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BABSON-UNITED INVESTMENT ADVISORS, INC.
22-JUL-99 Form 13F as of 06-30-99 PAGE 1
Item 1 Item 2 Item 3 Item 4 Item 5 Item 6 Inv Discr Item 8 Item 9 Vtng Authr
Name of Issue Title or Class CUSIP Mkt value Shares Sole Shrd Shrd/Oth Manager Sole Shared None
AT&T CORP 00195710 1,950,127 34,941 X X
ABBOTT LABS 00282410 4,163,882 91,766 X X
AEGON N V ORD AMER REG 00792410 250,202 3,384 X X
AIR PRODS & CHEMS INC 00915810 825,125 20,500 X X
ALBERTSONS INC 01310410 982,152 19,048 X X
ALLIEDSIGNAL INC 01951210 389,088 6,176 X X
ALLTEL CORP 02003910 714,356 9,991 X X
AMERICA ONLINE INC DEL 02364J10 904,200 8,220 X X
AMERICAN HOME PRODS CORP 02660910 1,493,987 26,039 X X
AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC 02687410 2,352,738 20,066 X X
AMERICAN WTR WKS INC 03041110 2,460,707 80,023 X X
AMERITECH CORP 03095410 1,737,393 23,638 X X
ANHEUSER BUSCH COS INC 03522910 581,683 8,200 X X
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO 04882510 765,762 9,164 X X
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC 05301510 1,660,560 37,740 X X
AVERY DENNISON CORP 05361110 1,041,468 17,250 X X
BP AMOCO P L C SPONSORED ADR 05562210 5,465,145 50,370 X X
BANK OF AMERICA CORP 06050510 1,865,130 25,441 X X
BANK NEW YORK INC 06405710 276,069 7,525 X X
BANK ONE CORP 06423A10 3,764,377 63,201 X X
BANKBOSTON CORP 06605R10 211,964 4,146 X X
BELL ATLANTIC CORP 07785310 4,721,644 72,224 X X
BELLSOUTH CORP 07986010 1,570,325 34,045 X X
BERNSTEIN SANFORD C FD INC INTL VALUE PORTFOLIO 08556885 487,877 24,841 X X
BOEING CO 09702310 904,112 20,548 X X
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP 10113710 575,574 13,100 X X
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB 11012210 7,989,809 113,432 X X
BURLINGTON NORTHN SANTA FE CORP 12189T10 3,627,930 117,030 X X
BURLINGTON RES INC 12201410 528,990 12,231 X X
CLECO CORP NEW 12561W10 1,517,012 48,351 X X
C S X CORP 12640810 1,130,291 24,910 X X
CVS CORP 12665010 232,942 4,590 X X
CAMPBELL SOUP CO 13442910 3,548,800 76,524 X X
CAROLINA PWR & LT CO 14414110 498,716 11,649 X X
CHASE MANHATTAN CORP NEW 16161A10 1,169,480 13,520 X X
CHEVRON CORP 16675110 2,760,790 29,042 X X
CISCO SYS INC 17275R10 4,859,946 75,348 X X
CITIGROUP INC 17296710 1,600,037 33,685 X X
COCA COLA CO 19121610 5,925,960 95,580 X X
COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO 19416210 1,109,307 11,262 X X
COMMERCE BANK FDS - BALANCED FD 20062630 234,816 9,021 X X
COMPAQ COMPUTER CORP 20449310 429,990 18,153 X X
CONAGRA INC 20588710 293,780 11,034 X X
CONSTELLATION ENERGY INC 21037110 282,148 9,524 X X
CORNING INC 21935010 231,412 3,300 X X
D P L INC 23329310 520,460 28,133 X X
DQE INC 23329J10 336,247 8,380 X X
DAYTON HUDSON CORP 23975310 235,755 3,627 X X
DELL COMPUTER CORP 24702510 850,038 22,974 X X
DISNEY WALT HLDG CORP 25468710 4,448,975 144,391 X X
DOLLAR GEN CORP 25666910 1,211,127 41,763 X X
DOMINION RES INC VA 25747010 253,375 5,850 X X
DOVER CORP 26000310 608,440 17,384 X X
DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS & CO 26353410 5,905,504 86,449 X X
DUKE ENERGY CORP 26439910 2,750,592 50,528 X X
E M C CORP MASS 26864810 1,292,500 23,500 X X
EATON VANCE OHIO MUN INCOME TR AUCTION RATE PFD 27826G20 225,000 900 X X
EL PASO ENERGY CORP DEL 28390510 404,580 11,498 X X
EMERSON ELEC CO 29101110 3,710,450 58,955 X X
EQUIFAX INC 29442910 2,082,265 58,348 X X
EQUITY OFFICE PPTYS TR 29474110 223,475 8,721 X X
EXXON CORP 30229010 7,089,407 91,921 X X
F P L GROUP INC 30257110 356,919 6,534 X X
FEDERAL RLTY INVT TR SH BEN INT 31374720 228,911 9,980 X X
FIDELITY EQUITY-INCOME FD INC 31613810 565,825 9,181 X X
FIDELITY FD INC 31615310 355,230 8,795 X X
FIDELITY MAGELLAN FD INC 31618410 440,569 3,395 X X
FIDELITY SECS FD BLUE CHIP GROWTH FD 31638930 274,183 5,018 X X
FIFTH THIRD BANCORP 31677310 254,865 3,829 X X
FIRST UN CORP 33735810 929,257 19,719 X X
FIRSTAR CORP NEW WIS 33763V10 682,920 24,390 X X
FLEET FINL GROUP INC NEW 33891510 721,626 16,262 X X
FORD MTR CO DEL 34537010 627,466 11,118 X X
FRANKLIN CALIF TAX FREE INCOME FD INC 35251810 167,973 23,460 X X
G T E CORP 36232010 7,865,590 104,180 X X
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO 36960410 17,004,805 150,485 X X
GENERAL MILLS INC 37033410 208,975 2,600 X X
GILLETTE CO 37576610 1,535,122 37,442 X X
HANNAFORD BROS CO 41055010 238,931 4,466 X X
HEINZ H J CO 42307410 4,007,493 79,950 X X
HEWLETT PACKARD CO 42823610 3,158,212 31,425 X X
HOME DEPOT INC 43707610 641,728 9,959 X X
INGERSOLL RAND CO 45686610 269,615 4,172 X X
INTEL CORP 45814010 2,295,272 38,576 X X
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS CORP 45920010 4,016,573 31,076 X X
INTERPUBLIC GROUP COS INC 46069010 1,384,267 15,980 X X
JANUS FD INC 47102310 476,048 11,842 X X
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 47816010 5,668,516 57,842 X X
KEYCORP NEW 49326710 2,896,325 90,158 X X
LG&E ENERGY CORP 50191710 390,285 18,585 X X
LILLY ELI & CO 53245710 1,031,400 14,400 X X
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC 54946310 9,702,835 143,880 X X
MCI WORLDCOM INC 55268B10 1,936,653 22,503 X X
MARRIOTT INTL INC NEW CL A 57190320 1,412,775 37,800 X X
MCCORMICK & CO INC NON VTG 57978020 261,964 8,300 X X
MEDIAONE GROUP INC 58440J10 285,897 3,844 X X
MEDTRONIC INC 58505510 210,262 2,700 X X
MERCK & CO INC 58933110 9,882,757 134,231 X X
MERRILL LYNCH FUNDAMENTAL GROWTH FD INC CL B 58995820 271,172 12,133 X X
MICROSOFT CORP 59491810 11,135,930 123,476 X X
MINNESOTA MNG & MFG CO 60405910 732,618 8,427 X X
MOBIL CORP 60705910 4,660,506 47,195 X X
MORGAN J P & CO INC 61688010 962,987 6,854 X X
MOTOROLA INC 62007610 559,025 5,900 X X
NEW ENGLAND ELEC SYS 64400110 647,765 12,923 X X
NISOURCE INC 65473P10 2,379,479 92,185 X X
NORFOLK SOUTHN CORP 65584410 812,621 26,975 X X
NORTHERN STS PWR CO MINN 66577210 693,852 28,687 X X
ORACLE CORP 68389X10 278,437 7,500 X X
PACIFICORP 69511410 1,889,923 102,853 X X
PENNEY J C CO 70816010 258,349 5,320 X X
PEPSICO INC 71344810 2,991,472 77,325 X X
PFIZER INC 71708110 8,205,847 75,283 X X
PHILIP MORRIS COS INC 71815410 420,958 10,475 X X
PITNEY BOWES INC 72447910 1,387,800 21,600 X X
POTOMAC ELEC PWR CO 73767910 429,780 14,600 X X
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO 74271810 4,337,193 48,596 X X
PROVIDIAN FINL CORP 74406A10 2,177,387 23,350 X X
RAYTHEON CO NEW CL B 75511140 2,086,447 29,595 X X
REALNETWORKS INC 75605L10 206,625 3,000 X X
REGIONS FINL CORP 75894010 4,996,310 129,987 X X
ROCKWELL INTL CORP NEW 77390310 212,260 3,494 X X
ROYAL DUTCH PETE CO N Y REGISTRY SH PAR N GLD 78025780 2,396,202 39,771 X X
SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC 78387G10 1,691,048 29,156 X X
SARA LEE CORP 80311110 605,742 26,700 X X
SCHERING PLOUGH CORP 80660510 2,194,920 41,808 X X
SCHLUMBERGER LTD 80685710 283,661 4,454 X X
SCHWAB CHARLES CORP 80851310 870,910 7,990 X X
SOUTHERN CO 84258710 1,670,984 63,056 X X
SPRINT CORP 85206110 497,458 9,386 X X
STAPLES INC 85503010 583,935 18,875 X X
STATE STR CORP 85747710 247,587 2,900 X X
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC 86681010 964,250 14,000 X X
SUNSHINE MNG & REFNG CO 86783310 6,025 16,067 X X
SUNTRUST BKS INC 86791410 273,512 3,939 X X
SYSCO CORP 87182910 620,089 20,800 X X
TECO ENERGY INC 87237510 2,052,505 90,220 X X
TELLABS INC 87966410 554,008 8,200 X X
US BANCORP DEL 90297310 287,125 8,603 X X
UNION PACIFIC CORP 90781810 3,972,271 68,121 X X
U S WEST INC NEW 91273H10 202,452 3,446 X X
VANGUARD MUN BD FD INC INTER TERM PORTFOLIO 92290720 131,374 10,098 X X
VANGUARD MUN BD FD INC HIGH YIELD PORTFOLIO 92290740 108,540 10,259 X X
VODAFONE AIRTOUCH PLC SPONSORED ADR 92857T10 731,658 3,714 X X
WACHOVIA CORP 92977110 556,580 6,505 X X
WAL-MART STORES INC 93114210 462,717 9,590 X X
WALGREEN CO 93142210 2,610,644 88,873 X X
WASHINGTON MUT INC 93932210 218,848 6,154 X X
WEINGARTEN RLTY INVS SH BEN INT 94874110 719,436 17,232 X X
WELLS FARGO & CO 94974610 2,828,511 66,164 X X
WESTERN RES INC 95942510 383,240 14,394 X X
WILLIAMS COS INC 96945710 640,728 15,054 X X
WILMINGTON TR CORP 97180710 332,775 5,800 X X
WISCONSIN ENERGY CORP 97665710 385,403 15,378 X X
YAHOO INC 98433210 275,600 1,600 X X
$277,719,518
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