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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 13F-E
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 09/30/96
Institutional Investment Manager:
STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
ONE STATE FARM PLAZA
BLOOMINGTON IL 61710
I REPRESENT THAT I AM AUTHORIZED TO SUBMIT THIS FORM AND THAT ALL INFORMATION
IN THIS FORM AND THE ATTACHMENTS TO IT IS TRUE, CORRECT AND COMPLETE, AND I
UNDERSTAND THAT ALL REQUIRED ITEMS, STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULES ARE INTEGRAL
PARTS OF THIS FORM AND THAT THE SUBMISSION OF ANY AMENDMENT REPRESENTS THAT
ALL UNAMENDED ITEMS, STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULES REMAIN TRUE, CORRECT AND
COMPLETE AS PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED.
I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
Name, Title and Telephone Number of Person Submitting Report:
WILLIAM J. HESS SR. ASST. INVEST. COUNSEL 309-766-2302
Signature, Place and Date of Signing:
/s/ WILLIAM J. HESS BLOOMINGTON IL 11/12/96
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VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT -----VOTING AUTHORITY-----
NAME OF ISSUER -TITLE OF CLASS- --CUSIP-- (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN -MANAGERS- SOLE SHARED NONE
SCANDINAVIAN BROADCASTING SYS ORD L8137H108 20014 889500 SH SOLE 889500
A D C TELECOMMUNICATIONS COM 000886101 354890 5545148 SH SOLE 5545148
AT&T CORP COM 001957109 287995 7628995 SH SOLE 7628995
ABB AB SPONSORED ADR 00256Q103 33191 316100 SH SOLE 316100
ABBOTT LABS COM 002824100 291245 5913600 SH SOLE 5913600
ACCESS PHARM INC NIB COM 00431M100 106 100000 SH SOLE 100000
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES LABS INC COM 00755N106 9146 335935 SH SOLE 335935
AGOURON PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM 008488108 13088 300000 SH SOLE 300000
AIR PRODS & CHEMS INC COM 009158106 436107 7486800 SH SOLE 7486800
AIRTOUCH COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 00949T100 156147 5652348 SH SOLE 5652348
ALLERGAN INC COM 018490102 163565 4290200 SH SOLE 4290200
AMERITECH CORP NEW COM 030954101 234183 4450020 SH SOLE 4450020
AMGEN INC COM 031162100 11363 180000 SH SOLE 180000
AMP INC COM 031897101 85088 2195800 SH SOLE 2195800
AMOCO CORP COM 031905102 213738 3031728 SH SOLE 3031728
AMSOUTH BANCORPORATION COM 032165102 71894 1615600 SH SOLE 1615600
APTARGROUP INC COM 038336103 22378 696566 SH SOLE 696566
ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO COM 039483102 777571 40393273 SH SOLE 40393273
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO COM 048825103 129795 1018000 SH SOLE 1018000
BRE PROPERTIES INC CL A 05564E106 89879 4493958 SH SOLE 4493958
BALLARD MED PRODS COM 058566100 21543 1104751 SH SOLE 1104751
BANC ONE CORP COM 059438101 159743 3896183 SH SOLE 3896183
BANCORP HAWAII INC COM 059685107 89377 2291739 SH SOLE 2291739
BANPONCE CORP NEW COM 066704107 95473 3536042 SH SOLE 3536042
BARRETT RES CORP COM PAR $0.01 068480201 64784 1837833 SH SOLE 1837833
BATTLE MTN GOLD CO COM 071593107 22981 2965350 SH SOLE 2965350
BATTLE MTN GOLD CO PFD CONV $3.25 071593305 2488 50000 SH SOLE 50000
BAXTER INTL INC COM 071813109 275195 6362897 SH SOLE 6362897
BELL ATLANTIC CORP COM 077853109 170644 2850000 SH SOLE 2850000
BELLSOUTH CORP COM 079860102 27528 744000 SH SOLE 744000
BETZDEARBORN INC COM 087779104 26250 500000 SH SOLE 500000
BIOMET INC COM 090613100 103522 6322000 SH SOLE 6322000
BIOTECHNICA INTL INC COM 090915109 4954 11324051 SH SOLE 11324051
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP COM 101137107 63347 1101688 SH SOLE 1101688
BROADWAY STORES INC WT EXP 100899 111572111 9 33600 SH SOLE 33600
BROKEN HILL PROPRIETARY LTD SPONSORED ADR 112169602 49767 1932700 SH SOLE 1932700
BROWN TOM INC COM NEW 115660201 41903 2220000 SH SOLE 2220000
CABLE & WIRELESS PUB LTD CO SPONSORED ADR 126830207 23443 1123000 SH SOLE 1123000
CAMPBELL SOUP CO COM 134429109 194610 2495000 SH SOLE 2495000
CANWEST GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS SHS NON VTG 138906300 11700 1200000 SH SOLE 1200000
CATERPILLAR INC DEL COM 149123101 283412 3760000 SH SOLE 3760000
CENTRAL & SOUTH WEST CORP COM 152357109 90922 3497000 SH SOLE 3497000
CENTRAL LA ELEC INC COM NEW 153897608 25069 959600 SH SOLE 959600
CHECKPOINT SYS INC COM 162825103 15900 600000 SH SOLE 600000
CHEVRON CORPORATION COM 166751107 451263 7205800 SH SOLE 7205800
CHIRON CORP COM 170040109 46271 2435328 SH SOLE 2435328
CLINTRIALS RESEARCH INC COM 188767107 8150 200000 SH SOLE 200000
COCA COLA CO COM 191216100 257937 5070000 SH SOLE 5070000
COEUR D ALENE MINES CORP IDAHO COM 192108108 3523 245070 SH SOLE 245070
COMPAQ COMPUTER CORP COM 204493100 9875 154000 SH SOLE 154000
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VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT -----VOTING AUTHORITY-----
NAME OF ISSUER -TITLE OF CLASS- --CUSIP-- (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN -MANAGERS- SOLE SHARED NONE
CONSOLIDATED PAPERS INC COM 209759109 10400 200000 SH SOLE 200000
CORNING INC COM 219350105 391525 10039100 SH SOLE 10039100
CYPRUS AMAX MINERALS CO COM 232809103 2422 112628 SH SOLE 112628
DELTA & PINE LD CO COM 247357106 9360 319999 SH SOLE 319999
DELTA AIR LINES INC DEL COM 247361108 79200 1100000 SH SOLE 1100000
DEXTER CORP COM 252165105 38146 1276873 SH SOLE 1276873
DISNEY WALT CO COM 254687106 786205 12427561 SH SOLE 12427561
DONALDSON INC COM 257651109 20905 756750 SH SOLE 756750
DONNELLEY R R & SONS CO COM 257867101 89455 2773800 SH SOLE 2773800
DOW CHEM CO COM 260543103 150068 1870000 SH SOLE 1870000
DUKE POWER CO COM 264399106 199836 4286000 SH SOLE 4286000
DYNAMICS CORP AMER COM 268039104 828 28662 SH SOLE 28662
ELCOR CORP COM 284443108 9500 500000 SH SOLE 500000
EMERSON ELEC CO COM 291011104 102779 1140410 SH SOLE 1140410
ENGELHARD CORP COM 292845104 222430 9670893 SH SOLE 9670893
ENVIROTEST SYS CORP CL A 29409W105 148 42420 SH SOLE 42420
EQUITABLE RES INC COM 294549100 60774 2132450 SH SOLE 2132450
ERICSSON L M TEL CO ADR CL B SEK10 294821400 145806 5746000 SH SOLE 5746000
EXXON CORP COM 302290101 517108 6211500 SH SOLE 6211500
FEI CO COM 30241L109 4042 333334 SH SOLE 333334
FASTENAL CO COM 311900104 13365 270000 SH SOLE 270000
FIFTH THIRD BANCORP COM 316773100 8283 142500 SH SOLE 142500
FIRST CHICAGO NBD CORP COM 31945A100 144542 3194301 SH SOLE 3194301
FIRST EMPIRE ST CORP COM 320076102 74700 300000 SH SOLE 300000
FIRST SEC CORP DEL COM 336294103 19594 712500 SH SOLE 712500
FIRST VA BANKS INC COM 337477103 30233 695000 SH SOLE 695000
GATX CORP COM 361448103 148328 3172800 SH SOLE 3172800
GENERAL ELEC CO COM 369604103 370533 4071784 SH SOLE 4071784
GILLETTE CO COM 375766102 150742 2090000 SH SOLE 2090000
GOLDEN WEST FINL CORP DEL COM 381317106 112997 1935700 SH SOLE 1935700
GRANITE BROADCASTING CORP COM 387241102 243 17081 SH SOLE 17081
GREAT LAKES CHEM CORP COM 390568103 261933 4595300 SH SOLE 4595300
HAWAIIAN ELEC INDUSTRIES COM 419870100 17302 507000 SH SOLE 507000
HEILIG MEYERS CO COM 422893107 43711 2797493 SH SOLE 2797493
HELMERICH & PAYNE INC COM 423452101 90055 2064300 SH SOLE 2064300
HEWLETT PACKARD CO COM 428236103 912601 18720000 SH SOLE 18720000
HI-LO AUTOMOTIVE INC COM 42839D100 547 162193 SH SOLE 162193
HON INDS INC COM 438092108 114624 2883600 SH SOLE 2883600
HUMAN GENOME SCIENCES INC COM 444903108 4521 119750 SH SOLE 119750
HUNTINGDON INTL HLDG PLC ADR 445891203 5922 803000 SH SOLE 803000
IDAHO POWER CO COM 451380109 44201 1408800 SH SOLE 1408800
ILLINOIS SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP COM 452284102 5690 264655 SH SOLE 264655
ILLINOIS TOOL WKS INC COM 452308109 345536 4790800 SH SOLE 4790800
IMATION CORP COM 45245A107 11398 465200 SH SOLE 465200
IMMUNE RESPONSE CORP DEL COM 45252T106 9452 1128572 SH SOLE 1128572
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 456360106 124 304641 SH SOLE 304641
INGERSOLL RAND CO COM 456866102 16630 350100 SH SOLE 350100
INTEL CORP COM 458140100 666535 6984000 SH SOLE 6984000
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS COM 459200101 478728 3845198 SH SOLE 3845198
INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS&FRAGRANC COM 459506101 275627 6318100 SH SOLE 6318100
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VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT -----VOTING AUTHORITY-----
NAME OF ISSUER -TITLE OF CLASS- --CUSIP-- (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN -MANAGERS- SOLE SHARED NONE
INTUIT COM 461202103 7169 227600 SH SOLE 227600
IPALCO ENTERPRISES INC COM 462613100 40926 1559100 SH SOLE 1559100
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 873896 17051600 SH SOLE 17051600
JOSTENS INC COM 481088102 45536 2181398 SH SOLE 2181398
KN ENERGY INC COM 482620101 67679 1919965 SH SOLE 1919965
KELLOGG CO COM 487836108 319236 4635000 SH SOLE 4635000
KIMBERLY CLARK CORP COM 494368103 52876 600000 SH SOLE 600000
KIMCO REALTY CORP COM 49446R109 12644 425000 SH SOLE 425000
KOPIN CORP COM 500600101 2036 214285 SH SOLE 214285
KUBOTA CORP ADR 501173207 2772 23200 SH SOLE 23200
LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORP COM 518415104 46922 1625000 SH SOLE 1625000
LECHTERS CORP COM 523238103 2200 400000 SH SOLE 400000
LEE ENTERPRISES INC COM 523768109 5133 224400 SH SOLE 224400
LEGGETT & PLATT INC COM 524660107 5875 200000 SH SOLE 200000
LIBERTY BANCORP INC OKLA COM 530175108 24516 645161 SH SOLE 645161
LIFE TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 532177201 6629 294610 SH SOLE 294610
LILLY ELI & CO COM 532457108 592987 9193600 SH SOLE 9193600
LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORP COM 535678106 127824 3466400 SH SOLE 3466400
LOUISIANA PAC CORP COM 546347105 53154 2336454 SH SOLE 2336454
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 549463107 113113 2472432 SH SOLE 2472432
MBNA CORP COM 55262L100 142301 4095000 SH SOLE 4095000
MCI COMMUNICATIONS CORP COM 552673105 268524 10479000 SH SOLE 10479000
MFS COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 55272T101 23994 550000 SH SOLE 550000
MANPOWER INC COM 56418H100 204820 6160000 SH SOLE 6160000
MARCAM CORP COM 566140109 3584 305026 SH SOLE 305026
MCCORMICK & CO INC COM NON VTG 579780206 94903 4060000 SH SOLE 4060000
MCDONALDS CORP COM 580135101 11844 250000 SH SOLE 250000
MEDAPHIS CORP COM 584028104 14663 977500 SH SOLE 977500
MEDTRONIC INC COM 585055106 53153 828900 SH SOLE 828900
MERCK & CO INC COM 589331107 493822 7017000 SH SOLE 7017000
MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 12924 98000 SH SOLE 98000
MICROFIELD GRAPHICS INC COM 59506W104 1282 410348 SH SOLE 410348
MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 603158106 12203 326500 SH SOLE 326500
MINNESOTA MNG & MFG CO COM 604059105 342288 4906900 SH SOLE 4906900
MOLECULAR BIOSYSTEMS INC COM 608513107 3400 400000 SH SOLE 400000
MORGAN J P & CO INC COM 616880100 172826 1944600 SH SOLE 1944600
MOTOROLA INC COM 620076109 235560 4573000 SH SOLE 4573000
NEWHALL LAND & FARMING CO CAL DEPOSITARY REC 651426108 59075 3500758 SH SOLE 3500758
NEWMONT MINING CORP COM 651639106 96444 2041141 SH SOLE 2041141
NORDSTROM INC COM 655664100 9500 250000 SH SOLE 250000
NORTHERN TELECOM LTD COM 665815106 114232 1978042 SH SOLE 1978042
NORWEST CORP COM 669380107 248330 6090800 SH SOLE 6090800
NUCOR CORP COM 670346105 362223 7137400 SH SOLE 7137400
OSMONICS INC COM 688350107 19164 966937 SH SOLE 966937
OSTEOTECH INC COM 688582105 1150 200000 SH SOLE 200000
PNC BK CORP COM 693475105 188069 5635000 SH SOLE 5635000
PACIFIC TELESIS GROUP COM 694890104 123886 3684348 SH SOLE 3684348
PACIFICORP COM 695114108 106196 5148908 SH SOLE 5148908
PALL CORP COM 696429307 135281 4788700 SH SOLE 4788700
PENWEST LTD COM 709752109 1421 77850 SH SOLE 77850
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VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT -----VOTING AUTHORITY-----
NAME OF ISSUER -TITLE OF CLASS- --CUSIP-- (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN -MANAGERS- SOLE SHARED NONE
PENNZOIL CO COM 709903108 195922 3705372 SH SOLE 3705372
PHARMACIA & UPJOHN INC COM 716941109 71775 1740000 SH SOLE 1740000
PFIZER INC COM 717081103 985613 12456400 SH SOLE 12456400
PIONEER HI BRED INTL INC COM 723686101 175075 2893800 SH SOLE 2893800
PITTWAY CORP DEL COM 725790109 2457 57300 SH SOLE 57300
PITTWAY CORP DEL CL A 725790208 34792 779649 SH SOLE 779649
POGO PRODUCING CO COM 730448107 197343 5520077 SH SOLE 5520077
POLAROID CORP COM 731095105 64256 1460362 SH SOLE 1460362
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP COM 740189105 74258 1531100 SH SOLE 1531100
PRIMESOURCE CORP COM 741593107 149 22109 SH SOLE 22109
RTZ PLC SPONSORED ADR 74974K706 113935 1837655 SH SOLE 1837655
RAYCHEM CORP DEL COM 754603108 196238 2616500 SH SOLE 2616500
READERS DIGEST ASSN INC CL B 755267200 6584 175000 SH SOLE 175000
REUTERS HOLDING PLC ADR B 761324201 246635 3561500 SH SOLE 3561500
RHEOMETRICS SCIENTIFIC INC COM 762073104 478 239048 SH SOLE 239048
RHONE POULENC RORER INC COM 76242T104 254647 3458690 SH SOLE 3458690
RIO ALGOM LTD COM 766889109 33747 1741800 SH SOLE 1741800
ROGERS CORP COM 775133101 9850 400000 SH SOLE 400000
RUBBERMAID INC COM 781088109 242316 9890400 SH SOLE 9890400
RYKOFF-SEXTON INC COM 783759103 19489 1355785 SH SOLE 1355785
SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 78387G103 207468 4311000 SH SOLE 4311000
ST JOE CORP COM 790148100 112141 1752200 SH SOLE 1752200
SANTA CRUZ OPERATION INC COM 801833104 5385 812895 SH SOLE 812895
SARA LEE CORP COM 803111103 86666 2424200 SH SOLE 2424200
SEQUENT COMPUTER SYS INC COM 817338106 22307 1715950 SH SOLE 1715950
SIGMA ALDRICH CORP COM 826552101 199781 3504940 SH SOLE 3504940
SILICON GRAPHICS INC COM 827056102 5016 228000 SH SOLE 228000
SMITHKLINE BEECHAM PLC ADR REP ORD 832378301 60875 1000000 SH SOLE 1000000
SOUTHERN CO COM 842587107 48375 2150000 SH SOLE 2150000
SOUTHTRUST CORP COM 844730101 116911 3833125 SH SOLE 3833125
SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY CO COM 845467109 21283 1430800 SH SOLE 1430800
SPRINT CORP COM 852061100 58313 1500000 SH SOLE 1500000
STAR TECHNOLOGIES COM 855193108 254 1015734 SH SOLE 1015734
STERICYCLE INC COM 858912108 4277 937521 SH SOLE 937521
SUNTRUST BKS INC COM 867914103 241884 5899600 SH SOLE 5899600
TCF FINL CORP COM 872275102 10159 270000 SH SOLE 270000
TECO ENERGY INC COM 872375100 86040 3622700 SH SOLE 3622700
TMBR/SHARP DRILLING INC COM 87257P101 4450 400000 SH SOLE 400000
TECUMSEH PRODS CO CL B 878895101 5344 105300 SH SOLE 105300
TECUMSEH PRODS CO CL A 878895200 17138 315900 SH SOLE 315900
TELEFONOS DE MEXICO S A SP ADR REP ORD 879403780 18311 570000 SH SOLE 570000
TEMPLE INLAND INC COM 879868107 56354 1068316 SH SOLE 1068316
TENNANT CO COM 880345103 9614 418000 SH SOLE 418000
TEXAS UTILS CO COM 882848104 206759 5201466 SH SOLE 5201466
360 COMMUNICATIONS CO COM 885571109 11750 500000 SH SOLE 500000
TOWN & CTRY TR SH BEN INT 892081100 14125 1000000 SH SOLE 1000000
UNILEVER N V NEW YORK SHS 904784501 15763 100000 SH SOLE 100000
U S BANCORP ORE COM 911596104 20441 517500 SH SOLE 517500
VWR SCIENTIFIC PRODS CORP COM 918435108 1765 103800 SH SOLE 103800
VALLEY NATL BANCORP COM 919794107 10379 409043 SH SOLE 409043
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VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT -----VOTING AUTHORITY-----
NAME OF ISSUER -TITLE OF CLASS- --CUSIP-- (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN -MANAGERS- SOLE SHARED NONE
VENTANA MED SYS INC COM 92276H106 7768 804685 SH SOLE 804685
VIKING OFFICE PRODS COM 926913104 43745 1458172 SH SOLE 1458172
VULCAN MATLS CO COM 929160109 196656 3277600 SH SOLE 3277600
WACHOVIA CORP COM 929771103 309030 6243032 SH SOLE 6243032
WAL MART STORES INC COM 931142103 113809 4315000 SH SOLE 4315000
WASHINGTON FED INC COM 938824109 24074 1019000 SH SOLE 1019000
WATSON PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM 942683103 12375 330000 SH SOLE 330000
WELLS FARGO & CO DEL COM 949740104 456462 1755624 SH SOLE 1755624
WESTCORP INC COM 957907108 23083 1067445 SH SOLE 1067445
WESTVACO CORP COM 961548104 49961 1686450 SH SOLE 1686450
WILMINGTON TRUST CORP COM 971807102 8830 247000 SH SOLE 247000
WISCONSIN ENERGY CORP COM 976657106 49289 1825500 SH SOLE 1825500
REPORT SUMMARY 212 DATA RECORDS 25122754 0 OTHER MANAGERS ON WHOSE BEHALF REPORT IS FILED
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