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
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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
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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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