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
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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 2/02/00
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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: 170
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $160,104
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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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
AFLAC CORP COMMON 00105510 602 12750 SH SOLE 12750
AES CORP COMMON 00130H10 411 5500 SH SOLE 5500
ABB AB-SPONSORED ADR COMMON 00256Q10 270 20000 SH SOLE 20000
ADAPTEC INC COMMON 00651F10 933 18700 SH SOLE 18700
AESOP FUND CORP CONVERT 00808TC3 297 300 PRN SOLE 300
ALCOA INC COMMON 01381710 421 5075 SH SOLE 5075
ALLMERICA FINANCIAL CORP COMMON 01975410 523 9400 SH SOLE 9400
ALLTEL CORP COMMON 02003910 1244 15047 SH SOLE 15047
AMERICA ONLINE INC COMMON 02364J10 303 4020 SH SOLE 4020
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COMMON 02581610 1530 9200 SH SOLE 9200
AMERICAN EXPRESS CREDIT CONVERT 02581RCA 297 300 PRN SOLE 300
AMERICAN GENERAL CORP CONVERT 02635RBJ 298 300 PRN SOLE 300
AMERICAN INTL GRP COMMON 02687410 3612 33409 SH SOLE 33409
AMGEN INC COMMON 03116210 967 16100 SH SOLE 16100
ANN TAYLOR INC COMMON 03611510 437 12700 SH SOLE 12700
APACHE CORP COMMON 03741110 508 13750 SH SOLE 13750
ASSOCIATES CORP CP CONVERT 04600JDU 441 450 PRN SOLE 450
BP AMOCO PLC COMMON 05562210 228 3842 SH SOLE 3842
BARD CR INC COMMON 06738310 231 4350 SH SOLE 4350
BED BATH & BEYOND INC. COMMON 07589610 215 6200 SH SOLE 6200
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY CL-A NON-VOTE COMMON 08467010 337 6 SH SOLE 6
BEST BUY INC COMMON 08651610 226 4500 SH SOLE 4500
BIOGEN INC COMMON 09059710 756 8950 SH SOLE 8950
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC COMMON 10113710 1536 70200 SH SOLE 70200
BRIGGS & STRATTON CORP COMMON 10904310 397 7400 SH SOLE 7400
BRINKER INTL INC. COMMON 10964110 355 14800 SH SOLE 14800
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB COMMON 11012210 250 3888 SH SOLE 3888
BRUNSWICK CORP COMMON 11704310 385 17300 SH SOLE 17300
CIT GROUP INC CONVERT 12556SAC 300 300 PRN SOLE 300
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP COMMON 14040H10 690 14325 SH SOLE 14325
CENTRAL NEWSPAPERS INC COMMON 15464710 388 9850 SH SOLE 9850
CENTURYTEL INC COMMON 15670010 751 15854 SH SOLE 15854
CHAMPION INTL CORP COMMON 15852510 285 4600 SH SOLE 4600
CHASE MANHATTAN-NEW COMMON 16161A10 1476 19004 SH SOLE 19004
CHEVRON CORP COMMON 16675110 641 7400 SH SOLE 7400
CHEVRON USA INC CP CONVERT 1667N0EX 439 450 PRN SOLE 450
CISCO SYSTEMS COMMON 17275R10 7495 69967 SH SOLE 69967
CITIGROUP INC COMMON 17296710 703 12647 SH SOLE 12647
COCA COLA CO COMMON 19121610 1790 30737 SH SOLE 30737
COMPAQ COMPUTER COMMON 20449310 2241 82790 SH SOLE 82790
COMPUTER ASSOC INTL COMMON 20491210 2081 29752 SH SOLE 29752
COMPUTER SCIENCES CORP COMMON 20536310 280 2958 SH SOLE 2958
COORS ADOLPH CO CL-B COMMON 21701610 218 4150 SH SOLE 4150
COSTO WHOLESALE CORP COMMON 22160K10 402 4400 SH SOLE 4400
CROWN CORK & SEAL COMMON 22825510 895 39986 SH SOLE 39986
CUMMINS ENGINE INC COMMON 23102110 370 7650 SH SOLE 7650
DAIMLER CHRYSLER CONVERT 2338E0AM 299 300 PRN SOLE 300
DANAHER CORP COMMON 23585110 458 9500 SH SOLE 9500
DARDEN RESTAURANTS, INC COMMON 23719410 414 22850 SH SOLE 22850
DATASCOPE CORP COMMON 23811310 342 8550 SH SOLE 8550
DAYTON HUDSON CORP COMMON 23975310 692 9425 SH SOLE 9425
DEAN FOODS CO COMMON 24236110 229 5750 SH SOLE 5750
DECLARATION FNDG CONVERT 24357LBA 298 300 PRN SOLE 300
DEERE & CO CONVERT 24419RBB 298 300 PRN SOLE 300
DELL COMPUTER CORP COMMON 24702510 1068 20950 SH SOLE 20950
WALT DISNEY CO COMMON 25468710 706 24144 SH SOLE 24144
DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS & CO COMMON 26353410 285 4325 SH SOLE 4325
E M C CORP MASS COMMON 26864810 1546 14150 SH SOLE 14150
J D EDWARDS COMMON 28166710 719 24065 SH SOLE 24065
ENERGY EAST CORPORATION COMMON 29266M10 331 15900 SH SOLE 15900
ENERGYNORTH INC COMMON 29292510 603 10945 SH SOLE 10945
ENRON CORP COMMON 29356110 2037 45909 SH SOLE 45909
EXXON MOBIL CORP COMMON 30231G10 3615 44874 SH SOLE 44874
FAMILY DLR STORES INC COMMON 30700010 208 12750 SH SOLE 12750
FREDDIE MAC - VOTING COMMON COMMON 31340030 252 5350 SH SOLE 5350
FIRST SVC BK FOR SVGS COMMON 33640810 1 17000 SH SOLE 17000
FORD MTR CO DEL COMMON 34537010 460 8600 SH SOLE 8600
FORD MOTOR CREDIT CONVERT 34539TBN 298 300 PRN SOLE 300
FORD MOTOR CORP CP CONVERT 34539TBV 431 435 PRN SOLE 435
FOREST LABS INC COMMON 34583810 356 5800 SH SOLE 5800
GTE CORP COMMON 36232010 960 13610 SH SOLE 13610
GANNETT INC COMMON 36473010 220 2700 SH SOLE 2700
GAP INC COMMON 36476010 369 8012 SH SOLE 8012
GATEWAY INC COMMON 36762610 1157 16050 SH SOLE 16050
GENERAL ELECTRIC CP CONVERT 36959HAX 448 450 PRN SOLE 450
GENERAL ELECTRIC CC CONVERT 36959HBB 298 300 PRN SOLE 300
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMMON 36960410 5489 35472 SH SOLE 35472
GENERAL MOTORS CORP COMMON 37044210 251 3450 SH SOLE 3450
GILLETTE CO COMMON 37576610 1760 42724 SH SOLE 42724
GUIDANT CORP COMMON 40169810 263 5600 SH SOLE 5600
HALLIBURTON CO COMMON 40621610 221 5500 SH SOLE 5500
HARLEY DAVIDSON INC COMMON 41282210 506 7900 SH SOLE 7900
HARRAHS ENTERTAINMENT INC COMMON 41361910 439 16600 SH SOLE 16600
HEWLETT PACKARD CO COMMON 42823610 1105 9700 SH SOLE 9700
HOME DEPOT INC COMMON 43707610 535 7800 SH SOLE 7800
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC COMMON 43851610 1024 17755 SH SOLE 17755
IBM CREDIT CORP CP CONVERT 44922AFW 437 450 PRN SOLE 450
INGERSOLL RAND CO COMMON 45686610 478 8675 SH SOLE 8675
INTEL CORP COMMON 45814010 7947 96542 SH SOLE 96542
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS COMMON 45920010 771 7140 SH SOLE 7140
INTERPUBLIC GROUP COS INC COMMON 46069010 669 11600 SH SOLE 11600
JABIL CIRCUIT INC COMMON 46631310 365 5000 SH SOLE 5000
JEFFERSON PILOT CORP COMMON 47507010 230 3375 SH SOLE 3375
JOHNSON CTLS INC COMMON 47836610 557 9800 SH SOLE 9800
JONES APPAREL COMMON 48007410 443 16350 SH SOLE 16350
KERR MCGEE CORP COMMON 49238610 405 6525 SH SOLE 6525
LSI LOGIC CORP COMMON 50216110 1487 22026 SH SOLE 22026
ESTEE LAUDER CO CL-A COMMON 51843910 2239 44395 SH SOLE 44395
LEHMAN BROTHERS HOLDING INC COMMON 52490810 544 6425 SH SOLE 6425
LEXINGTON PARKER CONVERT 52952LCH 290 293 PRN SOLE 293
LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC COMMON 52977110 1149 12700 SH SOLE 12700
LILLY ELI & CO COMMON 53245710 2007 30184 SH SOLE 30184
LIZ CLAIBORNE INC COMMON 53932010 1526 40557 SH SOLE 40557
LOWES COS INC COMMON 54866110 526 8800 SH SOLE 8800
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC COMMON 54946310 821 10976 SH SOLE 10976
MBNA CORP COMMON 55262L10 2085 76512 SH SOLE 76512
MCI WORLDCOM INC COMMON 55268B10 561 10563 SH SOLE 10563
MGIC INVESTMENT CORP COMMON 55284810 596 9900 SH SOLE 9900
MPF LIMITED CONVERT 55322TC8 297 300 PRN SOLE 300
MANITOWOC INC COMMON 56357110 486 14300 SH SOLE 14300
MEDTRONIC INC COMMON 58505510 390 10708 SH SOLE 10708
MERCK & CO INC COMMON 58933110 17157 255840 SH SOLE 255840
MICROSOFT CORP COMMON 59491810 2108 18052 SH SOLE 18052
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC COMMON 59501710 811 11850 SH SOLE 11850
MINNESOTA MNG & MFG CO COMMON 60405910 294 3000 SH SOLE 3000
MOLEX INC COMMON 60855410 1627 28697 SH SOLE 28697
MORGAN J P & CO INC COMMON 61688010 1458 11515 SH SOLE 11515
MUELLER INDUSTRIES COMMON 62475610 636 17550 SH SOLE 17550
MURPHY OIL CORP COMMON 62671710 287 5000 SH SOLE 5000
NATION WIDE HEALTH PROPERTIES COMMON 63862010 201 14586 SH SOLE 14586
NAVISTAR INTL CORP NEW COMMON 63934E10 332 7000 SH SOLE 7000
NIKE INC CL B COMMON 65410610 1181 23835 SH SOLE 23835
OMNICOM GROUP COMMON 68191910 415 4150 SH SOLE 4150
ORACLE SYS CORP COMMON 68389X10 1349 12042 SH SOLE 12042
OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE INC COMMON 68989910 385 14825 SH SOLE 14825
PEGASUS FOUR CONVERT 70556XBU 297 300 PRN SOLE 300
PERPETUAL SVGS BK VA COMMON 71427520 0 10000 SH SOLE 10000
PFIZER INC COMMON 71708110 1192 36743 SH SOLE 36743
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO COMMON 74271810 586 5350 SH SOLE 5350
PRUDENTIAL FUND CONVERT 74433GAQ 299 300 PRN SOLE 300
PUBLIC SVC ENTERPRISES COMMON 74457310 257 7375 SH SOLE 7375
ROPER INDS COMMON 77669610 413 10925 SH SOLE 10925
ROSS STORES INC COMMON 77829610 402 22400 SH SOLE 22400
ROYAL DUTCH PETE 1.25PAR COMMON 78025780 1882 31132 SH SOLE 31132
SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC COMMON 78387G10 349 7155 SH SOLE 7155
SAP AG ADR COMMON 80305420 2477 47577 SH SOLE 47577
SCHERING PLOUGH CORP COMMON 80660510 517 12250 SH SOLE 12250
SCHWAB CHARLES CORP -NEW- COMMON 80851310 292 7600 SH SOLE 7600
SCIENTIFIC ATLANTA INC COMMON 80865510 431 7750 SH SOLE 7750
SCUDDER INTERNATIONAL FUND COMMON 81116510 305 4316 SH SOLE 4316
SEARS ROEBUCK & CO CP CONVERT 8124J2CV 444 450 PRN SOLE 450
SHAW INDS INC COMMON 82028610 242 15700 SH SOLE 15700
SMITH INTL INC COMMON 83211010 665 13375 SH SOLE 13375
STAPLES INC COMMON 85503010 2025 97584 SH SOLE 97584
STATE STREET CORP. COMMON 85747710 574 7850 SH SOLE 7850
SUN MICROSYSTEM INC COMMON 86681010 2586 33400 SH SOLE 33400
SYSCO CORP COMMON 87182910 615 15550 SH SOLE 15550
TJX COS INC. COMMON 87254010 428 20950 SH SOLE 20950
TANDY CORP COMMON 87538210 477 9700 SH SOLE 9700
TELLABS INC COMMON 87966410 462 7200 SH SOLE 7200
TERADYNE INC COMMON 88077010 620 9400 SH SOLE 9400
TEXACO INC CONVERT 88169KAT 299 300 PRN SOLE 300
TEXAS INSTRS INC COMMON 88250810 2597 26810 SH SOLE 26810
TIME WARNER COMMON 88731510 420 5800 SH SOLE 5800
TOYOTA MTR CREDIT CONVERT 89233GDM 295 300 PRN SOLE 300
TRIBUNE CO COMMON 89604710 526 9550 SH SOLE 9550
TYCO INTL LTD NEW COMMON 90212410 1694 43587 SH SOLE 43587
UNITED HEALTHCARE CORP COMMON 91058110 356 6700 SH SOLE 6700
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP COMMON 91301710 501 7700 SH SOLE 7700
USFREIGHTWAYS CORP COMMON 91690610 340 7100 SH SOLE 7100
VANGUARD INTL INDEX-EUROPEAN FD COMMON 92204220 573 19875 SH SOLE 19875
VANGUARD INDEX EMERGING MKT PORT COMMON 92204230 515 41170 SH SOLE 41170
VARIAN SEMICONDUCTOR COMMON 92220710 622 18290 SH SOLE 18290
WAL MART STORES INC COMMON 93114210 1097 15870 SH SOLE 15870
WALGREEN CO COMMON 93142210 603 20600 SH SOLE 20600
WESTWAYS FDG IV CONVERT 9616R2AU 299 300 PRN SOLE 300
WEYERHAEUSER CO COMMON 96216610 2158 30045 SH SOLE 30045
WILLAMETTE INDS INC COMMON 96913310 618 13300 SH SOLE 13300
WILLIAMS COS COMMON 96945710 1171 38326 SH SOLE 38326
XEROX CORP COMMON 98412110 590 26000 SH SOLE 26000
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