UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 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 1/10/2000
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: 52
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 362,171,939
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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 269,584 7,424 SH ALL SOLE NONE
ADVENT SOFTWARE COM 007974108 323,815 5,025 SH ALL SOLE NONE
ALLTEL COM 20039103 229,375 2,774 SH ALL SOLE NONE
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO. COM 25816109 205,153 1,234 SH ALL SOLE NONE
AMERICAN INTL GRP COM 026874107 15,866,479 146,742 SH ALL SOLE NONE
AMGEN COM 31162100 278,690 4,690 SH ALL SOLE NONE
APPLIED MICRO CIRC. COM 03822W109 407,200 3,200 SH ALL SOLE NONE
AUTOMATIC DATA COM 053015103 3,455,327 64,136 SH ALL SOLE NONE
PROCESSING COM.
BANK OF NEW YORK COM 064057102 376,000 9,400 SH ALL SOLE NONE
BELL ATLANTIC COM 77853109 321,849 5,228 SH ALL SOLE NONE
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COM 110122108 25,350,083 394,938 SH ALL SOLE NONE
CIENA CORP. COM 171779101 373,175 6,490 SH ALL SOLE NONE
CISCO SYSTEMS INC COM 17275R102 34,303,460 320,219 SH ALL SOLE NONE
CITIGROUP INC. COM 172967101 362,526 6,510 SH ALL SOLE NONE
CLOROX CO COM 18905410 11,231,056 222,949 SH ALL SOLE NONE
COCA COLA CO COM 19121610 8,328,061 142,971 SH ALL SOLE NONE
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COM 194162103 248 300 3,820 SH ALL SOLE NONE
CORNING GLASS COM 219350105 348,131 2,700 SH ALL SOLE NONE
EMC CORP. COM 268648102 420,831 3,852 SH ALL SOLE NONE
EXPRESS SCRIPTS COM 302182100 387,520 6,055 SH ALL SOLE NONE
EXXON CORP COM 30229010 1,711,550 21,245 SH ALL SOLE NONE
FANNIE MAE COM 313586109 7,723,394 123,698 SH ALL SOLE NONE
FEDERAL HOME LOAN COM 313400301 6,995,464 148,642 SH ALL SOLE NONE
MTG. CORP.
GENERAL ELEC CO COM 36960410 1,759,353 11,369 SH ALL SOLE NONE
GILLETTE CO COM 375766102 15,264,006 370,598 SH ALL SOLE NONE
GLOBAL CROSSING COM G3921A100 419,600 8,392 SH ALL SOLE NONE
HERSHEY FOODS CORP COM 427866108 722,710 15,235 SH ALL SOLE NONE
HEWLETT-PACKARD COM 428236103 425,994 3,745 SH ALL SOLE NONE
HOME DEPOT INC. COM 437076102 391,119 5,689 SH ALL SOLE NONE
INTEL CORP. COM 458140100 28,454,185 345,685 SH ALL SOLE NONE
INTERNATIONAL COM 45920010 533,981 4,950 SH ALL SOLE NONE
BUS. MACHINES
JDS UNIPHASE COM 46612J101 1,401,160 8,686 SH ALL SOLE NONE
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 18,835,568 201,990 SH ALL SOLE NONE
KEY CORP COM 493267108 3,229,409 145,962 SH ALL SOLE NONE
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES COM 549463107 25,596,525 341,287 SH ALL SOLE NONE
MEDTRONIC INC COM 585055106 9,164,505 251,513 SH ALL SOLE NONE
MERCK & CO INC COM 58933110 13,906,872 206,986 SH ALL SOLE NONE
MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 42,109,857 360,684 SH ALL SOLE NONE
NOKIA CORP. ADR. COM 654902204 15,300,667 80,082 SH ALL SOLE NONE
PE BIOSYSTEMS COM 69332S102 372,969 3,100 SH ALL SOLE NONE
PFIZER INC COM 71708110 8,126,511 250,528 SH ALL SOLE NONE
QUALCOMM INC COM 747525103 1,409,000 8,000 SH ALL SOLE NONE
ROYAL DUTCH PET CO COM 780257804 4,435,537 73,239 SH ALL SOLE NONE
NY REG GLDR 10
STATE STREET BOSTON COM 857477103 822,757 11,261 SH ALL SOLE NONE
STRYKER CO COM 863667101 10,685,697 153,475 SH ALL SOLE NONE
SUN MICROSYSTEMS COM 866810104 13,359,285 172,517 SH ALL SOLE NONE
TOOTSIE ROLL COM 890516107 4,670,505 141,799 SH ALL SOLE NONE
TRUSTCO BANK CORP NY COM 898349105 609,023 45,964 SH ALL SOLE NONE
WATERS CORP. COM 941848103 451,030 8,510 SH ALL SOLE NONE
WELLS FARGO & CO. COM 949746101 5,030,829 124,410 SH ALL SOLE NONE
WORLDCOM INC. COM 55268B106 305,852 5,764 SH ALL SOLE NONE
WRIGLEY WM JR CO. COM 982526105 14,860,410 179,176 SH ALL SOLE NONE
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