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FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
title VOTING AUTHORITY
of value shares/ sh/ put/ INVSTMT other
name of issuer class cusip (x$1000) prn amt prn call DSCRETN managers sole shared none
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CISCO SYSTEMS INC. common 17275R10 10993 100344 SOLE 3375
INTL. BUSINESS MACH common 45920010 7219 40733 SOLE 1400 39333
MERCK & CO. INC. common 58933110 6065 75700 SOLE 7200 68500
GENERAL ELECTRIC common 36960410 5873 53097 SOLE 5400 47697
E M C CORP common 26864810 5205 40750 SOLE 40750
BANK OF NEW YORK common 06405710 5188 144382 SOLE 5000 139382
AMERICAN INTL. GROUP common 02687410 4814 39910 SOLE 39910
COCA COLA ENTERPRISES common 19121910 4564 150907 SOLE 4500 146407
TANDY CORP. common 87538210 4532 71025 SOLE 2000 69025
MCI WORLDCOM INC. common 55268b106 4177 47175 SOLE 47175
AMERICAN TEL. & TEL. common 00195710 3894 48800 SOLE 1900 46900
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB common 11012210 3776 58900 SOLE 10000 48900
XEROX CORP. common 984121103 3569 67800 SOLE 1000 66800
BELLSOUTH CORP. common 07986010 3206 80034 SOLE 3400 76634
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC common 54946310 3203 29660 SOLE 29660
ETHAN ALLEN INTERIORS common 297602104 2982 71750 SOLE 2000 69750
TIFFANY & CO. NEW common 88654710 2799 37450 SOLE 37450
COMPAQ COMPUTER common 20449310 2735 86325 SOLE 1700 84625
EL PASO ENERGY CORP. common 283905107 2542 77790 SOLE 3000 74790
FEDERAL NATIONAL MORT common 31358610 2534 36600 SOLE 36600
WELLS FARGO & CO. common 949746101 2452 69950 SOLE 69950
BAUSCH & LOMB INC. common 071707103 2398 36900 SOLE 450 36450
DAYTON HUDSON common 23975310 2323 34870 SOLE 34870
JOHNSON & JOHNSON common 47816010 2049 21925 SOLE 21925
JACOR COMMUNICATIONS common 469858401 1938 25500 SOLE 25500
STATE STREET CORP. common 857477103 1788 21750 SOLE 21750
LOWES COS common 548661107 1766 29200 SOLE 29200
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE common 19416210 1699 18475 SOLE 2200 16275
ABERCROMBIE & FITCH common 002896207 1688 18300 SOLE 18300
ABBOTT LABS common 00282410 1647 35200 SOLE 1200 34000
CHANCELLOR MEDIA CORP common 158915108 1606 34100 SOLE 700 33400
NOKIA CORP.ADR CL A common 654902204 1534 9850 SOLE 9850
MEDTRONIC INC. common 58505510 1528 21266 SOLE 21266
SYLVAN LEARNING SYSTEMS common 871399101 1349 49300 SOLE 49300
HANDLEMAN COMPANY common 410252100 1218 91100 SOLE 91100
PITNEY BOWES INC. common 72447910 1179 18500 SOLE 18500
MORGAN STANLEY DEAN common 61744644b 1179 11800 SOLE 11800
PROCTER & GAMBLE common 74271810 1145 11700 SOLE 11700
DUKE ENERGY common 26439910 1049 19150 SOLE 1700 17450
APOLLO GROUP INC. common 037604105 944 31600 SOLE 31600
GENZYME common 37291710 916 18175 SOLE 18175
THE CHUBB CORP. common 171232101 901 15400 SOLE 15400
COCA COLA common 19121610 869 14175 SOLE 10000 4175
CONVERGYS CORP common 212485106 780 45600 SOLE 1600 44000
PFIZER INC. common 71708110 711 5125 SOLE 5125
BANK ONE CORP. common 06423a103 656 11920 SOLE 11920
EDISON INTERNATIONAL common 28102010 551 24800 SOLE 7300 17500
PEPSI BOTTLING GROUP common 713409100 542 25000 SOLE 25000
DISNEY WALT PRODTNS. common 25468710 510 16400 SOLE 16400
BP AMOCO common 055622104 487 4823 SOLE 4823
SCHLUMBERGER common 80685710 466 7750 SOLE 7750
FLOWER INDS INC common 34349610 452 18375 SOLE 3500 14875
WAL MART STORES INC. common 93114210 424 4600 SOLE 4600
ENTERGY CORP. common 29364g103 420 15300 SOLE 5500 9800
GILLETTE CO. common 37576610 413 6950 SOLE 1200 5750
PEPSICO INC. common 71344810 399 10200 SOLE 10200
ANHEUSER-BUSCH common 03522910 389 5122 SOLE 5122
SCHERING-PLOUGH CORP common 80660510 386 7000 SOLE 7000
ALLTEL CORP. common 02003910 383 6150 SOLE 6150
MDU RES GROUP INC. common 552690109 368 16125 SOLE 6000 10125
AIRTOUCH COMMUNICATIONS common 00949T10 367 3800 SOLE 3800
NORTHERN TRUST common 66585910 355 4000 SOLE 4000
BEST FOODS common 08658u101 352 7500 SOLE 3000 4500
WILLIAMS COS INC. common 96945710 351 8900 SOLE 8900
KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN common 48517010 342 6000 SOLE 6000
MOBIL OIL CORP. common 60705910 341 3882 SOLE 3882
MELLON BANK CORP. common 58550910 320 4550 SOLE 4550
ENERGY EAST CORP. common 29266m109 315 6000 SOLE 2500 3500
CORNERSTONE PPTYS common 21922h103 270 18500 SOLE 18500
CINCINNATTI BELL common 171870108 240 10700 SOLE 3500 7200
KINDER MORGAN ENERGY common 49455010 233 6750 SOLE 1500 5250
CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT common 144141108 232 6150 SOLE 2500 3650
U S WEST INC NEW COM common 91273H101 229 4160 SOLE 4160
MEDIAONE GROUP INC common 58440j104 215 3400 SOLE 3400
PURCHASESOFT INC. common 746145101 10 12500 SOLE 12500
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