UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: March 31,1999
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: J.W. Burns & Company, Inc.
Address: Glacier Creek Office Park
6711 Towpath Road, Ste. 200
East Syracuse, NY 13057
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: Peter N. Bunitsky
Title: Operations Manager
Phone: 315-449-1341
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
Peter N. Bunitsky East Syracuse, NY 7/6/99
Report Type (Check only one.):
[ X ] 13F Holdings 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: 0
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 41
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 304,061,724
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FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
TITLE OF VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
ABBOTT LABS COM 00282410 719,984 15,380 SH ALL SOLE NONE
AMERICAN INTL GRP COM 026874107 12,039,226 99,807 SH ALL SOLE NONE
BANK OF NEW YORK COM 064057102 305,473 8,500 SH ALL SOLE NONE
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COM 110122108 25,426,717 396,518 SH ALL SOLE NONE
CISCO SYSTEMS INC COM 17275R102 17,198,105 156,970 SH ALL SOLE NONE
CLOROX CO COM 18905410 10,395,396 88,707 SH ALL SOLE NONE
COCA COLA CO COM 19121610 8,054,916 131,241 SH ALL SOLE NONE
CUTTER & BUCK INC. COM 232217109 307,520 9,610 SH ALL SOLE NONE
EMC CORP. COM 268648102 218,453 1,710 SH ALL SOLE NONE
ELAN CORP PLC ADR COM 284131208 379,091 5,435 SH ALL SOLE NONE
EXPRESS SCRIPTS COM 302182100 336,877 3,920 SH ALL SOLE NONE
EXXON CORP COM 30229010 799,408 11,329 SH ALL SOLE NONE
FEDERAL HOME LOAN COM 313400301 7,728,773 134,852 SH ALL SOLE NONE
MTG. CORP.
FANNIE MAE COM 313586109 8,337,215 120,393 SH ALL SOLE NONE
GENERAL ELEC CO COM 36960410 1,205,813 10,900 SH ALL SOLE NONE
GILLETTE CO COM 375766102 22,430,891 377,383 SH ALL SOLE NONE
GUIDANT CORP COM 401698105 1,827,100 30,200 SH ALL SOLE NONE
HERSHEY FOODS CORP COM 427866108 8,743,081 155,951 SH ALL SOLE NONE
HEWLETT-PACKARD COM 428236103 359,409 5,300 SH ALL SOLE NONE
HOME DEPOT INC. COM 437076102 335,528 5,390 SH ALL SOLE NONE
INTEL CORP. COM 458140100 20,176,297 169,727 SH ALL SOLE NONE
INTERNATIONAL COM 45920010 304,870 1,720 SH ALL SOLE NONE
BUS. MACHINES
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 17,928,999 91,754 SH ALL SOLE NONE
KEY CORP COM 493267108 10,850,298 357,942 SH ALL SOLE NONE
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES COM 549463107 17,322,336 160,392 SH ALL SOLE NONE
MCI WORLDCOM INC COM 55268B106 223,002 2,518 SH ALL SOLE NONE
MEDTRONIC INC COM 585055106 4,489,672 62,465 SH ALL SOLE NONE
MERCK & CO INC COM 58933110 16,527,704 206,274 SH ALL SOLE NONE
MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 32,272,080 360,079 SH ALL SOLE NONE
MOBIL CORP COM 60705910 889,152 10,104 SH ALL SOLE NONE
PFIZER INC COM 71708110 8,551,718 61,634 SH ALL SOLE NONE
ROYAL DUTCH PET CO COM 780257804 4,606,628 88,589 SH ALL SOLE NONE
NY REG GLDR 10
SCHERING-PLOUGH COM 806605101 427,469 7,737 SH ALL SOLE NONE
STATE STREET BOSTON COM 857477103 888,300 10,800 SH ALL SOLE NONE
STRYKER CO COM 863667101 7,398,296 146,681 SH ALL SOLE NONE
TEXACO COM 881694103 874,906 15,417 SH ALL SOLE NONE
TOOTSIE ROLL COM 890516107 7,697,042 167,327 SH ALL SOLE NONE
TRUSTCO BANK CORP NY COM 898349105 574,550 22,982 SH ALL SOLE NONE
WATERS CORP. COM 941848103 334,100 3,180 SH ALL SOLE NONE
WRIGLEY WM JR CO. COM 982526105 17,478,772 193,268 SH ALL SOLE NONE
XEROX COMPANY COM 984121103 7,096,558 136,145 SH ALL SOLE NONE
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