BENSON ASSOCIATES LLC
13F-HR, 1999-05-13
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COVER PAGE

Period-End Date:  03/31/1999

Name and Address of Manager:  Benson Associates, LLC
                              111 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 2130
                              Portland, Oregon  97204

Signature:  Mark Cooper
Name:  Mark Cooper
Title:  President
Phone Number:  503-916-8727

13F File Number:  28-6610




SUMMARY PAGE

Other Included Managers:  N/A

Number of Other Included Managers:  0
Information Table Entry Total:  165
Information Table Value Total:  386566




INFORMATION TABLE

<TABLE>
                                                                  FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE                                        
                                                           VALUE   SHARES/  SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT    OTHER          
VOTING AUTHORITY     
        NAME OF ISSUER          TITLE OF CLASS    CUSIP   (x$1000) PRN AMT  PRN CALL DSCRETN   
MANAGERS     SOLE    SHARED    NONE  
- ------------------------------ ---------------- --------- -------- -------- --- ---- ------- --------
- ---- -------- -------- --------
<S>                            <C>              <C>       <C>      <C>      <C> <C>  <C>     <C>          
<C>      <C>      <C>
A.T. Cross Co                  COM              227478104     2062   281997 SH       SOLE                   
281997                 
AFC Cable Systems, Inc         COM              000950105      271     9100 SH       SOLE                     
9100                 
Aames Financial Corp           COM              00253A101      457   270845 SH       SOLE                   
270845                 
Aaron Rents Inc                COM              002535201     3934   251800 SH       SOLE                   
251800                 
Actel Corp                     COM              004934105     2969   180600 SH       SOLE                   
180600                 
Allstar Systems, Inc           COM              019892108      260   208329 SH       SOLE                   
208329                 
Alpnet Inc                     COM              021089107     1185   611500 SH       SOLE                   
611500                 
American Software, Inc         COM              029683109     1872   598995 SH       SOLE                   
598995                 
Amresco Capital Trust          COM              031919103     1508   154700 SH       SOLE                   
154700                 
Annaly Mtg Mgmt Inc            COM              035710409      994    99400 SH       SOLE                    
99400                 
Applied Films Corp             COM              038197109      865   329700 SH       SOLE                   
329700                 
Applied Magnetics Corp         COM              038213104     2153   514033 SH       SOLE                   
514033                 
Astoria Financial Corp         COM              046265104      375     7500 SH       SOLE                     
7500                 
Atchison Casting Corp          COM              046613105     2355   292100 SH       SOLE                   
292100                 
Atkinson, Guy F.               COM              047620109        0    45637 SH       SOLE                    
45637                 
Avado Brands, Inc              COM              05336P108     3477   585613 SH       SOLE                   
585613                 
BWAY Corp                      COM              056039100     1744   132254 SH       SOLE                   
132254                 
Bacou USA, Inc                 COM              056439102     1148    87451 SH       SOLE                    
87451                 
Balanced Care Corp             COM              057630105     2085   758300 SH       SOLE                   
758300                 
Banctec Inc                    COM              059784108     3685   299286 SH       SOLE                   
299286                 
Barringer Tech Inc             COM              068509603     3052   460700 SH       SOLE                   
460700                 
Bell & Howell Co               COM              077852101     5255   179262 SH       SOLE                   
179262                 
Borg Warner Security           COM              099733107     9138   545575 SH       SOLE                   
545575                 
Brauns Fashions Corp           COM              105658108     3490   436200 SH       SOLE                   
436200                 
Bridgeport Machines Inc        COM              108228107      584    94331 SH       SOLE                    
94331                 
Brown & Sharpe Mfg Co          COM              115223109     2918   606270 SH       SOLE                   
606270                 
CPAC Inc                       COM              126145101     2394   324647 SH       SOLE                   
324647                 
California Micro Devices       COM              130439102     1101   429616 SH       SOLE                   
429616                 
Castle Dental Centers Inc      COM              14844P105     2578   385500 SH       SOLE                   
385500                 
Catherines Stores Corp         COM              14916F100     1960   280000 SH       SOLE                   
280000                 
Cavanaughs Hospitality Corp    COM              149564106     2549   311300 SH       SOLE                   
311300                 
Centigram Communications       COM              152317103     3042   308000 SH       SOLE                   
308000                 
Chelsea CGA Realty             COM              163262108     3668   131584 SH       SOLE                   
131584                 
Coinmach Laundry Corp          COM              19259L101     2236   218160 SH       SOLE                   
218160                 
Comdial Corp                   COM              200332302     3213   494342 SH       SOLE                   
494342                 
Commercial Metals              COM              201723103     1489    74450 SH       SOLE                    
74450                 
Concurrent Computer Corp       COM              206710204     2672   668039 SH       SOLE                   
668039                 
Conseco                        COM              208464107      292     9453 SH       SOLE                     
9453                 
Dayton Superior Corp           COM              240028100     3502   201566 SH       SOLE                   
201566                 
Delphi Finl Group Inc          COM              247131105     6034   178112 SH       SOLE                   
178112                 
Diagnostic Health Svcs         COM              252446406      484   397428 SH       SOLE                   
397428                 
Drew Inds Inc                  COM              26168L205     3094   272000 SH       SOLE                   
272000                 
Drug Emporium Inc              COM              262175102     5936  1233425 SH       SOLE                  
1233425                 
Dura Automotive Systems Inc    COM              265903104      937    33156 SH       SOLE                    
33156                 
Edelbrock Corp                 COM              279434104     2968   197880 SH       SOLE                   
197880                 
FEI Co                         COM              30241L109     3548   423686 SH       SOLE                   
423686                 
Farm Family Hldgs Inc          COM              307901108     3667   115507 SH       SOLE                   
115507                 
Fibermark Inc                  COM              315646109     1683   142434 SH       SOLE                   
142434                 
Finlay Enterprises             COM              317884203     3000   277425 SH       SOLE                   
277425                 
First Rep Bank San Francisco C COM              336158100     5581   231324 SH       SOLE                   
231324                 
Flir Systems Inc               COM              302445101     1805    99600 SH       SOLE                    
99600                 
Forest Oil Corp                COM              346091606     3259   434560 SH       SOLE                   
434560                 
Foster L B Co                  COM              350060109      244    52780 SH       SOLE                    
52780                 
Fourth Shift Corp              COM              351128103     2558   475884 SH       SOLE                   
475884                 
Friedmans Inc                  COM              358438109     1634   181599 SH       SOLE                   
181599                 
GATX Corp                      COM              361448103      296     9000 SH       SOLE                     
9000                 
GSE Sys Inc                    COM              36227K106     1962   448403 SH       SOLE                   
448403                 
Gatefield Corp                 COM              367339108      968  1105873 SH       SOLE                  
1105873                 
Gildan Activewear              COM              375916103     3708   302700 SH       SOLE                   
302700                 
Gleason Corp                   COM              377339106     4947   292100 SH       SOLE                   
292100                 
Group Maintenance Amer Corp    COM              39943e107     3293   289500 SH       SOLE                   
289500                 
HMT Technology Services        COM              403917107     1614   461100 SH       SOLE                   
461100                 
Harvey Entertainment Co        COM              417662103      890   203400 SH       SOLE                   
203400                 
Hauser Inc                     COM              419141304       26    10000 SH       SOLE                    
10000                 
Information Resource Inc       COM              456905108     3799   590200 SH       SOLE                   
590200                 
Ingles Markets Inc             COM              457030104     3120   271300 SH       SOLE                   
271300                 
Inprise Corp                   COM              45766C102     5176  1335843 SH       SOLE                  
1335843                 
International Bus Mach         COM              459200101      496     2800 SH       SOLE                     
2800                 
International Telecomm Data    COM              46047f104     1089    88000 SH       SOLE                    
88000                 
JDA Software Group             COM              46612K108     2457   330400 SH       SOLE                   
330400                 
Judge Group Inc                COM              481271104      887   506600 SH       SOLE                   
506600                 
Kronos Inc                     COM              501052104      533    21750 SH       SOLE                    
21750                 
LMI Aerospace Inc              COM              502079106     1898   330100 SH       SOLE                   
330100                 
Leasing Solutions Inc          COM              522113109      703   304045 SH       SOLE                   
304045                 
Lexington Corp Ppty Trust      COM              529043101     4482   402914 SH       SOLE                   
402914                 
Lindberg Corp                  COM              535171102      927   105200 SH       SOLE                   
105200                 
Liposome Inc                   COM              536310105     2331   173500 SH       SOLE                   
173500                 
Mac-Gray Corp                  COM              554153106     3024   329100 SH       SOLE                   
329100                 
MacNeal Schwendler             COM              554806109     2021   336871 SH       SOLE                   
336871                 
Magnetek, Inc                  COM              559424106     4359   520529 SH       SOLE                   
520529                 
Maxwell Shoe Co Inc            COM              577766108     2572   298200 SH       SOLE                   
298200                 
Meditrust Sh Ben Int           COM              58501T306      172    13810 SH       SOLE                    
13810                 
Mentor Graphics Corp           COM              587200106     5685   421076 SH       SOLE                   
421076                 
Meridian Resource Corp         COM              58977q109      429   127142 SH       SOLE                   
127142                 
Metro One Telecommunications I COM              59163F105     2021   141800 SH       SOLE                   
141800                 
Midcoast Energy                COM              59563W104     3253   209839 SH       SOLE                   
209839                 
Modis Professional Services In COM              607830106       91    10000 SH       SOLE                    
10000                 
Moog Inc                       COM              615394202     9372   307285 SH       SOLE                   
307285                 
Mosaix Inc                     COM              619454101     2829   337800 SH       SOLE                   
337800                 
Nash Finch Co                  COM              631158102     2836   338600 SH       SOLE                   
338600                 
Nortek Inc                     COM              656559101     2742   110800 SH       SOLE                   
110800                 
Northwest Pipe Co              COM              667746101     5860   355127 SH       SOLE                   
355127                 
O'Charley's Inc                COM              670823103     1745   128650 SH       SOLE                   
128650                 
OSI Systems Inc                COM              671044105     1908   367800 SH       SOLE                   
367800                 
Paracelsus Healthcare Corp     COM              698891108     1218   885800 SH       SOLE                   
885800                 
Park Ohio Inds Inc             COM              700666100     2983   213041 SH       SOLE                   
213041                 
Planar Sys Inc                 COM              726900103     2203   286571 SH       SOLE                   
286571                 
Pomeroy Computer               COM              731822102     3605   277273 SH       SOLE                   
277273                 
Praegitzer Inds Inc            COM              739422103      756   167912 SH       SOLE                   
167912                 
Quaker Fabric Corp             COM              747399103     1499   269541 SH       SOLE                   
269541                 
Quidel Corp                    COM              74838J101     1670   834900 SH       SOLE                   
834900                 
R H Donnelley Corp             COM              74955W307     3722   241100 SH       SOLE                   
241100                 
RFS Hotel Invs Inc             COM              74955J108     5107   441699 SH       SOLE                   
441699                 
Roberts Pharmaceutical         COM              770491108     5140   247689 SH       SOLE                   
247689                 
Rocky Shoes & Boots Inc        COM              774830103     2139   376000 SH       SOLE                   
376000                 
Roslyn Bancorp Inc             COM              778162107     2548   151015 SH       SOLE                   
151015                 
Ryan's Family Steak Houses     COM              783519101     3745   310500 SH       SOLE                   
310500                 
Safety Kleen Corp              COM              78648R203      133    10000 SH       SOLE                    
10000                 
Shaw Group Inc                 COM              820280105     3515   252200 SH       SOLE                   
252200                 
Shelby Williams Inds           COM              822135109     1615   168902 SH       SOLE                   
168902                 
Shurgard Storage Ctrs          COM              82567D104     4957   196314 SH       SOLE                   
196314                 
Sound Advice Inc               COM              836066100       26    10000 SH       SOLE                    
10000                 
Spacelabs Med Inc              COM              846247104     6887   409661 SH       SOLE                   
409661                 
Staff Leasing Inc              COM              852381102     3001   209700 SH       SOLE                   
209700                 
Stanley Furniture              COM              854305208     3229   165594 SH       SOLE                   
165594                 
Starwood Lodging               COM              85590A203      334    11699 SH       SOLE                    
11699                 
Sunsource Inc                  COM              867948101     2946   208600 SH       SOLE                   
208600                 
Sybase Inc                     COM              871130100       79    10000 SH       SOLE                    
10000                 
Syms Corp                      COM              871551107      919   123600 SH       SOLE                   
123600                 
Synthetic Inds Inc             COM              871914107     2856   171126 SH       SOLE                   
171126                 
Systems Software Associates    COM              871839106     1507   669900 SH       SOLE                   
669900                 
Thomas Inds Inc                COM              884425109     3702   197421 SH       SOLE                   
197421                 
Titan Exlp Inc                 COM              888289105      900   179948 SH       SOLE                   
179948                 
Today's Man Inc                COM              888910205     1676  1277200 SH       SOLE                  
1277200                 
Track N' Trail                 COM              891924102     1733   660200 SH       SOLE                   
660200                 
Transamerica Corp              COM              893485102      284     4000 SH       SOLE                     
4000                 
Trigen Energy Corp             COM              895930105     5128   374681 SH       SOLE                   
374681                 
Tro Learning Inc               COM              87263R109     1771   295149 SH       SOLE                   
295149                 
UST Corp                       COM              902900109     4048   185319 SH       SOLE                   
185319                 
Unisource Energy Corp          COM              909205106     9271   838060 SH       SOLE                   
838060                 
Vans Inc                       COM              921930103     2553   364700 SH       SOLE                   
364700                 
Video Update Inc               COM              92657V104      638   756443 SH       SOLE                   
756443                 
WFS Finl Inc                   COM              92923B106     3540   510338 SH       SOLE                   
510338                 
Walden Resident Pptys          COM              931210108     2725   154600 SH       SOLE                   
154600                 
Whitehall Jewellers Inc        COM              965063100     3711   241348 SH       SOLE                   
241348                 
Willis Lease Finance           COM              970646105     6014   343659 SH       SOLE                   
343659                 
Winston Hotels Inc             COM              97563A102      735    90402 SH       SOLE                    
90402                 
Workflow Management Inc        COM              98137N109     4245   628900 SH       SOLE                   
628900                 
American Safety Insurance Grp  COM              g02995101     2318   278900 SH       SOLE                   
278900                 
Arcadis N V                    COM              n0605m105     2639   370325 SH       SOLE                   
370325                 
Cimatron Ltd                   COM              m23798107      204   102050 SH       SOLE                   
102050                 
Cott Corp                      COM              22163n106      286   117200 SH       SOLE                   
117200                 
First Service Corp             COM              33761n109     2970   227400 SH       SOLE                   
227400                 
LaSalle Re Hldgs Ltd           COM              g5383q101     2678   181532 SH       SOLE                   
181532                 
Medeva PLC                     COM              58410h203     1376   168000 SH       SOLE                   
168000                 
Mitel Corp                     COM              606711109      136    20000 SH       SOLE                    
20000                 
Nordic American Tanker         COM              G65773106     1926   167506 SH       SOLE                   
167506                 
Sapiens Intl Corp              COM              N7716A102     3829   366874 SH       SOLE                   
366874                 
Smed International Inc         COM              83169D104      428   100700 SH       SOLE                   
100700                 
Triple P N V                   COM              n88795104      251    91195 SH       SOLE                    
91195                 
Edap TMS SA                    ADR              268311107     1425   912300 SH       SOLE                   
912300                 
Aames Financial                CONV             00253aae1      984  2761700 PRN      SOLE                  
2761700                 
Activision Inc                 CONV             004930ac7      308   350000 PRN      SOLE                   
350000                 
Air & Water Technologies       CONV             009058aa6      210   318600 PRN      SOLE                   
318600                 
Complete Mgmt Inc              CONV             20452caa2       62   365100 PRN      SOLE                   
365100                 
Complete Mgmt Inc              CONV             20452cab0       70   437800 PRN      SOLE                   
437800                 
Drug Emporium Inc              CONV             262175aa0     2142  2884200 PRN      SOLE                  
2884200                 
Leasing Solutions Inc          CONV             522113aa7      600  4702500 PRN      SOLE                  
4702500                 
MacNeal Schwendler Corp        CONV             554806aa7     2730  3075600 PRN      SOLE                  
3075600                 
Penn Treaty Amern              CONV             707874aa1      525   500000 PRN      SOLE                   
500000                 
Platinum Technolgy Intl        CONV             72764tad3      333   350000 PRN      SOLE                   
350000                 
Sapiens Intl Corp              CONV             XS0046098     1299  1560000 PRN      SOLE                  
1560000                 
System Software Assoc          CONV             871839aa4     3288  5885000 PRN      SOLE                  
5885000                 
Titan Corp                     CONV             888266aa1      733   501700 PRN      SOLE                   
501700                 
Youth Services Intl Inc        CONV             987816ab1      319   500000 PRN      SOLE                   
500000                 
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