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, 1999
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: BOSTON ADVISORS, INC.
Address: 100 FEDERAL STREET
29TH FLOOR
BOSTON, MA. 02110
Form 13F File Number: 28-7196
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: DONNA MCADAM
Title: CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Phone: 617-348-3105
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
DONNA MCADAM BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 10/26/99
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Signature City, State Date
Report Type:
[X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT
[ ] 13F NOTICE
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT
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FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 0
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 151
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $138,299
List of Other Included Managers:
NONE
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FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8
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TITLE CUSIP VALUE SHARES / SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER OF CLASS NUMBER (x$1000) PRINCIPAL AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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AFLAC CORP COMMON 00105510 534 12750 SH SOLE 12750
ABB AB-SPONSORED ADR COMMON 00256Q10 273 20000 SH SOLE 20000
ADAPTEC INC COMMON 00651F10 746 18800 SH SOLE 18800
ALCOA INC COMMON 01381710 388 6250 SH SOLE 6250
ALLMERICA FINANCIAL CORP COMMON 01975410 274 5750 SH SOLE 5750
ALLTEL CORP COMMON 02003910 1059 15047 SH SOLE 15047
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COMMON 02581610 1132 8410 SH SOLE 8410
AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC COMMON 02687410 3087 35508 SH SOLE 35508
AMERITECH CORP COMMON 03095410 232 3454 SH SOLE 3454
AMGEN INC COMMON 03116210 844 10350 SH SOLE 10350
ANN TAYLOR INC COMMON 03611510 519 12700 SH SOLE 12700
APACHE CORP COMMON 03741110 428 9900 SH SOLE 9900
BP AMOCO PLC COMMON 05562210 213 1921 SH SOLE 1921
BARD CR INC COMMON 06738310 275 5850 SH SOLE 5850
BED BATH & BEYOND INC. COMMON 07589610 231 6600 SH SOLE 6600
BELL ATLANTIC CORP COMMON 07785310 211 3132 SH SOLE 3132
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY CL-A NON-VOTE COMMON 08467010 330 6 SH SOLE 6
BIOGEN INC COMMON 09059710 705 8950 SH SOLE 8950
BRIGGS & STRATTON CORP COMMON 10904310 569 9750 SH SOLE 9750
BRINKER INTL INC. COMMON 10964110 401 14800 SH SOLE 14800
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY COMMON 11012210 266 3938 SH SOLE 3938
BRUNSWICK CORP COMMON 11704310 455 18300 SH SOLE 18300
CK WITCO CORP COMMON 12562C10 992 68089 SH SOLE 68089
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP COMMON 14040H10 559 14325 SH SOLE 14325
CENTRAL NEWSPAPERS INC COMMON 15464710 438 9850 SH SOLE 9850
CENTURYTEL INC COMMON 15670010 685 16854 SH SOLE 16854
CHASE MANHATTAN CORP NEW COMMON 16161A10 1399 18564 SH SOLE 18564
CHEVRON CORP COMMON 16675110 670 7550 SH SOLE 7550
CISCO SYSTEMS COMMON 17275R10 4741 69145 SH SOLE 69145
CINTAS CORP COMMON 17290810 392 6775 SH SOLE 6775
CITIGROUP INC COMMON 17296710 589 13390 SH SOLE 13390
COCA COLA CO COMMON 19121610 1445 30057 SH SOLE 30057
COMPAQ COMPUTER CORP COMMON 20449310 1851 80700 SH SOLE 80700
COMPUTER ASSOC INTL INC COMMON 20491210 1908 31147 SH SOLE 31147
COMPUTER SCIENCES CORP COMMON 20536310 342 4858 SH SOLE 4858
COORS ADOLPH CO CL-B COMMON 21701610 225 4150 SH SOLE 4150
COSTO WHOLESALE CORP COMMON 22160K10 317 4400 SH SOLE 4400
CROWN CORK & SEAL INC COMMON 22825510 990 40816 SH SOLE 40816
CUMMINS ENGINE INC COMMON 23102110 506 10150 SH SOLE 10150
DANAHER CORP COMMON 23585110 501 9500 SH SOLE 9500
DARDEN RESTAURANTS, INC COMMON 23719410 447 22850 SH SOLE 22850
DAYTON HUDSON CORP COMMON 23975310 566 9425 SH SOLE 9425
DELL COMPUTER CORP COMMON 24702510 918 21950 SH SOLE 21950
WALT DISNEY CO HOLDING CO COMMON 25468710 602 23269 SH SOLE 23269
DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS & CO COMMON 26353410 283 4650 SH SOLE 4650
E M C CORP MASS COMMON 26864810 1011 14150 SH SOLE 14150
**EATON VANCE MARATHON COMMON 27826L10 99 10127 SH SOLE 10127
ENERGY EAST CORPORATION COMMON 29266M10 449 18900 SH SOLE 18900
ENERGYNORTH INC COMMON 29292510 454 10945 SH SOLE 10945
ENRON CORP COMMON 29356110 2309 55984 SH SOLE 55984
EXXON CORP COMMON 30229010 1703 22427 SH SOLE 22427
FAMILY DLR STORES INC COMMON 30700010 269 12750 SH SOLE 12750
FREDDIE MAC - VOTING COMMON COMMON 31340030 278 5350 SH SOLE 5350
FIRST SVC BK FOR SVGS COMMON 33640810 1 17000 SH SOLE 17000
FIRSTAR CORPORATION COM COMMON 33763V10 215 8375 SH SOLE 8375
FORD MTR CO DEL COMMON 34537010 432 8600 SH SOLE 8600
FOREST LABS INC COMMON 34583810 341 8100 SH SOLE 8100
GTE CORP COMMON 36232010 1069 13910 SH SOLE 13910
GAP INC COMMON 36476010 421 13162 SH SOLE 13162
GATEWAY INC COMMON 36762610 713 16050 SH SOLE 16050
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP COMMON 36955010 222 3550 SH SOLE 3550
GENERAL ELECTRIC CORP COMMON 36960410 4131 34842 SH SOLE 34842
GENERAL MOTORS CORP COMMON 37044210 365 5800 SH SOLE 5800
GENZYME CORP-GENERAL DIVISION COMMON 37291710 400 8875 SH SOLE 8875
GILLETTE CO COMMON 37576610 1305 38464 SH SOLE 38464
GUIDANT CORP COMMON 40169810 300 5600 SH SOLE 5600
HALLIBURTON CO COMMON 40621610 305 7450 SH SOLE 7450
HARLEY DAVIDSON INC COMMON 41282210 421 8400 SH SOLE 8400
HEWLETT PACKARD CO COMMON 42823610 1357 14755 SH SOLE 14755
HOME DEPOT INC COMMON 43707610 357 5200 SH SOLE 5200
INGERSOLL RAND CO COMMON 45686610 477 8675 SH SOLE 8675
INTEL CORP COMMON 45814010 7224 97212 SH SOLE 97212
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS COMMON 45920010 1642 13530 SH SOLE 13530
INTERPUBLIC GROUP COS INC COMMON 46069010 477 11600 SH SOLE 11600
JABIL CIRCUIT INC COMMON 46631310 248 5000 SH SOLE 5000
JEFFERSON PILOT CORP COMMON 47507010 213 3375 SH SOLE 3375
JOHNSON CTLS INC COMMON 47836610 650 9800 SH SOLE 9800
JONES APPAREL COMMON 48007410 470 16350 SH SOLE 16350
KANSAS CITY SOUTHN INDS INC COMMON 48517010 207 4450 SH SOLE 4450
KERR MCGEE CORP COMMON 49238610 359 6525 SH SOLE 6525
LSI LOGIC CORP COMMON 50216110 1204 23370 SH SOLE 23370
ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC CL A COMMON 51843910 1600 40970 SH SOLE 40970
LEHMAN BROTHERS HOLDING INC COMMON 52490810 375 6425 SH SOLE 6425
LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC COMMON 52977110 1147 14250 SH SOLE 14250
LILLY ELI & CO COMMON 53245710 1898 29659 SH SOLE 29659
LIZ CLAIBORNE INC COMMON 53932010 1249 40302 SH SOLE 40302
LOWES COS INC COMMON 54866110 473 9700 SH SOLE 9700
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC COMMON 54946310 725 11176 SH SOLE 11176
MBNA CORP COMMON 55262L10 1630 71467 SH SOLE 71467
MCI WORLDCOM INC COMMON 55268B10 510 7098 SH SOLE 7098
MACDERMID INC COMMON 55427310 419 12300 SH SOLE 12300
MANITOWOC INC COMMON 56357110 488 14300 SH SOLE 14300
MAYTAG CORP COMMON 57859210 326 9775 SH SOLE 9775
MEDTRONIC INC COMMON 58505510 380 10708 SH SOLE 10708
MERCK & CO INC COMMON 58933110 16742 258320 SH SOLE 258320
MICROSOFT CORP COMMON 59491810 1631 18012 SH SOLE 18012
MINNESOTA MNG & MFG CO COMMON 60405910 288 3000 SH SOLE 3000
MOBIL CORP COMMON 60705910 1768 17548 SH SOLE 17548
MOLEX INC COMMON 60855410 1019 28017 SH SOLE 28017
MONTANA PWR CO COMMON 61208510 222 7300 SH SOLE 7300
MORGAN J P & CO INC COMMON 61688010 1362 11925 SH SOLE 11925
MURPHY OIL CORP COMMON 62671710 270 5000 SH SOLE 5000
NATION WIDE HEALTH PROPERTIES COMMON 63862010 252 15186 SH SOLE 15186
NAVISTAR INTL CORP NEW COMMON 63934E10 451 9700 SH SOLE 9700
NIKE INC CL B COMMON 65410610 1465 25755 SH SOLE 25755
NORTHERN TR CORP COMMON 66585910 205 2450 SH SOLE 2450
OMNICOM GROUP COMMON 68191910 428 5400 SH SOLE 5400
ORACLE SYS CORP COMMON 68389X10 593 13037 SH SOLE 13037
OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE INC COMMON 68989910 378 14825 SH SOLE 14825
PECO ENERGY CO COMMON 69330410 264 7050 SH SOLE 7050
PEOPLESOFT INC COMMON 71271310 554 32720 SH SOLE 32720
PERPETUAL SVGS BK VA COMMON 71427520 0 10000 SH SOLE 10000
PFIZER INC COMMON 71708110 853 23728 SH SOLE 23728
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO COMMON 74271810 502 5350 SH SOLE 5350
PUBLIC SVC ENTERPRISES COMMON 74457310 285 7375 SH SOLE 7375
ROPER INDS COMMON 77669610 492 12850 SH SOLE 12850
ROSS STORES INC COMMON 77829610 451 22400 SH SOLE 22400
ROYAL DUTCH PETROLEUM DG 1.25PAR COMMON 78025780 1763 29847 SH SOLE 29847
SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC COMMON 78387G10 370 7240 SH SOLE 7240
SAP AG ADR COMMON 80305420 1749 46337 SH SOLE 46337
SCHERING PLOUGH CORP COMMON 80660510 534 12250 SH SOLE 12250
SCHLUMBERGER LTD COMMON 80685710 1346 21597 SH SOLE 21597
SCHWAB CHARLES CORP -NEW- COMMON 80851310 256 7600 SH SOLE 7600
SCUDDER INTERNATIONAL FUND COMMON 81116510 242 4316 SH SOLE 4316
SHAW INDS INC COMMON 82028610 249 15700 SH SOLE 15700
SMITH INTL INC COMMON 83211010 570 14075 SH SOLE 14075
SMITHFIELD FOODS INC COMMON 83224810 433 16200 SH SOLE 16200
SOUTHWEST AIRLS CO COMMON 84474110 321 21112 SH SOLE 21112
SPRINT CORP COMMON 85206110 279 5150 SH SOLE 5150
STAPLES INC COMMON 85503010 1708 78294 SH SOLE 78294
STATE STREET CORP. COMMON 85747710 553 8550 SH SOLE 8550
SUN MICROSYSTEM INC COMMON 86681010 1841 19800 SH SOLE 19800
TJX COS INC. COMMON 87254010 658 23450 SH SOLE 23450
TANDY CORP COMMON 87538210 832 16100 SH SOLE 16100
TELLABS INC COMMON 87966410 410 7200 SH SOLE 7200
TEXAS INSTRS INC COMMON 88250810 2226 27060 SH SOLE 27060
THERMO ELECTRON CORP COMMON 88355610 972 72348 SH SOLE 72348
TIME WARNER COMMON 88731510 477 7850 SH SOLE 7850
TYCO INTL LTD NEW COMMON 90212410 4107 39776 SH SOLE 39776
U.S BANCORP COMMON 90297310 225 7440 SH SOLE 7440
UNITED HEALTHCARE CORP COMMON 91058110 326 6700 SH SOLE 6700
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP COMMON 91301710 498 8400 SH SOLE 8400
USFREIGHTWAYS CORP COMMON 91690610 306 6450 SH SOLE 6450
VANGUARD INTL INDEX-EUROPEAN FD COMMON 92204220 498 19875 SH SOLE 19875
VANGUARD INDEX EMERGING MKT PORT COMMON 92204230 410 41170 SH SOLE 41170
WAL MART STORES INC COMMON 93114210 755 15870 SH SOLE 15870
WALGREEN CO COMMON 93142210 484 19070 SH SOLE 19070
WEYERHAEUSER CO COMMON 96216610 1548 26865 SH SOLE 26865
WILLAMETTE INDS INC COMMON 96913310 574 13300 SH SOLE 13300
WILLIAMS COS COMMON 96945710 1568 41871 SH SOLE 41871
XEROX CORP COMMON 98412110 880 20990 SH SOLE 20990
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