM 87952K100 492 21500.0 SH SOLE 2000.0 19500.0
TEXACO INC COM COM 881694103 1659 26603.0 SH SOLE 1345.0 25258.0
THERMO ELECTRON CORP COM COM 883556102 1412 70373.0 SH SOLE 20000.0 50373.0
TMP WORLDWIDE INC. COM COM 872941109 722 11375.0 SH SOLE 5000.0 6375.0
TRIBUNE CO NEW COM COM 896047107 261 3000.0 SH SOLE 3000.0
TRITON ENERGY LTD ORD COM G90751150 144 13600.0 SH SOLE 13600.0
TYCO INTL LTD NEW COM COM 902124106 349 3679.0 SH SOLE 3679.0
UNION PACIFIC RES GROUP COM COM 907834105 400 24500.0 SH SOLE 24500.0
UNOCAL CORP COM COM 915289102 2090 52750.0 SH SOLE 18000.0 34750.0
VARCO INTERNATIONAL COM 922126107 586 54200.0 SH SOLE 31000.0 23200.0
VODAFONE GROUP PLC SPONSORED A COM 92857T107 2711 13759.0 SH SOLE 3789.5 9969.5
WAL MART STORES INC COM COM 931142103 487 10100.0 SH SOLE 8100.0 2000.0
WARNER LAMBERT CO COM COM 934488107 1555 22500.0 SH SOLE 10000.0 12500.0
WASTE MANAGEMENT INC COM 94106L109 759 14130.0 SH SOLE 14130.0
WELLS FARGO & CO NEW COM COM 949746101 1103 25800.0 SH SOLE 25800.0
WILLIAMS COS INC DEL COM COM 969457100 5155 121114.0 SH SOLE 42000.0 79114.0
XEROX CORPORATION COM 984121103 1282 21702.0 SH SOLE 21702.0
XL CAPITAL LTD CLASS A COM G98255105 1379 24400.0 SH SOLE 24400.0
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO 291011104 171660 2727464.0SH SOLE 2167516.0 559948.0
FLEET FINANCIAL GROUP INC COM 338915101 2152 48504.0 SH SOLE 48504.0
NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP COM 655844108 7197 238911.0 SH SOLE 238911.0
POPE & TALBOT INC COM 732827100 131 10826.0 SH SOLE 10826.0
SMITHKLINE BEECHAM PLC ADR REP 832378301 396 6000.0 SH SOLE 6000.0
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