UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: March 31, 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: 212
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $945,798
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 RAIL PRODUCTS CORP TT COM 000752105 820 40000 SH SOLE 40000 0 0
AES CORP COM 00130H105 2592 44600 SH SOLE 44600 0 0
AT&T CORP COM 001957109 820 14690 SH SOLE 14690 0 0
ABBOTT LABORATORIES COM 002824100 4961 109336 SH SOLE 116736 0 0
ACTIVISION INC COM 004930202 10124 695230 SH SOLE 700830 0 0
ACXIOM CORP COM 005125109 2232 89500 SH SOLE 89500 0 0
ALLIED HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS COM 019222108 20 12000 SH SOLE 12000 0 0
ALLIED SIGNAL INC COM 019512102 426 6762 SH SOLE 6762 0 0
ALPHA INDUSTRIES INC ST COM 020753109 714 15000 SH SOLE 15000 0 0
ALTERRA HEALTHCARE CORP COM 02146C104 377 27400 SH SOLE 27400 0 0
ALZA CORPORATION COM 022615108 24314 477907 SH SOLE 480607 0 0
AMERICAN HOME PRODUCTS CORP COM 026609107 373 6500 SH SOLE 6500 0 0
AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC COM 026874107 10184 86857 SH SOLE 92899 0 0
AMERICAN POWER CONVERSION COM 029066107 3059 152000 SH SOLE 154000 0 0
AMERICREDIT CORP ST COM 03060R101 480 30000 SH SOLE 30000 0 0
AMERITECH CORP (NEW) COM 030954101 517 7040 SH SOLE 7040 0 0
ANDRX CORP ST COM 034551101 1820 23600 SH SOLE 23600 0 0
ARGONAUT GROUP INC ST COM 040157109 415 17300 SH SOLE 17300 0 0
AVIATION SALES CO COM 053672101 11094 280860 SH SOLE 281260 0 0
BP AMOCO PLC ADRS COM 055622104 2316 21343 SH SOLE 21343 0 0
BALLARD MED PRODS COM 058566100 873 37433 SH SOLE 37433 0 0
BANK OF AMERICA CORP COM 060505104 272 3716 SH SOLE 3716 0 0
BANK ONE CORP (NEW) COM 06423A103 688 11551 SH SOLE 11551 0 0
BATTLE MOUNTAIN GOLD CO COM 071593107 99 40500 SH SOLE 40500 0 0
BELL ATLANTIC COM 077853109 836 12792 SH SOLE 12792 0 0
BELLSOUTH CORP COM 079860102 703 15248 SH SOLE 15248 0 0
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC COM 084670108 2136 31 SH SOLE 31 0 0
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CLASS B 084670207 4101 1831 SH SOLE 1904 0 0
BEST FOODS COM 08658U101 408 8236 SH SOLE 8236 0 0
BLACKROCK TARGET TRM TRUST INC COM 092476100 193 20037 SH SOLE 20037 0 0
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO COM 110122108 4628 65704 SH SOLE 72744 0 0
BROOKDALE LIVING COMMNITIES TT COM 112462106 444 30000 SH SOLE 30000 0 0
BUTLER INTERNATIONAL INC GR COM 123649105 602 45000 SH SOLE 45000 0 0
CBRL GROUP INC COM 12489V106 18534 1070550 SH SOLE 1076650 0 0
CLECO CORP (NEW) COM 12561W105 748 24540 SH SOLE 24540 0 0
CAPSTEAD MTG CORP $1.26 CUM CONV14067E308 295 25000 SH SOLE 25000 0 0
CARMIKE CINEMAS INC TM COM 143436103 638 40000 SH SOLE 40000 0 0
CATALYTICA INC TT COM 148885106 280 20000 SH SOLE 20000 0 0
CAVALIER HOMES INC COM 149507105 896 109450 SH SOLE 109450 0 0
CHASE MANHATTAN CORP COM 16161A108 349 4032 SH SOLE 4032 0 0
CHEESECAKE FACTORY COM 163072101 21650 709830 SH SOLE 714630 0 0
CHEVRON CORP COM 166751107 1566 16470 SH SOLE 16470 0 0
CHUBB CORP COM 171232101 478 6872 SH SOLE 6872 0 0
CISCO SYSTEMS INC COM 17275R102 29267 454184 SH SOLE 468358 0 0
CITIZENS UTILITIES CO CLASS B COM 177342201 3861 347052 SH SOLE 347052 0 0
CLAYTON HOMES INC COM 184190106 18858 1648797 SH SOLE 1664897 0 0
COCA-COLA COMPANY COM 191216100 273 4400 SH SOLE 4400 0 0
COGNITRONICS CORPORATION ST COM 192432102 306 20000 SH SOLE 20000 0 0
COMSAT CORP COM 20564D107 9344 287520 SH SOLE 291820 0 0
CRAIG CORP TT COM 224174102 212 30000 SH SOLE 30000 0 0
CRAIG CORP CL A PREFERENCE COM 224174201 283 40000 SH SOLE 40000 0 0
CYGNUS INC ST COM 232560102 650 50000 SH SOLE 50000 0 0
DAISYTEK TM COM 234053106 718 44000 SH SOLE 44000 0 0
DATUM INC DT COM 238208102 1571 142000 SH SOLE 142000 0 0
DELTEK SYSTEMS INC TT COM 24785A108 494 50000 SH SOLE 50000 0 0
DEXTER CORPORATION COM 252165105 27876 683015 SH SOLE 690315 0 0
DISNEY WALT HOLDING CO COM 254687106 1766 57324 SH SOLE 57324 0 0
DOW CHEMICAL CO COM 260543103 235 1849 SH SOLE 1849 0 0
DU PONT (E.I.) DE NEMOURS COM 263534109 1348 19730 SH SOLE 19730 0 0
DUKE ENERGY CORP COM 264399106 235 4322 SH SOLE 4322 0 0
DURA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC COM 265903104 12190 366630 SH SOLE 372830 0 0
E4L INC ST COM 268452109 471 65000 SH SOLE 65000 0 0
EMC CORP COM 268648102 396 7200 SH SOLE 9200 0 0
EDISON INTERNATIONAL COM 281020107 262 9800 SH SOLE 9800 0 0
ELECTRONIC ARTS COM 285512109 3119 57500 SH SOLE 57500 0 0
EXTENDED SYSTEMS INC DT COM 301973103 694 150000 SH SOLE 150000 0 0
EXXON CORPORATION COM 302290101 3789 49127 SH SOLE 49127 0 0
FYI INC TT COM 302712104 1388 44250 SH SOLE 44250 0 0
FEDERAL NATL MTG ASSN COM 313586109 5900 86440 SH SOLE 91540 0 0
FIRST BANCORP (PUERTO RICO) COM 318672102 372 16474 SH SOLE 16474 0 0
FIRST SECURITY CORP COM 336294103 904 33187 SH SOLE 33187 0 0
FIRST UNION CORP COM 337358105 269 5700 SH SOLE 5700 0 0
FLORIDA PROGRESS CORP COM 341109106 316 7650 SH SOLE 7650 0 0
FORD MOTOR COMPANY COM 345370100 228 4032 SH SOLE 4032 0 0
FRONTIER CORP COM 35906P105 293 5000 SH SOLE 5000 0 0
GTE CORP COM 362320103 338 4471 SH SOLE 4471 0 0
GAP INC COM 364760108 272 5400 SH SOLE 5400 0 0
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY COM 369604103 8369 74058 SH SOLE 78258 0 0
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION COM 370442105 618 9364 SH SOLE 9364 0 0
GROUP MAINTENANCE AMER CORP TT COM 39943E107 906 70000 SH SOLE 70000 0 0
GULF ISLAND FABRICATION INC DT COM 402307102 597 50000 SH SOLE 50000 0 0
HA-LO INDUSTRIES INC COM 404429102 8751 886180 SH SOLE 892580 0 0
HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC TT COM 422347104 344 21000 SH SOLE 21000 0 0
HEINZ H J CO COM 423074103 1108 22100 SH SOLE 22100 0 0
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY COM 428236103 442 4400 SH SOLE 4400 0 0
HEXCEL CORP CV DEB CALL 1999 7.000% 08-01-2428291AA6 209 210000 SH SOLE 210000 0 0
HOENING GROUP INC TT COM 434396107 795 80000 SH SOLE 80000 0 0
HOLOPHANE CORP ST COM 43645B106 763 20000 SH SOLE 20000 0 0
HOME DEPOT INC COM 437076102 317 4922 SH SOLE 5922 0 0
HOME PRODUCTS INTL INC TM COM 437305105 882 103800 SH SOLE 103800 0 0
HUB GROUP INC CL A TT COM 443320106 561 25000 SH SOLE 25000 0 0
HUTTON TEL TR TX FREE EXCH #1 COM 447900101 296 50000 SH SOLE 50000 0 0
HYPERION SOLUTIONS CORP COM 44914M104 10296 578010 SH SOLE 581910 0 0
IGEN INTL INC ST COM 449536101 760 26100 SH SOLE 26100 0 0
IMS HEALTH INC COM 449934108 334 10700 SH SOLE 13100 0 0
IDEXX LABORATORIES INC COM 45168D104 12300 527600 SH SOLE 533200 0 0
INDEPENDENT ENERGY HLDGS TT COM 45384X108 818 60000 SH SOLE 60000 0 0
INTEL CORPORATION COM 458140100 821 13800 SH SOLE 13800 0 0
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE COM 459200101 2585 20000 SH SOLE 20400 0 0
INTERPOOL INC COM 46062R108 12532 963998 SH SOLE 977798 0 0
INTERPORE INTL COM 46062W107 42 10175 SH SOLE 10175 0 0
IONICS INC TT COM 462218108 16253 445290 SH SOLE 448090 0 0
JDA SOFTWARE GROUP INC DT COM 46612K108 931 100000 SH SOLE 100000 0 0
JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP INC COM 469814107 13453 354025 SH SOLE 358325 0 0
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 9899 101007 SH SOLE 103407 0 0
K MART CORPORATION COM 482584109 3437 208300 SH SOLE 208300 0 0
KANSAS CITY SOUTHN IND COM 485170104 357 5600 SH SOLE 5600 0 0
KELLWOOD CO COM 488044108 13471 496620 SH SOLE 496620 0 0
KIMBERLY CLARK COM 494368103 893 15672 SH SOLE 15672 0 0
KINDER MORGAN ENERGY PRTNRS LP COM 494550106 332 8979 SH SOLE 10069 0 0
LANDAMERICA FINANCIAL GROUP COM 514936103 5406 188050 SH SOLE 188050 0 0
LANDS END INC COM 515086106 5183 107700 SH SOLE 107700 0 0
LIFECELL CORPORATION ST COM 531927101 206 50000 SH SOLE 50000 0 0
LILLY ELI & COMPANY COM 532457108 5376 75055 SH SOLE 75055 0 0
LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP INDIANA COM 534187109 3259 62300 SH SOLE 62300 0 0
LODGENET ENTERTAINMENT CORP DS COM 540211109 279 20000 SH SOLE 20000 0 0
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES COM 549463107 748 11088 SH SOLE 11088 0 0
MACDERMID INC COM 554273102 11658 250710 SH SOLE 252310 0 0
MARSH & MCLENNAN COS INC COM 571748102 999 13200 SH SOLE 13200 0 0
MCDONALDS CORP COM 580135101 259 6296 SH SOLE 6296 0 0
MEDIAONE GROUP INC COM 58440J104 221 2976 SH SOLE 2976 0 0
MEDTRONIC INC COM 585055106 362 4649 SH SOLE 4649 0 0
MERCK & COMPANY INCORPORATED COM 589331107 7216 98014 SH SOLE 105214 0 0
METRIS COMPANIES INC COM 591598107 15242 374040 SH SOLE 376940 0 0
METRO INFORMATION SVCS INC TM COM 59162P104 333 20000 SH SOLE 20000 0 0
MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 406 4500 SH SOLE 4500 0 0
MICROWAVE POWER DEVICES ST COM 59517M103 769 50000 SH SOLE 50000 0 0
MIDWAY GAMES COM 598148104 5155 398460 SH SOLE 404960 0 0
MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES COM 603158106 10504 188195 SH SOLE 190395 0 0
MINNESOTA MINING & MFG CO COM 604059105 483 5557 SH SOLE 6085 0 0
MOBIL CORPORATION COM 607059102 2441 24722 SH SOLE 24722 0 0
MORRISON MGT SPECIALISTS TM COM 618459101 575 23000 SH SOLE 23000 0 0
MUTUAL RISK MANAGEMENT LTD COM 628351108 12688 380166 SH SOLE 385798 0 0
NMT MEDICAL INC COM 629294109 162 55000 SH SOLE 55000 0 0
NATL COMMERCE BANCORPORATION COM 635449101 595 27200 SH SOLE 27200 0 0
NATIONAL RESEARCH CORP TT COM 637372103 79 32500 SH SOLE 32500 0 0
NETWORK APPLIANCE INC COM 64120L104 11047 197706 SH SOLE 198506 0 0
NEW YORK TIMES CLASS A COM 650111107 3744 101700 SH SOLE 102900 0 0
NEWPORT CORP TT COM 651824104 620 40000 SH SOLE 40000 0 0
NIELSEN MEDIA RESEARCH INC NEW COM 653929307 14106 482255 SH SOLE 486021 0 0
NORTH FORK BANCORPORATION COM 659424105 3253 152200 SH SOLE 152200 0 0
NORTHWEST PIPE COMPANY GR COM 667746101 499 30000 SH SOLE 30000 0 0
O'CHARLEY'S INC TM COM 670823103 1280 80000 SH SOLE 80000 0 0
OM GROUP INC COM 670872100 15213 440949 SH SOLE 443949 0 0
OFFICE DEPOT INC COM 676220106 4286 194264 SH SOLE 194264 0 0
ONESOURCE FINANCIAL SERV TT COM 68272J106 438 50000 SH SOLE 50000 0 0
PPG INDUSTRIES COM 693506107 425 7200 SH SOLE 7200 0 0
PAREXEL INTL CORP ST COM 699462107 266 20000 SH SOLE 20000 0 0
PEERLESS SYSTEMS CORP DT COM 705536100 1129 107500 SH SOLE 107500 0 0
PENINSULA BK SAN DIEGO CA COM 707091104 245 8341 SH SOLE 8341 0 0
PEOPLES HERITAGE FINANCIAL GRP COM 711147108 19489 1035940 SH SOLE 1044140 0 0
PEP BOYS - MANNY MOE & JACK COM 713278109 16907 805102 SH SOLE 810702 0 0
PEPSICO INCORPORATED COM 713448108 1872 48400 SH SOLE 54475 0 0
PETSMART INC COM 716768106 18935 1847345 SH SOLE 1857645 0 0
PFIZER INC COM 717081103 335 3074 SH SOLE 3074 0 0
P J AMERICA INC DT COM 72585Q104 742 35000 SH SOLE 35000 0 0
POMEROY COMPUTER RESOURCES MP COM 731822102 558 40000 SH SOLE 40000 0 0
PREMISYS COMMUNICATIONS INC DT COM 740584107 951 130000 SH SOLE 130000 0 0
PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY COM 742718109 7779 87156 SH SOLE 87156 0 0
QUALCOMM INC COM 747525103 5756 40114 SH SOLE 40114 0 0
QUEST EDUCATION CORP TT COM 74835F102 951 90000 SH SOLE 90000 0 0
R H DONNELLEY CORP COM 74955W307 15681 801580 SH SOLE 807140 0 0
RENTAL SERVICE CORP COM 76009V102 28341 990065 SH SOLE 990065 0 0
REPUBLIC SERVICES INC CL A COM 760759100 6571 265500 SH SOLE 267100 0 0
RESORTQUEST INTL INC TT COM 761183102 248 30000 SH SOLE 30000 0 0
ROBERT HALF INTL INC COM 770323103 1696 65700 SH SOLE 65700 0 0
ROYAL DUTCH PETROLEUM CO PAR VALUE 1.25780257804 952 15800 SH SOLE 15800 0 0
SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 78387G103 7929 136714 SH SOLE 142514 0 0
SPX CORP COM 784635104 14846 177802 SH SOLE 179995 0 0
HENRY SCHEIN INC COM 806407102 20264 639485 SH SOLE 645085 0 0
SCHLOTZSKY'S INC DT COM 806832101 1072 98000 SH SOLE 98000 0 0
SCHLUMBERGER LIMITED COM 806857108 344 5400 SH SOLE 5400 0 0
SHIRE PHARMACEUTICALS ADR COM 82481R106 14062 540840 SH SOLE 546240 0 0
SPRINT CORP COM 852061100 500 9438 SH SOLE 9438 0 0
STANDARD REGISTER CO COM 853887107 12424 404020 SH SOLE 406620 0 0
STEIN MART INC TT COM 858375108 563 60000 SH SOLE 60000 0 0
STEWART ENTERPRISES INC CL A COM 860370105 15396 1057270 SH SOLE 1060270 0 0
SUIZA FOODS CORPORATION COM 865077101 22128 528430 SH SOLE 531430 0 0
SUNTRUST BANKS INC COM 867914103 229 3300 SH SOLE 3300 0 0
SUPERIOR ENERGY SVCS INC DT COM 868157108 1152 226200 SH SOLE 226200 0 0
SUPERIOR NATL INSURANCE DEL TT COM 868224106 1090 40000 SH SOLE 40000 0 0
SYMMETRICOM INC ST COM 871543104 488 60000 SH SOLE 60000 0 0
SYSCO CORP COM 871829107 4749 159288 SH SOLE 164688 0 0
TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE DS COM 874054109 305 40000 SH SOLE 40000 0 0
TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL SP ADR COM 881624209 22220 453460 SH SOLE 456260 0 0
TEXACO INC COM 881694103 823 13200 SH SOLE 13200 0 0
THE 3DO COMPANY TW COM 88553W105 740 160000 SH SOLE 160000 0 0
TOYS R US COM 892335100 318 15375 SH SOLE 15375 0 0
TRICO BANCSHARES TT COM 896095106 740 40000 SH SOLE 40000 0 0
TROPICAL SPORTSWEAR INTL MP COM 89708P102 638 20000 SH SOLE 20000 0 0
TRUMP HOTELS & CASINO TT COM 898168109 365 80000 SH SOLE 80000 0 0
RHJ SM MID CAP PORTFOLIO (UAM) FUND 902555440 4232 292296 SH SOLE 292296 0 0
RHJ SMALL CAP PORTFOLIO (UAM) FUND 902555671 23671 1420805 SH SOLE 1420805 0 0
US PLASTIC LUMBER CO DT COM 902948108 174 17500 SH SOLE 17500 0 0
UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION COM 907818108 310 5314 SH SOLE 5314 0 0
UNIT CORPORATION DT COM 909218109 1503 185000 SH SOLE 185000 0 0
U S WEST INC COM 91273H101 665 11325 SH SOLE 11325 0 0
UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES-B COM 913903100 21631 453010 SH SOLE 458010 0 0
VALASSIS COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 918866104 23654 645845 SH SOLE 650445 0 0
VIAGRAFIX CORP DT COM 925909103 972 144000 SH SOLE 144000 0 0
VODAFONE GROUP PLC ADR COM 92857T107 549 2788 SH SOLE 2788 0 0
VULCAN MATERIALS COM 929160109 3788 78500 SH SOLE 79700 0 0
WD 40 CO COM 929236107 498 19900 SH SOLE 20700 0 0
WAL MART STORES INC COM 931142103 2410 49950 SH SOLE 61750 0 0
WARNER LAMBERT CO COM 934488107 560 8100 SH SOLE 8100 0 0
WATSON PHARMACEUTICALS COM 942683103 2951 84150 SH SOLE 84150 0 0
WELLS FARGO & CO (NEW) COM 949746101 1479 34600 SH SOLE 34600 0 0
WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP TT COM 970646105 816 50000 SH SOLE 50000 0 0
ZALE CORP COM 988858106 24482 612046 SH SOLE 619946 0 0
XL CAPITAL LTD COM G98255105 2987 52869 SH SOLE 53869 0 0
CHECK POINT SOFTWARE LTD ADR COM M22465104 17521 326740 SH SOLE 329540 0 0
SAPIENS INTL CORP DS COM N7716A102 596 60000 SH SOLE 60000 0 0
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