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, 2000
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 4/24/2000
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: 61
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 395,224,223
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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 237,375 6,746 SH ALL SOLE NONE
ADVENT SOFTWARE COM 007974108 582,635 12,700 SH ALL SOLE NONE
ALKERMES COM 01642T108 208,125 2,250 SH ALL SOLE NONE
ALLTEL COM 20039103 207,081 3,274 SH ALL SOLE NONE
AMERICAN INTL GRP COM 026874107 17,151,456 156,634 SH ALL SOLE NONE
AMGEN COM 31162100 303,193 4,940 SH ALL SOLE NONE
APPLIED MICRO CIRC. COM 03822W109 1,354,314 9,025 SH ALL SOLE NONE
AUTOMATIC DATA COM 053015103 4,973,417 103,076 SH ALL SOLE NONE
PROCESSING COM.
BANK OF NEW YORK COM 064057102 274,313 6,600 SH ALL SOLE NONE
BELL ATLANTIC COM 77853109 319,562 5,228 SH ALL SOLE NONE
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COM 110122108 20,521,966 353,827 SH ALL SOLE NONE
CIENA CORP. COM 171779101 1,857,821 14,730 SH ALL SOLE NONE
CISCO SYSTEMS INC COM 17275R102 49,842,441 644,688 SH ALL SOLE NONE
CITIGROUP INC. COM 172967101 667,067 11,141 SH ALL SOLE NONE
CLOROX CO COM 18905410 7,079,292 214,524 SH ALL SOLE NONE
COCA COLA CO COM 19121610 5,377,207 114,561 SH ALL SOLE NONE
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COM 194162103 215,353 3,820 SH ALL SOLE NONE
COMPETITIVE TECHNL COM 204512107 277,350 17,200 SH ALL SOLE NONE
CORNING GLASS COM 219350105 635,350 3,275 SH ALL SOLE NONE
CYTYC CORP. COM 232946103 300,356 6,225 SH ALL SOLE NONE
EMC CORP. COM 268648102 7,426,062 58,937 SH ALL SOLE NONE
EXPRESS SCRIPTS COM 302182100 282,870 6,735 SH ALL SOLE NONE
EXXON CORP COM 30229010 1,575,273 20,212 SH ALL SOLE NONE
FANNIE MAE COM 313586109 6,492,436 114,783 SH ALL SOLE NONE
FEDERAL HOME LOAN COM 313400301 6,554,376 148,331 SH ALL SOLE NONE
MTG. CORP.
GENERAL ELEC CO COM 36960410 2,210,031 14,201 SH ALL SOLE NONE
GENERAL MOTORS `H' COM 370442832 311,748 2,504 SH ALL SOLE NONE
GILLETTE CO COM 375766102 1,881,963 49,936 SH ALL SOLE NONE
GLOBAL CROSSING COM G3921A100 347,641 8,492 SH ALL SOLE NONE
HERSHEY FOODS CORP COM 427866108 438,750 9,000 SH ALL SOLE NONE
HEWLETT-PACKARD COM 428236103 508,911 3,830 SH ALL SOLE NONE
HOME DEPOT INC. COM 437076102 5,055,849 78,385 SH ALL SOLE NONE
INTEL CORP. COM 458140100 46,115,218 349,523 SH ALL SOLE NONE
INTERNATIONAL COM 45920010 589,410 4,995 SH ALL SOLE NONE
BUS. MACHINES
JDS UNIPHASE COM 46612J101 10,915,488 90,538 SH ALL SOLE NONE
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 14,815,365 210,895 SH ALL SOLE NONE
KEY CORP COM 493267108 654,512 34,448 SH ALL SOLE NONE
LASIK VISION COM 51808E106 31,875 15,000 SH ALL SOLE NONE
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES COM 549463107 22,177,414 362,080 SH ALL SOLE NONE
MEDIMUNNE INC. COM 584699102 248,128 1,425 SH ALL SOLE NONE
MEDTRONIC INC COM 585055106 14,279,153 277,602 SH ALL SOLE NONE
MERCK & CO INC COM 58933110 13,475,969 216,917 SH ALL SOLE NONE
MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 39,140,163 368,378 SH ALL SOLE NONE
NOKIA CORP. ADR. COM 654902204 21,110,424 95,092 SH ALL SOLE NONE
ORACLE CORPORATION COM 68389X105 390,313 5,000 SH ALL SOLE NONE
PATRIOT SCIENTIFIC COM 70336N107 343,750 100,000 SH ALL SOLE NONE
PE BIOSYSTEMS COM 69332S102 821,698 8,515 SH ALL SOLE NONE
PFIZER INC COM 71708110 9,618,901 263,081 SH ALL SOLE NONE
POWERWAVE TECHNOLOGY COM 739363109 440,000 3,520 SH ALL SOLE NONE
QUALCOMM INC COM 747525103 1,194,500 8,000 SH ALL SOLE NONE
STATE STREET BOSTON COM 857477103 1,085,000 11,200 SH ALL SOLE NONE
STRYKER CO COM 863667101 11,596,635 166,260 SH ALL SOLE NONE
SUN MICROSYSTEMS COM 866810104 19,014,707 202,925 SH ALL SOLE NONE
TERAYON COMMUNICAT. COM 880775101 650,875 3,175 SH ALL SOLE NONE
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS COM 882508104 437,760 2,736 SH ALL SOLE NONE
TOOTSIE ROLL COM 890516107 2,995,398 95,092 SH ALL SOLE NONE
TRUSTCO BANK CORP NY COM 898349105 537,204 45,964 SH ALL SOLE NONE
WATERS CORP. COM 941848103 827,723 8,690 SH ALL SOLE NONE
WELLS FARGO & CO. COM 949746101 4,749,168 116,544 SH ALL SOLE NONE
WORLDCOM INC. COM 55268B106 373,284 8,238 SH ALL SOLE NONE
WRIGLEY WM JR CO. COM 982526105 11,122,604 144,802 SH ALL SOLE NONE
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