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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 13F-E
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 12/31/98
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 309-766-2392
Signature, Place and Date of Signing:
/s/ WILLIAM J. HESS BLOOMINGTON IL 02/10/99
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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 24017 889500 SH SOLE 889500
A D C TELECOMMUNICATIONS COM 000886101 387706 11156996 SH SOLE 11156996
AES CORP COM 00130H105 87506 1847100 SH SOLE 1847100
AT&T CORP COM 001957109 566709 7485595 SH SOLE 7485595
ABB AB SPONSORED ADR 00256Q103 38005 3455000 SH SOLE 3455000
ABBOTT LABS COM 002824100 592592 12093700 SH SOLE 12093700
AGOURON PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM 008488108 29375 500000 SH SOLE 500000
AIR PRODS & CHEMS INC COM 009158106 585536 14638400 SH SOLE 14638400
AIRTOUCH COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 00949T100 411880 5686548 SH SOLE 5686548
ALLEGIANCE CORP COM 017475104 118668 2545156 SH SOLE 2545156
ALLERGAN INC COM 018490102 255387 3944200 SH SOLE 3944200
ALLIEDSIGNAL INC COM 019512102 48234 1088500 SH SOLE 1088500
AMERITECH CORP NEW COM 030954101 569257 8982340 SH SOLE 8982340
AMGEN INC COM 031162100 58032 555000 SH SOLE 555000
AMOCO CORP COM 031905102 363230 6063456 SH SOLE 6063456
AMSOUTH BANCORPORATION COM 032165102 173890 3811275 SH SOLE 3811275
ANADARKO PETE CORP COM 032511107 19068 617600 SH SOLE 617600
APPLIED MATLS INC COM 038222105 13387 313600 SH SOLE 313600
APTARGROUP INC COM 038336103 55932 1993132 SH SOLE 1993132
ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO COM 039483102 764498 44626186 SH SOLE 44626186
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO COM 048825103 130751 2000000 SH SOLE 2000000
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC COM 053015103 15925 198600 SH SOLE 198600
AVALONBAY CMNTYS INC COM 053484101 14087 411305 SH SOLE 411305
BRE PROPERTIES INC CL A 05564E106 87094 3518958 SH SOLE 3518958
BALLARD MED PRODS COM 058566100 11858 487751 SH SOLE 487751
BANK ONE CORP COM 06423A103 596809 11949774 SH SOLE 11949774
BANKAMERICA CORP NEW COM 06605F102 54028 898601 SH SOLE 898601
BARRICK GOLD CORP COM 067901108 11700 600000 SH SOLE 600000
BARRETT RES CORP COM PAR $0.01 068480201 59850 2493733 SH SOLE 2493733
BATTLE MTN GOLD CO COM 071593107 14484 3565350 SH SOLE 3565350
BATTLE MTN GOLD CO PFD CONV $3.25 071593305 1869 50000 SH SOLE 50000
BAXTER INTL INC COM 071813109 411633 6400497 SH SOLE 6400497
BELL ATLANTIC CORP COM 077853109 315490 5842400 SH SOLE 5842400
BELLSOUTH CORP COM 079860102 87182 1748000 SH SOLE 1748000
BIOMET INC COM 090613100 255066 6337000 SH SOLE 6337000
BOSTON PROPERTIES INC COM 101121101 7473 245000 SH SOLE 245000
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP COM 101137107 59078 2203376 SH SOLE 2203376
BROKEN HILL PROPRIETARY LTD SPONSORED ADR 112169602 27783 1932700 SH SOLE 1932700
BROWN TOM INC COM NEW 115660201 26282 2620000 SH SOLE 2620000
CMS ENERGY CORP COM 125896100 58905 1216100 SH SOLE 1216100
CABLE & WIRELESS PUB LTD CO SPONSORED ADR 126830207 17680 481100 SH SOLE 481100
CAMPBELL SOUP CO COM 134429109 283294 5150800 SH SOLE 5150800
CANWEST GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS SHS NON VTG 138906300 19610 1600800 SH SOLE 1600800
CATERPILLAR INC DEL COM 149123101 397306 8637100 SH SOLE 8637100
CENTRAL & SOUTH WEST CORP COM 152357109 96591 3520400 SH SOLE 3520400
CHEVRON CORPORATION COM 166751107 601363 7250800 SH SOLE 7250800
CHIRON CORP COM 170040109 63775 2435328 SH SOLE 2435328
CISCO SYS INC COM 17275R102 74065 798000 SH SOLE 798000
CITIGROUP INC COM 172967101 3155 63500 SH SOLE 63500
COCA COLA CO COM 191216100 364024 5434200 SH SOLE 5434200
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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
COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO COM 194162103 60638 652900 SH SOLE 652900
COMPAQ COMPUTER CORP COM 204493100 43777 1042600 SH SOLE 1042600
CORNING INC COM 219350105 444682 9881800 SH SOLE 9881800
COVANCE INC COM 222816100 71387 2451025 SH SOLE 2451025
DEERE & CO COM 244199105 19896 604800 SH SOLE 604800
DELTA & PINE LD CO COM 247357106 21049 568886 SH SOLE 568886
DEUTSCH TELEKOM AG SPONSORED ADR 251566105 29207 891800 SH SOLE 891800
DIEBOLD INC COM 253651103 39989 1120500 SH SOLE 1120500
DISNEY WALT CO COM 254687106 1125639 37521283 SH SOLE 37521283
DONALDSON INC COM 257651109 33800 1628900 SH SOLE 1628900
DONNELLEY R R & SONS CO COM 257867101 121527 2773800 SH SOLE 2773800
DOW CHEM CO COM 260543103 182520 2007100 SH SOLE 2007100
DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS & CO COM 263534109 62046 1169300 SH SOLE 1169300
DUKE ENERGY CORP COM 264399106 287962 4495000 SH SOLE 4495000
ELECTRONIC DATA SYS NEW COM 285661104 70661 1407900 SH SOLE 1407900
EMERSON ELEC CO COM 291011104 149718 2469220 SH SOLE 2469220
ENGELHARD CORP COM 292845104 188583 9670894 SH SOLE 9670894
ERICSSON L M TEL CO ADR CL B SEK10 294821400 303526 12679900 SH SOLE 12679900
EXXON CORP COM 302290101 924329 12640400 SH SOLE 12640400
FPL GROUP INC COM 302571104 82813 1343800 SH SOLE 1343800
FASTENAL CO COM 311900104 12980 295000 SH SOLE 295000
FEDERAL NATL MTG ASSN COM 313586109 23376 315900 SH SOLE 315900
FINOVA GROUP INC COM 317928109 30259 561000 SH SOLE 561000
FIRST SEC CORP DEL COM 336294103 50901 2177575 SH SOLE 2177575
FIRST VA BANKS INC COM 337477103 51889 1104000 SH SOLE 1104000
GATX CORP COM 361448103 223106 5890600 SH SOLE 5890600
GTE CORP COM 362320103 27326 420400 SH SOLE 420400
GENERAL ELEC CO COM 369604103 883188 8658168 SH SOLE 8658168
GILLETTE CO COM 375766102 214225 4475100 SH SOLE 4475100
GOLDEN WEST FINL CORP DEL COM 381317106 185704 2025400 SH SOLE 2025400
GRANITE BROADCASTING CORP COM 387241102 102 17081 SH SOLE 17081
GREAT LAKES CHEM CORP COM 390568103 188452 4711300 SH SOLE 4711300
HELMERICH & PAYNE INC COM 423452101 79992 4128600 SH SOLE 4128600
HEWLETT PACKARD CO COM 428236103 1282725 18777300 SH SOLE 18777300
HON INDS INC COM 438092108 138052 5767200 SH SOLE 5767200
HUMAN GENOME SCIENCES INC COM 444903108 3556 100000 SH SOLE 100000
ILLINOIS SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP COM 452284102 225 225000 SH SOLE 225000
ILLINOIS TOOL WKS INC COM 452308109 567443 9783500 SH SOLE 9783500
INGERSOLL RAND CO COM 456866102 25300 535450 SH SOLE 535450
INTEL CORP COM 458140100 1689823 14252600 SH SOLE 14252600
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS COM 459200101 1431052 7760896 SH SOLE 7760896
INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS&FRAGRANC COM 459506101 280467 6347200 SH SOLE 6347200
INTUIT COM 461202103 33031 455600 SH SOLE 455600
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 1443012 17204300 SH SOLE 17204300
JOSTENS INC COM 481088102 35806 1367298 SH SOLE 1367298
KLA-TENCORP CORP COM 482480100 28910 666500 SH SOLE 666500
KN ENERGY INC COM 482620101 85196 2342165 SH SOLE 2342165
KELLOGG CO COM 487836108 318222 9325200 SH SOLE 9325200
KIMBERLY CLARK CORP COM 494368103 65400 1200000 SH SOLE 1200000
KIMCO REALTY CORP COM 49446R109 16867 425000 SH SOLE 425000
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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
KUBOTA CORP ADR 501173207 1340 23200 SH SOLE 23200
LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORP COM 518415104 74598 1625000 SH SOLE 1625000
LEE ENTERPRISES INC COM 523768109 7069 224400 SH SOLE 224400
LEGGETT & PLATT INC COM 524660107 8800 400000 SH SOLE 400000
LILLY ELI & CO COM 532457108 1652418 18592600 SH SOLE 18592600
LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORP COM 535678106 310459 3466400 SH SOLE 3466400
LOUISIANA PAC CORP COM 546347105 42786 2336454 SH SOLE 2336454
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 549463107 544966 4956763 SH SOLE 4956763
M & T BK CORP COM 55261F104 158640 305700 SH SOLE 305700
MBNA CORP COM 55262L100 368305 14839425 SH SOLE 14839425
MCI WORLDCOM INC COM 55268B106 1018119 14189825 SH SOLE 14189825
MANPOWER INC COM 56418H100 155155 6160000 SH SOLE 6160000
MCCORMICK & CO INC COM NON VTG 579780206 137279 4060000 SH SOLE 4060000
MCDONALDS CORP COM 580135101 162302 2113300 SH SOLE 2113300
MEDTRONIC INC COM 585055106 126700 1705700 SH SOLE 1705700
MERCK & CO INC COM 589331107 1058984 7179200 SH SOLE 7179200
MERIDIAN INDL TR INC COM 589643105 20003 851200 SH SOLE 851200
MERRILL LYNCH & CO INC COM 590188108 2003 30000 SH SOLE 30000
MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 237600 1713200 SH SOLE 1713200
MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 603158106 23724 579525 SH SOLE 579525
MINNESOTA MNG & MFG CO COM 604059105 350796 4932100 SH SOLE 4932100
MORGAN J P & CO INC COM 616880100 229131 2180900 SH SOLE 2180900
MOTOROLA INC COM 620076109 281059 4602800 SH SOLE 4602800
NEWHALL LAND & FARMING CO CAL DEPOSITARY REC 651426108 88420 3400758 SH SOLE 3400758
NEWMONT MINING CORP COM 651639106 38790 2126040 SH SOLE 2126040
NEXTLINK COMMUNICATIONS INC CL A 65333H707 19979 704100 SH SOLE 704100
NOKIA CORP SPONSORED ADR 654902204 57605 478300 SH SOLE 478300
NORTHERN TELECOM LTD COM 665815106 200220 4004284 SH SOLE 4004284
NORTHERN TR CORP COM 665859104 69999 801700 SH SOLE 801700
NUCOR CORP COM 670346105 309964 7166800 SH SOLE 7166800
OFFICE DEPOT INC COM 676220106 54043 1458172 SH SOLE 1458172
ORACLE CORP COM 68389X105 18725 434200 SH SOLE 434200
OSMONICS INC COM 688350107 8159 966937 SH SOLE 966937
PNC BK CORP COM 693475105 304290 5635000 SH SOLE 5635000
PACIFIC CENTY FINL CORP COM 694058108 103358 4240278 SH SOLE 4240278
PACIFICORP COM 695114108 114199 5421908 SH SOLE 5421908
PALL CORP COM 696429307 121214 4788700 SH SOLE 4788700
PENNZOIL-QUAKER STATE COMPANY COM 709323109 50825 3444372 SH SOLE 3444372
PENTON MEDIA INC COM 709668107 16948 836949 SH SOLE 836949
PENNZOIL CO COM 709903108 56186 3444372 SH SOLE 3444372
PHARMACIA & UPJOHN INC COM 716941109 98528 1740000 SH SOLE 1740000
PFIZER INC COM 717081103 3097507 24774800 SH SOLE 24774800
PIONEER HI BRED INTL INC COM 723686101 243920 9196500 SH SOLE 9196500
PITTWAY CORP DEL COM 725790109 3875 114600 SH SOLE 114600
PITTWAY CORP DEL CL A 725790208 51554 1559298 SH SOLE 1559298
POGO PRODUCING CO COM 730448107 71761 5520077 SH SOLE 5520077
POLAROID CORP COM 731095105 3660 195867 SH SOLE 195867
POPULAR INC COM 733174106 198535 5839283 SH SOLE 5839283
POST PPTYS INC COM 737464107 2929 76200 SH SOLE 76200
PRAXAIR INC COM 74005P104 22846 648100 SH SOLE 648100
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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
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP COM 740189105 67751 1531100 SH SOLE 1531100
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO COM 742718109 114423 1253100 SH SOLE 1253100
QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC COM 74834L100 6042 339187 SH SOLE 339187
RAYCHEM CORP DEL COM 754603108 177916 5506100 SH SOLE 5506100
REUTERS GROUP PLC SPONSORED ADR 76132M102 262942 4148989 SH SOLE 4148989
RIO ALGOM LTD COM 766889109 18289 1741800 SH SOLE 1741800
RIO TINTO PLC SPONSORED ADR 767204100 118789 2621555 SH SOLE 2621555
ROYAL DUTCH PETE CO NY REG GLD1.25 780257804 91115 1903200 SH SOLE 1903200
RUBBERMAID INC COM 781088109 310930 9890400 SH SOLE 9890400
SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 78387G103 751384 14011830 SH SOLE 14011830
ST JOE CO COM 790148100 29609 1263300 SH SOLE 1263300
SARA LEE CORP COM 803111103 169936 6028800 SH SOLE 6028800
SCHLUMBERGER LTD COM 806857108 12108 261100 SH SOLE 261100
SIGMA ALDRICH CORP COM 826552101 207984 7080280 SH SOLE 7080280
SMITHKLINE BEECHAM PLC ADR REP ORD 832378301 139000 2000000 SH SOLE 2000000
SOUTHERN CO COM 842587107 93733 3225200 SH SOLE 3225200
SOUTHTRUST CORP COM 844730101 258039 6985837 SH SOLE 6985837
SPRINT CORP COM FON GROUP 852061100 126188 1500000 SH SOLE 1500000
SPRINT CORP PCS COM SER 1 852061506 17344 750000 SH SOLE 750000
STEEL DYNAMICS INC COM 858119100 5329 453500 SH SOLE 453500
STEELCASE INC CL A 858155203 7298 453800 SH SOLE 453800
STERICYCLE INC COM 858912108 8367 518900 SH SOLE 518900
SUNTRUST BKS INC COM 867914103 459688 6009000 SH SOLE 6009000
SYSCO CORP COM 871829107 33473 1220000 SH SOLE 1220000
TCF FINL CORP COM 872275102 17098 706900 SH SOLE 706900
TECO ENERGY INC COM 872375100 115476 4096700 SH SOLE 4096700
TMBR/SHARP DRILLING INC COM 87257P101 644 200000 SH SOLE 200000
TELE DANMARK A/S SPNSR ADR CL B 879242105 79352 1169100 SH SOLE 1169100
TELEFONOS DE MEXICO S A SP ADR REP ORD 879403780 13876 285000 SH SOLE 285000
TEXAS UTILS CO COM 882848104 253464 5428966 SH SOLE 5428966
US BANCORP DEL COM 902973106 47263 1331334 SH SOLE 1331334
UNILEVER N V NEW YORK SHS 904784501 61332 739500 SH SOLE 739500
VALLEY NATL BANCORP COM 919794107 21640 767700 SH SOLE 767700
VENTANA MED SYS INC COM 92276H106 11889 549800 SH SOLE 549800
VLASIC FOODS INTL INC COM 928559103 12265 515080 SH SOLE 515080
VULCAN MATLS CO COM 929160109 431209 3277600 SH SOLE 3277600
WACHOVIA CORP COM 929771103 464470 5312032 SH SOLE 5312032
WAL MART STORES INC COM 931142103 379833 4664100 SH SOLE 4664100
WATSON PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM 942683103 41498 660000 SH SOLE 660000
WELLS FARGO & CO NEW COM 949746101 1145241 28675840 SH SOLE 28675840
WESTCORP INC COM 957907108 8446 1217445 SH SOLE 1217445
WESTVACO CORP COM 961548104 45218 1686450 SH SOLE 1686450
REPORT SUMMARY 192 DATA RECORDS 42049621 0 OTHER MANAGERS ON WHOSE BEHALF REPORT IS FILED
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