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                                 UNITED STATES
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C. 20549
                                       

                                 SCHEDULE 13G
                                       
                                       
                                       
                   UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                             (Amendment No. 1    )*
                                            
                                       
                                       
                            MISSION WEST PROPERTIES, INC.
                   -----------------------------------------
                               (Name of Issuer)
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                  Common Stock
                   -----------------------------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                  605200203
                   -----------------------------------------
                                (CUSIP Number)
                                       

                                       
                                       
                                       
                               FEBRUARY 5, 1999
                   -----------------------------------------
             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)



Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule 
is filed:
     [X] Rule 13d-1(b)
     [ ] Rule 13d-1(c)
     [ ] Rule 13d-1(d) 

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities,
and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of
the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see
the Notes).





POTENTIAL PERSONS WHO ARE TO RESPOND TO THE COLLECTION OF INFORMATION CONTAINED 
IN THIS FORM ARE NOT REQUIRED TO RESPOND UNLESS THE FORM DISPLAYS A CURRENTLY 
VALID OMB CONTROL NUMBER.


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CUSIP NO.  605200203                SCHEDULE 13G        
         ---------------------                                    

  (1)     NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS                 
          S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS              
          INGALLS & SNYDER LLC
          13-5156620
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  (2)     CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*         (a)   [   ]
                                                                    (b)   [   ]

          --------------------------------------------------------------------- 

  (3)     SEC USE ONLY

          ---------------------------------------------------------------------

  (4)     CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                      
          NEW YORK STATE
          ---------------------------------------------------------------------

                       (5)     SOLE VOTING POWER                    
  NUMBER OF                        950500
   SHARES              --------------------------------------------------------
 BENEFICIALLY          (6)     SHARED VOTING POWER                  
  OWNED BY                         1125067 
    EACH               --------------------------------------------------------
  REPORTING            (7)     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER               
 PERSON WITH                       950500
                       --------------------------------------------------------
                       (8)     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER             
                                   1794417
                       --------------------------------------------------------

  (9)     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON         
               2744917 Shares
          ---------------------------------------------------------------------

 (10)     CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 9 EXCLUDES CERTAIN
          SHARES*                                                         [x  ]

          ---------------------------------------------------------------------

 (11)     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9           
               33.5%
          ---------------------------------------------------------------------

 (12)     TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
               BD
          ---------------------------------------------------------------------
                    *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!



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                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington D.C.  20549

                                 SCHEDULE 13G
                  Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

ITEM 1(a).   Name of Issuer:

                                      MISSION WEST PROPERTIES, INC.
                                        
ITEM 1(b).   Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:    

                                      10050 BANDLEY DRIVE      
                                      CUPERTINO, CA 95014   

ITEM 2(a)   Name of Person Filing:

                                      INGALLS & SNYDER LLC

ITEM 2(b)   Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:

                                      61 BROADWAY         
                                      NEW YORK, NY 10006     

ITEM 2(c)   Citizenship:

                                      NEW YORK STATE LLC

ITEM 2(d)   Title of Class of Securities:

                                      COMMON STOCK

ITEM 2(e)   CUSIP Number: 

                                      605200203

ITEM 3.     If This Statement is Filed Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b)or
            (c), Check Whether the Person Filing is a:

(a) [X]  Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Exchange Act.

(b) [_]  Bank as defined in Section 3(a) (6) of the Exchange Act.

(c) [_]  Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a) (19) of the Exchange Act.

(d) [_]  Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment
         Company Act.

(e) [_]  An investment advisor in accordance with Rule 13d-1 (1)(ii)(E);

(f) [_]  An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with Rule
         13d-1(b) (1) (ii) (F);

(g) [_]  A parent holding company or control person in accordance with Rule
         13d-1(b) (1) (ii) (G);

(h) [_]  A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal 
         Deposit Insurance Act;

(i) [_]  A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment 
         company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act;

(j) [_]  Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1c, check this box [_]

ITEM 4.  OWNERSHIP

      (a)   Amount Beneficially Owned:                        2744917 Shares    

      (b)   Percent of Class:                                 33.5%            

      (c)   Number of shares as to which such person has:     

         (i)  sole power to vote or to direct the vote:       950050 
                                                                       
        (ii)  shared power to vote or to direct the vote:     1125067  
                                                                       
       (iii)  sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 
                                                              950050   
                                                                       
        (iv)  shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:      
                                                               1794417

        Amounts listed in Item 4 exclude shares owned by Marquette National
 Corporation.  Dan McCarthy, a Senior Director of Ingalls & Snyder LLC, is a 
Director of and owns stock in Marquette National Corporation.
  
ITEM 5. OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS

            Not applicable



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ITEM 6.   OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON.

          Shares beneficially owned by the reporting person reflect shares held
 in brokerage accounts over which the reporting person has discretionary 
authority (including 1125067 shares held by Ingalls & Snyder Value Partners,
L.P.("ISVP") (Robert Gipson, a Senior Director on Ingalls & Snyder LLC, and 
Thomas O. Boucher Jr., a Managing Director of Ingalls & Snyder LLC, are the
General Partners of and have voting authority over the shares owned by ISVP) 
and shares held by members of the reporting person (including 850000 shares
held by Dan McCarthy, a Senior Director of Ingalls & Snyder LLC).  ISVP and 
McCarthy have each filed separate Schedule 13Gs for these shares).

ITEM 7.   IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED 
          THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY

          NOT APPLICABLE


ITEM 8.   IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP

          NOT APPLICABLE


ITEM 9.   NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP

          NOT APPLICABLE


ITEM 10.  CERTIFICATION

      (a) BY SIGNING BELOW I CERTIFY THAT, TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE AND 
BELIEF, THE SECURITIES REFERRED TO ABOVE WERE ACQUIRED AND ARE HELD IN THE 
ORDINARY COURSE OF BUSINESS AND WERE NOT ACQUIERED AND ARE NOT HELD FOR THE
PURPOSE OF OR WITH THE EFFECT OF CHANGING OR INFLUENCING THE CONTROL OF 
THE ISSUER OF THE SECURITIES AND WERE NOT ACQUIRED AND ARE NOT HELD IN 
CONNECTION WITH OR AS A PARTICIPANT IN ANY TRANSACTION HAVING THAT PURPOSE OR 
EFFECT.
  



                                   SIGNATURES

     After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
     FEBRUARY 16, 1999
                        INGALLS & SNYDER LLC  
                      
                        By: /s/ EDWARD H. OBERST              
                      ------------------------------
                                 EDWARD H. OBERST
                                 MANAGING DIRECTOR




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