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
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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 4/28/00
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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: 182
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $179,436
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 544 11950 SH SOLE 11950
AES CORP COMMON 00130H10 378 4800 SH SOLE 4800
ABB AB-SPONSORED ADR COMMON 00256Q10 270 20000 SH SOLE 20000
ADAPTEC INC COMMON 00651F10 695 18000 SH SOLE 18000
ALCOA INC COMMON 01381710 342 4875 SH SOLE 4875
ALLMERICA FINANCIAL CORP COMMON 01975410 479 9400 SH SOLE 9400
ALLTEL CORP COMMON 02003910 1037 16447 SH SOLE 16447
AMERICA ONLINE INC COMMON 02364J10 820 12200 SH SOLE 12200
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COMMON 02581610 1509 10135 SH SOLE 10135
AMERICAN EXPRESS CP CONVERT 02581RDT 348 350 PRN SOLE 350
AMERICAN EXPRESS CREDIT CONVERT 02581RE9 298 300 PRN SOLE 300
AMERICAN GENERAL FINANCIAL CONVERT 02635REQ 297 300 PRN SOLE 300
AMERICAN GENERAL FINANCIAL GP CP CONVERT 02635RJU 339 350 PRN SOLE 350
AMERICAN INTL GRP COMMON 02687410 3853 35191 SH SOLE 35191
AMGEN INC COMMON 03116210 1000 16300 SH SOLE 16300
ANN TAYLOR INC COMMON 03611510 208 9025 SH SOLE 9025
APACHE CORP COMMON 03741110 684 13750 SH SOLE 13750
ASSOCIATES CORP CP CONVERT 04600JDU 448 450 PRN SOLE 450
BP AMOCO PLC COMMON 05562210 204 3842 SH SOLE 3842
BEAR STEARNS COS INC COMMON 07390210 301 6600 SH SOLE 6600
BED BATH & BEYOND INC. COMMON 07589610 244 6200 SH SOLE 6200
BELLSOUTH TEL CONVERT 07815JDB 299 300 PRN SOLE 300
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY CL-A NON-VOTE COMMON 08467010 343 6 SH SOLE 6
BEST BUY INC COMMON 08651610 387 4500 SH SOLE 4500
BIOGEN INC COMMON 09059710 528 7550 SH SOLE 7550
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC COMMON 10113710 1747 81975 SH SOLE 81975
BRIGGS & STRATTON CORP COMMON 10904310 206 5000 SH SOLE 5000
BRINKER INTL INC. COMMON 10964110 439 14800 SH SOLE 14800
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB COMMON 11012210 216 3748 SH SOLE 3748
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP COMMON 14040H10 663 13825 SH SOLE 13825
CARDINAL HEALTH INC COMMON 14149Y10 1466 31948 SH SOLE 31948
CENTRAL NEWSPAPERS INC COMMON 15464710 331 9850 SH SOLE 9850
CENTURYTEL INC COMMON 15670010 555 14954 SH SOLE 14954
CHAMPION INTL CORP COMMON 15852510 599 11250 SH SOLE 11250
CHASE MANHATTAN-NEW COMMON 16161A10 1867 21409 SH SOLE 21409
CHEVRON CORP COMMON 16675110 642 6950 SH SOLE 6950
CHEVRON USA INC CONVERT 1667N0DB 299 300 PRN SOLE 300
CHEVRON USA INC CP CONVERT 1667N0EX 445 450 PRN SOLE 450
CISCO SYSTEMS COMMON 17275R10 10140 131152 SH SOLE 131152
CITIGROUP INC COMMON 17296710 780 13147 SH SOLE 13147
COCA COLA CO COMMON 19121610 1457 31040 SH SOLE 31040
COCA-COLA CO CONVERT 19121DEA 298 300 PRN SOLE 300
COMERICA INC COMMON 20034010 619 14790 SH SOLE 14790
COMPAQ COMPUTER COMMON 20449310 2296 86240 SH SOLE 86240
COSTO WHOLESALE CORP COMMON 22160K10 463 8800 SH SOLE 8800
CROWN CORK & SEAL COMMON 22825510 752 47016 SH SOLE 47016
CYTYC CORP COMMON 23294610 690 14300 SH SOLE 14300
DAIMLER CHRYSLER NA CP CONVERT 2338E0GX 686 700 PRN SOLE 700
DAIMLERCHRYSLER NA CONVERT 2338EODQ 299 300 PRN SOLE 300
DANAHER CORP COMMON 23585110 449 8800 SH SOLE 8800
DARDEN RESTAURANTS, INC COMMON 23719410 407 22850 SH SOLE 22850
DATASCOPE CORP COMMON 23811310 271 8550 SH SOLE 8550
DECLARATION FNDG CONVERT 24357LF2 297 300 PRN SOLE 300
WALT DISNEY CO COMMON 25468710 1295 31304 SH SOLE 31304
DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS & CO COMMON 26353410 222 4200 SH SOLE 4200
E M C CORP MASS COMMON 26864810 1769 14150 SH SOLE 14150
EAGLEFUNDING CAP CONVERT 27003KF6 297 300 PRN SOLE 300
J D EDWARDS COMMON 28166710 897 27545 SH SOLE 27545
ENERGYNORTH INC COMMON 29292510 639 10945 SH SOLE 10945
ENRON CORP COMMON 29356110 3520 47014 SH SOLE 47014
EXXON MOBIL CORP COMMON 30231G10 3475 44655 SH SOLE 44655
FAMILY DLR STORES INC COMMON 30700010 207 9950 SH SOLE 9950
FARMER MAC DISC CONVERT 31315KYB 494 500 PRN SOLE 500
FREDDIE MAC - VOTING COMMON COMMON 31340030 236 5350 SH SOLE 5350
FIRST SVC BK FOR SVGS COMMON 33640810 1 17000 SH SOLE 17000
FLORIDA PWR CORP CONVERT 34110ADB 299 300 PRN SOLE 300
FORD MTR CO DEL COMMON 34537010 368 8000 SH SOLE 8000
FORD MOTOR CRED CONVERT 34539TEA 298 300 PRN SOLE 300
FORD MOTOR CREDIT CONVERT 34539TLM 336 350 PRN SOLE 350
FOREST LABS INC COMMON 34583810 448 5300 SH SOLE 5300
GTE CORP COMMON 36232010 286 4025 SH SOLE 4025
GAP INC COMMON 36476010 399 8012 SH SOLE 8012
GATEWAY INC COMMON 36762610 698 13175 SH SOLE 13175
GEN ELEC CAP CRP CONVERT 36959HF2 297 300 PRN SOLE 300
GENERAL ELECTRIC CAP CORP CP CONVERT 36959HKT 675 700 PRN SOLE 700
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMMON 36960410 5401 34802 SH SOLE 34802
GMAC CONVERT 37042DEB 298 300 PRN SOLE 300
GENL MTRS ACCEPT CORP CP CONVERT 37042DJU 339 350 PRN SOLE 350
GENERAL MOTORS CORP COMMON 37044210 248 3000 SH SOLE 3000
GILLETTE CO COMMON 37576610 1778 47179 SH SOLE 47179
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP COMMON 38141G10 2665 25350 SH SOLE 25350
GUIDANT CORP COMMON 40169810 276 4700 SH SOLE 4700
HALLIBURTON CO COMMON 40621610 226 5500 SH SOLE 5500
HARLEY DAVIDSON INC COMMON 41282210 492 6200 SH SOLE 6200
HARRAHS ENTERTAINMENT INC COMMON 41361910 297 16000 SH SOLE 16000
HEWLETT PACKARD CO COMMON 42823610 1273 9600 SH SOLE 9600
HOME DEPOT INC COMMON 43707610 464 7200 SH SOLE 7200
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC COMMON 43851610 1487 28215 SH SOLE 28215
HOUSEHOLD FINANCE CORP CONVERT 44181CHX 682 700 PRN SOLE 700
IBM CREDIT CORP CP CONVERT 44922AFW 443 450 PRN SOLE 450
INFORMIX CORP COMMON 45677910 1976 116680 SH SOLE 116680
INGERSOLL RAND CO COMMON 45686610 367 8300 SH SOLE 8300
INTEL CORP COMMON 45814010 12326 93422 SH SOLE 93422
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS COMMON 45920010 775 6570 SH SOLE 6570
INTERPUBLIC GROUP COS INC COMMON 46069010 567 12000 SH SOLE 12000
IVAX CORPORATION COMMON 46582310 464 17025 SH SOLE 17025
JABIL CIRCUIT INC COMMON 46631310 610 14100 SH SOLE 14100
JEFFERSON PILOT CORP COMMON 47507010 225 3375 SH SOLE 3375
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COMMON 47816010 257 3675 SH SOLE 3675
JOHNSON CTLS INC COMMON 47836610 514 9500 SH SOLE 9500
JONES APPAREL COMMON 48007410 386 12100 SH SOLE 12100
KERR MCGEE CORP COMMON 49238610 758 13125 SH SOLE 13125
LSI LOGIC CORP COMMON 50216110 1591 21912 SH SOLE 21912
ESTEE LAUDER CO CL-A COMMON 51843910 2441 48760 SH SOLE 48760
LEHMAN BROTHERS HOLDING INC COMMON 52490810 594 6125 SH SOLE 6125
LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC COMMON 52977110 1343 12700 SH SOLE 12700
LILLY ELI & CO COMMON 53245710 1997 31699 SH SOLE 31699
LIZ CLAIBORNE INC COMMON 53932010 2045 44647 SH SOLE 44647
LOWES COS INC COMMON 54866110 514 8800 SH SOLE 8800
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC COMMON 54946310 635 10448 SH SOLE 10448
MBNA CORP COMMON 55262L10 2201 86327 SH SOLE 86327
MCI WORLDCOM INC COMMON 55268B10 437 9646 SH SOLE 9646
MGIC INVESTMENT CORP COMMON 55284810 432 9900 SH SOLE 9900
MANITOWOC INC COMMON 56357110 365 13500 SH SOLE 13500
MEDTRONIC INC COMMON 58505510 468 9108 SH SOLE 9108
MERCK & CO INC COMMON 58933110 15820 254655 SH SOLE 254655
MERRILL LYNCH CONVERT 59018JF6 297 300 PRN SOLE 300
MICROSOFT CORP COMMON 59491810 1895 17832 SH SOLE 17832
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC COMMON 59501710 1400 21300 SH SOLE 21300
MINNESOTA MNG & MFG CO COMMON 60405910 266 3000 SH SOLE 3000
MOLEX INC COMMON 60855410 2524 42958 SH SOLE 42958
MORGAN J P & CO INC COMMON 61688010 303 2300 SH SOLE 2300
MUELLER INDUSTRIES COMMON 62475610 503 16550 SH SOLE 16550
MURPHY OIL CORP COMMON 62671710 432 7500 SH SOLE 7500
NATL RURAL UTIL CONVERT 63743CGJ 294 300 PRN SOLE 300
NATION WIDE HEALTH PROPERTIES COMMON 63862010 152 14586 SH SOLE 14586
NAVISTAR INTL CORP NEW COMMON 63934E10 253 6300 SH SOLE 6300
NIKE INC CL B COMMON 65410610 581 14655 SH SOLE 14655
NORTHERN TR CORP COMMON 66585910 247 3650 SH SOLE 3650
OMNICOM GROUP COMMON 68191910 388 4150 SH SOLE 4150
ORACLE SYS CORP COMMON 68389X10 1541 19740 SH SOLE 19740
OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE INC COMMON 68989910 339 10575 SH SOLE 10575
PEGASUS FOUR CONVERT 70556XDD 299 300 PRN SOLE 300
PERPETUAL SVGS BK VA COMMON 71427520 0 10000 SH SOLE 10000
PFIZER INC COMMON 71708110 1503 41103 SH SOLE 41103
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO COMMON 74271810 304 5400 SH SOLE 5400
PRUDENTIAL FUND CONVERT 74433GDQ 299 300 PRN SOLE 300
PRUDENTIAL FUNDING CP CONVERT 74433GGH 344 350 PRN SOLE 350
QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTL COMMON 74912110 888 18310 SH SOLE 18310
ROPER INDS COMMON 77669610 281 8275 SH SOLE 8275
ROSS STORES INC COMMON 77829610 443 18400 SH SOLE 18400
ROYAL DUTCH PETE 1.25PAR COMMON 78025780 2054 35685 SH SOLE 35685
SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC COMMON 78387G10 248 5900 SH SOLE 5900
SAP AG ADR COMMON 80305420 2890 48367 SH SOLE 48367
SCHERING PLOUGH CORP COMMON 80660510 395 10750 SH SOLE 10750
SCHWAB CHARLES CORP -NEW- COMMON 80851310 432 7600 SH SOLE 7600
SCIENTIFIC ATLANTA INC COMMON 80865510 1193 18800 SH SOLE 18800
SCUDDER INTERNATIONAL FUND COMMON 81116510 311 4451 SH SOLE 4451
SEARS ROEBUCK CR CP CONVERT 8124J2LW 335 350 PRN SOLE 350
SHAW INDS INC COMMON 82028610 238 15700 SH SOLE 15700
SMITH INTL INC COMMON 83211010 831 10725 SH SOLE 10725
STAPLES INC COMMON 85503010 1942 97102 SH SOLE 97102
STATE STREET CORP. COMMON 85747710 557 5750 SH SOLE 5750
SUN MICROSYSTEM INC COMMON 86681010 2961 31600 SH SOLE 31600
SYSCO CORP COMMON 87182910 537 15050 SH SOLE 15050
TJX COS INC. COMMON 87254010 237 10700 SH SOLE 10700
TANDY CORP COMMON 87538210 447 8800 SH SOLE 8800
TARGET CORP COMMON 87612E10 667 8925 SH SOLE 8925
TELLABS INC COMMON 87966410 290 4600 SH SOLE 4600
TERADYNE INC COMMON 88077010 1069 13000 SH SOLE 13000
TEXAS INSTRS INC COMMON 88250810 3226 20160 SH SOLE 20160
TIME WARNER COMMON 88731510 275 2750 SH SOLE 2750
TOYOTA MTR CREDIT CONVERT 89233GDM 299 300 PRN SOLE 300
TOYOTA MTR CREDIT CP CONVERT 89233GHV 341 350 PRN SOLE 350
TOYOTA MTR CREDIT CP CONVERT 8923E2HV 341 350 PRN SOLE 350
TRANSAMER FIN CONVERT 89350AEB 298 300 PRN SOLE 300
TRIBUNE CO COMMON 89604710 349 9550 SH SOLE 9550
TYCO INTL LTD NEW COMMON 90212410 2019 40473 SH SOLE 40473
UNITED HEALTHCARE CORP COMMON 91058110 340 5700 SH SOLE 5700
UNITED PARCEL CONVERT 91130TDC 299 300 PRN SOLE 300
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP COMMON 91301710 455 7200 SH SOLE 7200
VANGUARD INTL INDEX-EUROPEAN FD COMMON 92204220 575 19963 SH SOLE 19963
VANGUARD INDEX EMERGING MKT PORT COMMON 92204230 502 41179 SH SOLE 41179
VARIAN SEMICONDUCTOR COMMON 92220710 744 11700 SH SOLE 11700
WAL MART STORES INC COMMON 93114210 799 14400 SH SOLE 14400
WALGREEN CO COMMON 93142210 530 20600 SH SOLE 20600
WESTWAYS FDG IV CONVERT 9616R2EH 298 300 PRN SOLE 300
WEYERHAEUSER CO COMMON 96216610 1365 23945 SH SOLE 23945
WILLAMETTE INDS INC COMMON 96913310 498 12400 SH SOLE 12400
WILLIAMS COS COMMON 96945710 1932 43961 SH SOLE 43961
XILINX INC COMMON 98391910 915 11050 SH SOLE 11050
XEROX CORP COMMON 98412110 759 29190 SH SOLE 29190
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