UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 2000
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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 10/6/2000
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: 60
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 382,483,501
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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
MGRS
SOLE
SHARED
NONE
ABBOTT LABS
COM
00282410
321
6,746
SH
SOLE
SOLE
NONE
ADVENT SOFTWARE
COM
007974108
1,133
16,210
SH
SOLE
SOLE
NONE
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO
COM
25816109
261
4,302
SH
SOLE
SOLE
NONE
AMERICAN INTERNAT'L GROUP
COM
026874107
23,122
241,643
SH
SOLE
SOLE
NONE
AMGEN
COM
31162100
430
6,160
SH
SOLE
SOLE
NONE
APPLIED MICRO CIRCUIT
COM
03822W109
2,427
11,720
SH
SOLE
SOLE
NONE
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESS COM
COM
053015103
7,074
105,785
SH
SOLE
SOLE
NONE
BANK OF NEW YORK
COM
064057102
394
7,020
SH
SOLE
SOLE
NONE
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB
COM
110122108
15,561
272,407
SH
SOLE
SOLE
NONE
CIENA CORP.
COM
171779101
4,009
32,640
SH
SOLE
SOLE
NONE
CISCO SYSTEMS INC
COM
17275R102
34,597
626,198
SH
SOLE
SOLE
NONE
CITIGROUP INC.
COM
172967101
7,007
129,611
SH
SOLE
SOLE
NONE
CLOROX CO
COM
18905410
7,256
183,395
SH
SOLE
SOLE
NONE
COCA COLA CO
COM
19121610
4,907
89,014
SH
SOLE
SOLE
NONE
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE
COM
194162103
204
4,320
SH
SOLE
SOLE
NONE
CORNING GLASS
COM
219350105
2,807
9,451
SH
SOLE
SOLE
NONE
CYTYC CORP.
COM
232946103
391
9,075
SH
SOLE
SOLE
NONE
EMC CORP.
COM
268648102
17,492
176,466
SH
SOLE
SOLE
NONE
ENRON CORP
COM
293561106
520
5,932
SH
SOLE
SOLE
NONE
EXPRESS SCRIPTS
COM
302182100
446
6,175
SH
SOLE
SOLE
NONE
EXXON MOBIL CORP
COM
30229010
1,503
16,867
SH
SOLE
SOLE
NONE
FANNIE MAE
COM
313586109
6,419
89,772
SH
SOLE
SOLE
NONE
FED HOME LOAN M CORP.
COM
313400301
6,116
113,120
SH
SOLE
SOLE
NONE
GENERAL ELEC CO
COM
36960410
2,878
49,889
SH
SOLE
SOLE
NONE
GENERAL MOTORS 'H'
COM
370442832
285
7,671
SH
SOLE
SOLE
NONE
GILLETTE CO
COM
375766102
1,326
42,936
SH
SOLE
SOLE
NONE
HERSHEY FOODS CORP
COM
427866108
487
9,000
SH
SOLE
SOLE
NONE
HEWLETT-PACKARD
COM
428236103
366
3,770
SH
SOLE
SOLE
NONE
HOME DEPOT INC.
COM
437076102
4,858
91,554
SH
SOLE
SOLE
NONE
IBM
COM
45920010
506
4,495
SH
SOLE
SOLE
NONE
INTEL CORP.
COM
458140100
28,881
694,880
SH
SOLE
SOLE
NONE
JDS UNIPHASE
COM
46612J101
10,243
108,182
SH
SOLE
SOLE
NONE
JOHNSON & JOHNSON
COM
478160104
20,083
213,794
SH
SOLE
SOLE
NONE
KEY CORP
COM
493267108
834
32,948
SH
SOLE
SOLE
NONE
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES
COM
549463107
9,609
314,391
SH
SOLE
SOLE
NONE
MARSH & MCLENNAN COS INC
COM
571748102
453
3,410
SH
SOLE
SOLE
NONE
MEDIMUNNE INC
COM
584699102
581
7,525
SH
SOLE
SOLE
NONE
MEDTRONIC INC
COM
585055106
15,452
298,224
SH
SOLE
SOLE
NONE
MERCK & CO INC
COM
58933110
16,894
226,956
SH
SOLE
SOLE
NONE
MICROSOFT CORP
COM
594918104
21,605
358,215
SH
SOLE
SOLE
NONE
MORGAN STANLEY, DEAN WITTER & CO
COM
617446448
699
7,650
SH
SOLE
SOLE
NONE
NEWPORT CORP.
COM
651824104
264
1,660
SH
SOLE
SOLE
NONE
NOKIA CORP. ADR.
COM
654902204
16,110
404,651
SH
SOLE
SOLE
NONE
NORTEL NETWORKS CORP
COM
656569100
1,342
22,535
SH
SOLE
SOLE
NONE
ORACLE CORPORATION
COM
68389X105
422
5,356
SH
SOLE
SOLE
NONE
PE BIOSYSTEMS
COM
69332S102
1,360
11,675
SH
SOLE
SOLE
NONE
PFIZER INC
COM
71708110
12,602
280,440
SH
SOLE
SOLE
NONE
POWERWAVE TECHNOLOGY
COM
739363109
646
17,020
SH
SOLE
SOLE
NONE
QUALCOMM INC.
COM
747525103
577
8,100
SH
SOLE
SOLE
NONE
SDL INC.
COM
784076101
254
821
SH
SOLE
SOLE
NONE
STATE STREET BOSTON
COM
857477103
1,478
11,370
SH
SOLE
SOLE
NONE
STRYKER CO.
COM
863667101
14,891
346,810
SH
SOLE
SOLE
NONE
SUN MICROSYSTEMS
COM
866810104
25,111
215,087
SH
SOLE
SOLE
NONE
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS
COM
882508104
331
7,022
SH
SOLE
SOLE
NONE
TOOTSIE ROLL
COM
890516107
3,399
86,610
SH
SOLE
SOLE
NONE
TRUSTCO BANK CORP NY
COM
898349105
633
51,446
SH
SOLE
SOLE
NONE
WATERS CORP.
COM
941848103
1,784
20,050
SH
SOLE
SOLE
NONE
WELLS FARGO & CO.
COM
949746101
5,142
111,934
SH
SOLE
SOLE
NONE
WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE
COM
G9618E107
205
750
SH
SOLE
SOLE
NONE
WRIGLEY WM JR CO.
COM
982526105
9,850
131,552
SH
SOLE
SOLE
NONE
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