UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 1999
Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number:
This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement.
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Rice Hall James & Associates
Address: 600 West Broadway, Suite 1000
San Diego, CA 92101-3383
13F File Number: 28-925___
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: D J Devin____
Title: Securities Trader
Phone: 619-239-9005_
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
DJ DEVIN_______ SAN DIEGO, CA___ JULY 21, 1999___
Report Type (Check only one.):
[X ] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT.
[ ] 13F NOTICE.
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT.
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934.
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FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers:
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 218
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $826,717
List of Other Included Managers:
No. 13F File Number Name
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FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTORITY
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP NO (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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ABC-NACO INC TT COM 000752105 706 50000 SH SOLE 50000 0 0
AES CORP COM 00130H105 2631 44600 SH SOLE 44600 0 0
AT&T CORP COM 001957109 656 15090 SH SOLE 15090 0 0
ABBOTT LABORATORIES COM 002824100 4011 109336 SH SOLE 116736 0 0
ACTIVISION INC COM 004930202 12814 727020 SH SOLE 732620 0 0
ACXIOM CORP COM 005125109 3207 163170 SH SOLE 163170 0 0
ADVANCED DIGITAL INFO CORP ST COM 007525108 417 15000 SH SOLE 15000 0 0
ALLIED HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS COM 019222108 30 12000 SH SOLE 12000 0 0
ALLIED SIGNAL INC COM 019512102 375 6262 SH SOLE 6262 0 0
ALPHA INDUSTRIES INC ST COM 020753109 790 14000 SH SOLE 14000 0 0
ALTERRA HEALTHCARE CORP COM 02146C104 175 19700 SH SOLE 19700 0 0
ALZA CORPORATION COM 022615108 18476 431567 SH SOLE 434267 0 0
AMERICAN HOME PRODUCTS CORP COM 026609107 261 6300 SH SOLE 6300 0 0
AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC COM 026874107 9285 106801 SH SOLE 111541 0 0
AMERICAN POWER CONVERSION COM 029066107 3050 160500 SH SOLE 162500 0 0
AMERICREDIT CORP ST COM 03060R101 448 30000 SH SOLE 30000 0 0
ANDRX CORP ST COM 034551101 1381 23600 SH SOLE 23600 0 0
ARGONAUT GROUP INC ST COM 040157109 435 17300 SH SOLE 17300 0 0
ASPEN TECHNOLOGY INC COM 045327103 244 25000 SH SOLE 25000 0 0
AVISTA CORP COM 05379B107 5228 297690 SH SOLE 300390 0 0
BP AMOCO PLC ADRS COM 055622104 2365 21343 SH SOLE 21343 0 0
BANK OF AMERICA CORP COM 060505104 207 3716 SH SOLE 3716 0 0
BANK ONE CORP (NEW) COM 06423A103 402 11551 SH SOLE 11551 0 0
BATTLE MOUNTAIN GOLD CO COM 071593107 129 40500 SH SOLE 40500 0 0
BELL ATLANTIC COM 077853109 861 12792 SH SOLE 12792 0 0
BELLSOUTH CORP COM 079860102 686 15248 SH SOLE 15248 0 0
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC COM 084670108 220 4 SH SOLE 4 0 0
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CLASS B 084670207 3198 1723 SH SOLE 1723 0 0
BEST FOODS COM 08658U101 400 8236 SH SOLE 8236 0 0
BLACKROCK TARGET TRM TRUST INC COM 092476100 193 20209 SH SOLE 20209 0 0
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO COM 110122108 4422 65504 SH SOLE 72544 0 0
BROOKDALE LIVING COMMNITIES TT COM 112462106 719 50000 SH SOLE 50000 0 0
TOM BROWN INC COM 115660201 11848 803280 SH SOLE 808980 0 0
BUTLER INTERNATIONAL INC GR COM 123649105 394 45000 SH SOLE 45000 0 0
CBRL GROUP INC COM 12489V106 355 22900 SH SOLE 22900 0 0
CLECO CORP (NEW) COM 12561W105 796 24540 SH SOLE 24540 0 0
CAPSTEAD MTG CORP $1.26 CUM CONV14067E308 248 25000 SH SOLE 25000 0 0
CATALYTICA INC TT COM 148885106 750 50000 SH SOLE 50000 0 0
CHARLES RIVER ASSOCIATES TT COM 159852102 558 20000 SH SOLE 20000 0 0
CHASE MANHATTAN CORP COM 16161A108 304 4032 SH SOLE 4032 0 0
CHEESECAKE FACTORY COM 163072101 19926 718060 SH SOLE 722860 0 0
CHEVRON CORP COM 166751107 1462 16470 SH SOLE 16470 0 0
CHROMAVISION MEDICAL SYS COM 17111P104 125 10000 SH SOLE 10000 0 0
CHUBB CORP COM 171232101 341 6872 SH SOLE 6872 0 0
CISCO SYSTEMS INC COM 17275R102 29881 435822 SH SOLE 440996 0 0
CITIZENS UTILITIES CO CLASS B COM 177342201 4050 358052 SH SOLE 358052 0 0
CLAYTON HOMES INC COM 184190106 14688 1690707 SH SOLE 1707807 0 0
COCA-COLA COMPANY COM 191216100 212 4400 SH SOLE 4400 0 0
COGNITRONICS CORPORATION ST COM 192432102 338 30000 SH SOLE 30000 0 0
COMDISCO INC COM 200336105 4698 243240 SH SOLE 243240 0 0
CONVERGYS CORP COM 212485106 4372 220660 SH SOLE 220660 0 0
CRAIG CORP TT COM 224174102 232 35000 SH SOLE 35000 0 0
CRAIG CORP CL A PREFERENCE COM 224174201 260 40000 SH SOLE 40000 0 0
CYBEAR INC ST COM 23243P103 334 40000 SH SOLE 40000 0 0
CYGNUS INC ST COM 232560102 561 50000 SH SOLE 50000 0 0
DAISYTEK TM COM 234053106 619 44000 SH SOLE 44000 0 0
DATUM INC DT COM 238208102 970 143000 SH SOLE 143000 0 0
DELTEK SYSTEMS INC TT COM 24785A108 819 50000 SH SOLE 50000 0 0
DEXTER CORPORATION COM 252165105 25505 683545 SH SOLE 690845 0 0
DISNEY WALT HOLDING CO COM 254687106 1490 57324 SH SOLE 57324 0 0
DOW CHEMICAL CO COM 260543103 210 1849 SH SOLE 1849 0 0
DU PONT (E.I.) DE NEMOURS COM 263534109 1194 19730 SH SOLE 19730 0 0
DUKE ENERGY CORP COM 264399106 238 4322 SH SOLE 4322 0 0
DURA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC COM 265903104 9155 380450 SH SOLE 386650 0 0
E4L INC ST COM 268452109 248 65000 SH SOLE 65000 0 0
EMC CORP COM 268648102 514 7200 SH SOLE 9200 0 0
EDISON INTERNATIONAL COM 281020107 238 9800 SH SOLE 9800 0 0
ELECTRONIC ARTS COM 285512109 4241 58600 SH SOLE 58600 0 0
EXTENDED SYSTEMS INC DT COM 301973103 1158 170000 SH SOLE 170000 0 0
EXXON CORPORATION COM 302290101 3718 48927 SH SOLE 48927 0 0
FYI INC COM 302712104 12763 378870 SH SOLE 381370 0 0
FACTORY 2-U STORES INC DT COM 303072102 896 30000 SH SOLE 30000 0 0
FEDERAL NATL MTG ASSN COM 313586109 5105 81440 SH SOLE 83140 0 0
FIRST SECURITY CORP COM 336294103 789 33187 SH SOLE 33187 0 0
FIRST UNION CORP COM 337358105 203 5700 SH SOLE 5700 0 0
FLORIDA PROGRESS CORP COM 341109106 354 7650 SH SOLE 7650 0 0
FORD MOTOR COMPANY COM 345370100 203 4032 SH SOLE 4032 0 0
GTE CORP COM 362320103 275 3571 SH SOLE 3571 0 0
GAINSCO INC DT COM 363127101 1238 200000 SH SOLE 200000 0 0
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY COM 369604103 8846 74608 SH SOLE 76208 0 0
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION COM 370442105 589 9364 SH SOLE 9364 0 0
GROUP MAINTENANCE AMER CORP TT COM 39943E107 875 70000 SH SOLE 70000 0 0
GUITAR CENTER INC COM 402040109 472 50000 SH SOLE 50000 0 0
GULF ISLAND FABRICATION INC DT COM 402307102 593 45000 SH SOLE 45000 0 0
HALL KINION & ASSOCIATES TT COM 406069104 705 60000 SH SOLE 60000 0 0
HARKEN ENERGY CORP DS/DT COM 412552101 675 600000 SH SOLE 600000 0 0
HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC TT COM 422347104 706 50000 SH SOLE 50000 0 0
HEINZ H J CO COM 423074103 946 22000 SH SOLE 22000 0 0
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY COM 428236103 399 4400 SH SOLE 4400 0 0
HEXCEL CORP CV DEB CALL 1999 7.000% 08-01-2428291AA6 155 210000 SH SOLE 210000 0 0
HIGHLANDS INS GROUP INC DT COM 431032101 740 80000 SH SOLE 80000 0 0
HOENING GROUP INC TT COM 434396107 683 60000 SH SOLE 60000 0 0
HOME DEPOT INC COM 437076102 338 4922 SH SOLE 5922 0 0
HOME PRODUCTS INTL INC TM COM 437305105 1115 104950 SH SOLE 104950 0 0
HUTTON TEL TR TX FREE EXCH #1 COM 447900101 286 50000 SH SOLE 50000 0 0
HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INC COM 448407106 14702 544530 SH SOLE 548430 0 0
HYPERION SOLUTIONS CORP COM 44914M104 13126 596620 SH SOLE 600520 0 0
IGEN INTL INC ST COM 449536101 651 26100 SH SOLE 26100 0 0
IMS HEALTH INC COM 449934108 244 10700 SH SOLE 13100 0 0
INDEPENDENT ENERGY HLDGS COM 45384X108 768 40000 SH SOLE 40000 0 0
INTEL CORPORATION COM 458140100 1026 13800 SH SOLE 13800 0 0
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE COM 459200101 2396 19800 SH SOLE 20200 0 0
INTERPHASE CORP ST COM 460593106 468 20000 SH SOLE 20000 0 0
INTERPOOL INC COM 46062R108 7484 981478 SH SOLE 995278 0 0
INTERPORE INTL COM 46062W107 67 10175 SH SOLE 10175 0 0
IONICS INC TT COM 462218108 15031 464280 SH SOLE 469880 0 0
IT GROUP INC TT COM 465266104 335 35000 SH SOLE 35000 0 0
JDA SOFTWARE GROUP INC COM 46612K108 877 75000 SH SOLE 75000 0 0
JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP INC COM 469814107 11806 363255 SH SOLE 367555 0 0
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 8706 94757 SH SOLE 97157 0 0
K MART CORPORATION COM 482584109 2195 187800 SH SOLE 187800 0 0
KANSAS CITY SOUTHN IND COM 485170104 260 5600 SH SOLE 5600 0 0
KELLWOOD CO COM 488044108 10470 475900 SH SOLE 475900 0 0
KIMBERLY CLARK COM 494368103 1698 32187 SH SOLE 32187 0 0
KINDER MORGAN ENERGY PRTNRS LP COM 494550106 329 7589 SH SOLE 8679 0 0
LANDS END INC COM 515086106 7574 114750 SH SOLE 115850 0 0
LEARN2.COM INC DT COM 522002104 773 265968 SH SOLE 265968 0 0
LIFECELL CORPORATION ST COM 531927101 431 75000 SH SOLE 75000 0 0
LILLY ELI & COMPANY COM 532457108 4818 75055 SH SOLE 75055 0 0
LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP INDIANA COM 534187109 2340 62300 SH SOLE 62300 0 0
LODGENET ENTERTAINMENT CORP DS COM 540211109 390 30000 SH SOLE 30000 0 0
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES COM 549463107 784 12088 SH SOLE 12088 0 0
MACDERMID INC COM 554273102 8748 256830 SH SOLE 259430 0 0
MARSH & MCLENNAN COS INC COM 571748102 904 13200 SH SOLE 13200 0 0
MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS COM 573284106 14237 356490 SH SOLE 359090 0 0
MCDONALDS CORP COM 580135101 264 6096 SH SOLE 6096 0 0
MEDIAONE GROUP INC COM 58440J104 203 2976 SH SOLE 2976 0 0
MEDTRONIC INC COM 585055106 331 9298 SH SOLE 9298 0 0
MERCK & COMPANY INCORPORATED COM 589331107 6047 93300 SH SOLE 101500 0 0
METRIS COMPANIES INC COM 591598107 13051 442390 SH SOLE 445290 0 0
METRO INFORMATION SVCS INC TM COM 59162P104 256 20000 SH SOLE 20000 0 0
MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 498 5500 SH SOLE 5500 0 0
MICROWAVE POWER DEVICES ST COM 59517M103 616 45000 SH SOLE 45000 0 0
S & P 400 MID CAP DEP RECPT COM 595635103 3950 55000 SH SOLE 55000 0 0
MIDWAY GAMES COM 598148104 9198 584030 SH SOLE 590530 0 0
MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES COM 603158106 9410 193765 SH SOLE 195965 0 0
MINNESOTA MINING & MFG CO COM 604059105 534 5557 SH SOLE 6085 0 0
MOBIL CORPORATION COM 607059102 2567 25480 SH SOLE 25480 0 0
MORRISON MGT SPECIALISTS TM COM 618459101 743 33000 SH SOLE 33000 0 0
MUTUAL RISK MANAGEMENT LTD COM 628351108 6871 560926 SH SOLE 568458 0 0
MYERS INDUSTRIES INC COM 628464109 391 22000 SH SOLE 22000 0 0
NATL COMMERCE BANCORPORATION COM 635449101 598 27200 SH SOLE 27200 0 0
NATIONAL RESEARCH CORP TT COM 637372103 56 17500 SH SOLE 17500 0 0
NETWORK APPLIANCE INC COM 64120L104 1533 21400 SH SOLE 21400 0 0
NEW YORK TIMES CLASS A COM 650111107 3799 101300 SH SOLE 102500 0 0
NEWPORT CORP TT COM 651824104 831 50000 SH SOLE 50000 0 0
NIELSEN MEDIA RESEARCH INC NEW COM 653929307 17619 473775 SH SOLE 477541 0 0
NORTH FORK BANCORPORATION COM 659424105 3198 164000 SH SOLE 164000 0 0
NORTHWEST PIPE COMPANY GR COM 667746101 469 30000 SH SOLE 30000 0 0
O'CHARLEY'S INC TM COM 670823103 1180 80000 SH SOLE 80000 0 0
OM GROUP INC COM 670872100 17455 454849 SH SOLE 457849 0 0
OFFICE DEPOT INC COM 676220106 2771 263944 SH SOLE 266744 0 0
ONESOURCE FINANCIAL SERV TT COM 68272J106 495 60000 SH SOLE 60000 0 0
PPG INDUSTRIES COM 693506107 432 7200 SH SOLE 7200 0 0
PARAMETRIC TECHNOLOGY CORP COM 699173100 4402 326110 SH SOLE 326110 0 0
PEACE ARCH ENTERTAINMENT TM COM 704586205 145 40000 SH SOLE 40000 0 0
PENINSULA BK SAN DIEGO CA COM 707091104 315 8758 SH SOLE 8758 0 0
PEOPLES HERITAGE FINANCIAL GRP COM 711147108 18265 1098660 SH SOLE 1107260 0 0
PEP BOYS - MANNY MOE & JACK COM 713278109 12348 830122 SH SOLE 835722 0 0
PEPSICO INCORPORATED COM 713448108 1476 48400 SH SOLE 54475 0 0
PFIZER INC COM 717081103 345 9622 SH SOLE 9622 0 0
P J AMERICA INC DT COM 72585Q104 1211 58000 SH SOLE 58000 0 0
POMEROY COMPUTER RESOURCES MP COM 731822102 443 40000 SH SOLE 40000 0 0
POTASH CORP OF SASKATCHEWAN COM 73755L107 11165 216270 SH SOLE 217570 0 0
PRIMA ENERGY CORP ST COM 741901201 456 20000 SH SOLE 20000 0 0
PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY COM 742718109 8171 87156 SH SOLE 87156 0 0
QUALCOMM INC COM 747525103 2616 13830 SH SOLE 13830 0 0
QUEST EDUCATION CORP TT COM 74835F102 709 90000 SH SOLE 90000 0 0
R H DONNELLEY CORP COM 74955W307 18921 1015891 SH SOLE 1022851 0 0
RACING CHAMPIONS CORP DT COM 750069106 796 140000 SH SOLE 140000 0 0
REPUBLIC SERVICES INC CL A COM 760759100 2754 253200 SH SOLE 255200 0 0
RESORTQUEST INTL INC TT COM 761183102 466 50000 SH SOLE 50000 0 0
ROBERT HALF INTL INC COM 770323103 1627 68500 SH SOLE 68500 0 0
ROYAL DUTCH PETROLEUM CO PAR VALUE 1.25780257804 933 15800 SH SOLE 15800 0 0
SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 78387G103 7257 142128 SH SOLE 147028 0 0
SPX CORP COM 784635104 16443 181191 SH SOLE 183384 0 0
SCHLOTZSKY'S INC DT COM 806832101 853 105000 SH SOLE 105000 0 0
SHIRE PHARMACEUTICALS ADR COM 82481R106 20031 695225 SH SOLE 701625 0 0
SPRINT CORP COM 852061100 512 9438 SH SOLE 9438 0 0
STANDARD REGISTER CO COM 853887107 9883 420560 SH SOLE 423160 0 0
STEIN MART INC TT COM 858375108 570 80000 SH SOLE 80000 0 0
SUIZA FOODS CORPORATION COM 865077101 19984 532910 SH SOLE 535910 0 0
SUNTRUST BANKS INC COM 867914103 217 3300 SH SOLE 3300 0 0
SUPERIOR NATL INSURANCE DEL TT COM 868224106 281 20000 SH SOLE 20000 0 0
SYMMETRICOM INC ST COM 871543104 450 60000 SH SOLE 60000 0 0
SYSCO CORP COM 871829107 5452 155488 SH SOLE 160888 0 0
TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE DS COM 874054109 443 40000 SH SOLE 40000 0 0
TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL SP ADR COM 881624209 23198 461070 SH SOLE 465270 0 0
TETRA TECHNOLOGIES INC DT COM 88162F105 1019 100000 SH SOLE 100000 0 0
TEXACO INC COM 881694103 827 13100 SH SOLE 13100 0 0
THE 3DO COMPANY TW COM 88553W105 1711 170000 SH SOLE 170000 0 0
TIVO INC COM 888706108 225 7500 SH SOLE 7500 0 0
TOYS R US COM 892335100 231 15375 SH SOLE 15375 0 0
TRICO BANCSHARES TT COM 896095106 735 40000 SH SOLE 40000 0 0
TRUMP HOTELS & CASINO TT COM 898168109 510 120000 SH SOLE 120000 0 0
RHJ SM MID CAP PORTFOLIO (UAM) FUND 902555440 3706 292296 SH SOLE 292296 0 0
RHJ SMALL CAP PORTFOLIO (UAM) FUND 902555671 23196 1387324 SH SOLE 1387324 0 0
US PLASTIC LUMBER CO COM 902948108 743 60000 SH SOLE 60000 0 0
UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION COM 907818108 231 4814 SH SOLE 4814 0 0
UNIT CORPORATION DT COM 909218109 983 130000 SH SOLE 130000 0 0
U S WEST INC COM 91273H101 646 11325 SH SOLE 11325 0 0
VALASSIS COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 918866104 28859 656825 SH SOLE 661425 0 0
VALUE CITY DEPT STORES INC TT COM 920387107 600 40000 SH SOLE 40000 0 0
VANS INC DS COM 921930103 360 30000 SH SOLE 30000 0 0
VODAFONE GROUP PLC ADR COM 92857T107 663 2787 SH SOLE 2787 0 0
VULCAN MATERIALS COM 929160109 3139 85700 SH SOLE 86900 0 0
WD 40 CO COM 929236107 466 19900 SH SOLE 20700 0 0
WAL MART STORES INC COM 931142103 2376 49950 SH SOLE 61750 0 0
WARNER LAMBERT CO COM 934488107 538 8100 SH SOLE 8100 0 0
WATSON PHARMACEUTICALS COM 942683103 3985 130390 SH SOLE 131590 0 0
WAVE SYSTEMS CORP CL A DT COM 943526103 591 55000 SH SOLE 55000 0 0
WELLS FARGO & CO (NEW) COM 949746101 1281 32340 SH SOLE 32340 0 0
WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP TT COM 970646105 659 50000 SH SOLE 50000 0 0
ZALE CORP COM 988858106 23921 624356 SH SOLE 632256 0 0
GLOBAL CROSSING LTD COM G3921A100 272 10250 SH SOLE 10250 0 0
XL CAPITAL LTD COM G98255105 2338 51959 SH SOLE 52959 0 0
CHECK POINT SOFTWARE LTD ADR COM M22465104 24232 286980 SH SOLE 289280 0 0
SAPIENS INTL CORP COM N7716A102 111 10000 SH SOLE 10000 0 0
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