PERMIAN BASIN ROYALTY TRUST
SC 13D, 1999-08-06
OIL ROYALTY TRADERS
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                 Schedule 13D**

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                (Amendment No.  )*

                           Permian Basin Royalty Trust
                                (Name of Issuer)

                          Units of Beneficial Interest
                          (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    714236106
                                  (Cusip Number)

                               J. Taylor Crandall
                           201 Main Street, Suite 3100
                             Fort Worth, Texas 76102
                                  (817) 390-8500
                  (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
                Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

                                 August 3, 1999
             (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

     If  the  filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G  to
report  the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing
this  schedule  because  of  Rule  13d-1(e), 13d-1(f)  or  13d-1(g),  check  the
following box [ ].

*The  remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting  person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for   any   subsequent  amendment  containing  information  which  would   alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to  be  "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act  of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the  Act
but  shall  be  subject  to all other provisions of the Act  (however,  see  the
Notes).

**The  total  number of shares reported herein is 2,409,000,  which  constitutes
approximately  5.2%  of the total number of shares outstanding.   All  ownership
percentages   set   forth  herein  assume  that  there  are  46,608,796   shares
outstanding.
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1.   Name of Reporting Person:

     Alpine Capital, L.P.

2.   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group:

                                                  (a) /   /

                                                  (b) / X /

3.   SEC Use Only

4.   Source of Funds: WC

5.   Check  box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items
     2(d) or 2(e):
                                                  /   /

6.   Citizenship or Place of Organization: Texas


               7.   Sole Voting Power: 2,409,000 (1)
Number of
Shares
Beneficially   8.   Shared Voting Power: -0-
Owned By
Each
Reporting      9.   Sole Dispositive Power: 2,409,000 (1)
Person
With
               10.  Shared Dispositive Power: -0-

11.  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:

     2,409,000

12.  Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares:

                                                  /   /


13.  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11):  5.2%


14.  Type of Reporting Person: PN

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(1)  Power  is  exercised through its two general partners, Robert W. Bruce  III
     and Algenpar, Inc.
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1.   Name of Reporting Person:

     Robert W. Bruce III

2.   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group:

                                                  (a) /   /

                                                  (b) / X /

3.   SEC Use Only

4.   Source of Funds: Not Applicable

5.   Check  box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items
     2(d) or 2(e):
                                                  /   /


6.   Citizenship or Place of Organization: USA


               7.   Sole Voting Power:  -0-
Number of
Shares
Beneficially   8.   Shared Voting Power: 2,409,000 (1)
Owned By
Each
Reporting      9.   Sole Dispositive Power:  -0-
Person
With
               10.  Shared Dispositive Power: 2,409,000 (1)

11.  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:

     2,409,000 (1)

12.  Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares:

                                                  /   /

13.  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11):  5.2%

14.  Type of Reporting Person: IN
- -------------
  (1)  Solely in his capacity as one of two general partners of Alpine  Capital,
L.P.
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1.   Name of Reporting Person:

     Algenpar, Inc.

2.   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group:

                                                  (a) /   /

                                                  (b) / X /

3.   SEC Use Only


4.   Source of Funds: Not Applicable

5.   Check  box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items
     2(d) or 2(e):
                                                  /   /

6.   Citizenship or Place of Organization: Texas


               7.   Sole Voting Power: -0-
Number of
Shares
Beneficially   8.   Shared Voting Power: 2,409,000 (1)(2)
Owned By
Each
Reporting      9.   Sole Dispositive Power: -0-
Person
With
               10.  Shared Dispositive Power: 2,409,000 (1)(2)

11.  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:

     2,409,000 (2)

12.  Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares:

                                                  /   /

13.  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11):  5.2%

14.  Type of Reporting Person: CO

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(1)  Power is exercised through its President, J. Taylor Crandall.
(2)  Solely  in  its capacity as one of two general partners of Alpine  Capital,
     L.P.

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1.   Name of Reporting Person:

     J. Taylor Crandall

2.   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group:

                                                  (a) /   /

                                                  (b) / X /

3.   SEC Use Only


4.   Source of Funds: Not Applicable

5.   Check  box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items
     2(d) or 2(e):

                                                  /   /

6.   Citizenship or Place of Organization: USA


               7.   Sole Voting Power: -0-
Number of
Shares
Beneficially   8.   Shared Voting Power: 2,409,000 (1)
Owned By
Each
Reporting      9.   Sole Dispositive Power: -0-
Person
With
               10.  Shared Dispositive Power: 2,409,000 (1)

11.  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:

     2,409,000 (1)

12.  Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares:

                                                  /   /

13.  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11): 5.2%


14.  Type of Reporting Person: IN

- ------------
(1)  Solely in his capacity as President and sole stockholder of Algenpar, Inc.,
     which is one of two general partners of Alpine Capital, L.P.
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Item 1.   SECURITY AND ISSUER.

     This  statement relates to the Units of Beneficial Interest, (the "Units"),
of  Permian Basin Royalty Trust (the "Issuer").  The principal executive offices
of  the  Issuer are located at 1300 Summit Avenue, Suite 300, Fort Worth,  Texas
76102.

Item 2.   IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND.

     (a)   Pursuant to Rules 13d-1(f)(1)-(2) of Regulation 13D-G of the  General
Rules  and Regulations under the Act, the undersigned hereby file this  Schedule
13D  Statement  on  behalf of Alpine Capital, L.P., a Texas limited  partnership
("Alpine"),  Robert  W.  Bruce  III  ("R.  Bruce"),  Algenpar,  Inc.,  a   Texas
corporation  ("Algenpar"),  and  J. Taylor Crandall  ("Crandall").   Alpine,  R.
Bruce, Algenpar, and Crandall are sometimes hereinafter collectively referred to
as the "Reporting Persons."  The Reporting Persons are making this single, joint
filing because they may be deemed to constitute a "group" within the meaning  of
Section  13(d)(3)  of  the Act, although neither the fact  of  this  filing  nor
anything  contained herein shall be deemed to be an admission by  the  Reporting
Persons that a group exists.

     (b) - (c)

     ALPINE

     Alpine  is a Texas limited partnership, the principal business of which  is
the  purchase, sale, exchange, acquisition and holding of investment securities.
The  principal  business address of Alpine, which also serves as  its  principal
office,  is 201 Main Street, Suite 3100, Fort Worth, Texas  76102.  Pursuant  to
Instruction C to Schedule 13D of the Act, information with respect to  R.  Bruce
and Algenpar, the two general partners of Alpine, is set forth below.

     R. BRUCE

     R.  Bruce's principal occupation or employment is serving as a principal of
The  Robert  Bruce Management Company., Inc. ("Bruce Management").   R.  Bruce's
business address is 96 Spring Street, South Salem, New York 10590.

     Bruce Management is a New York corporation, the principal business of which
is providing consulting services and rendering investment advice to Alpine.  The
principal  business  address  of Bruce Management,  which  also  serves  as  its
principal office, is 96 Spring Street, South Salem, New York  10590.

     ALGENPAR

     Algenpar is a Texas corporation, the principal business of which is serving
as  one  of  two general partners of Alpine.  The principal business address  of
Algenpar,  which also serves as its principal office, is 201 Main Street,  Suite
3100, Fort Worth, Texas  76102.

     CRANDALL

     Crandall's principal occupation or employment is serving as Vice President-
Finance of Keystone, Inc. ("Keystone").  Crandall's business address is 201 Main
Street, Suite 3100, Fort Worth, Texas  76102.

          Keystone is a Texas corporation, the principal businesses of which are
investment  in  marketable securities, real estate investment  and  development,
ownership  and  operation  of oil and gas properties (through  Bass  Enterprises
Production Co. ["BEPCO"]), the ownership and operation of gas processing  plants
and  carbon  black  plants (through various partnerships) and the  ownership  of
interests  in  entities engaged in a wide variety of businesses.  The  principal
business address of Keystone, which also serves as its principal office, is  201
Main Street, Suite 3100, Fort Worth, Texas  76012.

     BEPCO  is  a  Texas corporation, the principal business  of  which  is  oil
exploration  and  drilling and producing hydrocarbons.  The  principal  business
address of BEPCO, which also serves as its principal office, is 201 Main Street,
Suite 3100, Fort Worth, Texas  76102.

     (d)   None of the entities or persons identified in this Item 2 has, during
the  last five years, been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic
violations or similar misdemeanors).

     (e)   None of the entities or persons identified in this Item 2 has, during
the  last  five  years,  been a party to a civil proceeding  of  a  judicial  or
administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding
was  or  is  subject  to  a  judgment, decree or final  order  enjoining  future
violations  of,  or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to,  federal  or
state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.

     (f)   All of the natural persons identified in this Item 2 are citizens  of
the United States of America.

Item 3.   SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION.

     The  source  and  amount  of  the funds used by the  Reporting  Persons  to
purchase shares are as follows:

REPORTING PERSON     SOURCE OF FUNDS        AMOUNT OF FUNDS

     Alpine          Working Capital(1)     $11,729,410.84

     R. Bruce        Not Applicable         Not Applicable

     Algenpar        Not Applicable         Not Applicable

     Crandall        Not Applicable         Not Applicable

     (1)   As  used herein, the term "Working Capital" includes income from  the
business  operations of the entity plus sums borrowed from banks  and  brokerage
firm  margin  accounts to operate such business in general.  None of  the  funds
reported herein as "Working Capital" were borrowed or otherwise obtained for the
specific purpose of acquiring, handling, trading or voting the shares.

Item 4.   PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION.

     The  Reporting  Persons acquired and continue to hold the  shares  reported
herein  for  investment  purposes.  Depending on  market  conditions  and  other
factors  that  the  Reporting  Persons may deem  material  to  their  respective
investment  decisions, the Reporting Persons may purchase additional  shares  in
the  open  market or in private transactions.  Depending on these same  factors,
the Reporting Persons may sell all or a portion of the shares on the open market
or in private transactions.

     Except  as set forth in this Item 4, the Reporting Persons have no  present
plans  or  proposals that relate to or that would result in any of  the  actions
specified in clauses (a) through (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D of the Act.

Item 5.   INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.

     (a)

     ALPINE

     The  aggregate number of shares that Alpine owns beneficially, pursuant  to
Rule  13d-3(d)(1)(i)  of the Act, is 2,409,000, which constitutes  approximately
5.2% of the outstanding shares of the Stock.

     R. BRUCE

     Because of his position as one of two general partners of Alpine, R.  Bruce
may, pursuant to Rule 13d-3 of the Act, be deemed to be the beneficial owner  of
an  aggregate of 2,409,000 shares, which constitutes approximately 5.2%  of  the
outstanding shares of the Stock.

     ALGENPAR

     Because  of its position as one of two general partners of Alpine, Algenpar
may, pursuant to Rule 13d-3 of the Act, be deemed to be the beneficial owner  of
2,409,000 shares, which constitutes approximately 5.2% of the outstanding shares
of the Stock.

     CRANDALL

     Because of his position as President and sole stockholder of Algenpar,  one
of  two general partners of Alpine, Crandall may, pursuant to Rule 13d-3 of  the
Act, be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 2,409,000 shares, which constitutes
approximately 5.2% of the outstanding shares of the Stock.

     To  the best of the knowledge of each of the Reporting Persons, other  than
as set forth above, none of the persons named in Item 2 herein is the beneficial
owner of any shares of the Stock.

     (b)

     ALPINE

     Acting through its two general partners, Alpine has the sole power to  vote
or  to  direct the vote and to dispose or to direct the disposition of 2,409,000
shares of the Stock.

     R. BRUCE

     As one of two general partners of Alpine, R. Bruce has shared power to vote
or  to  direct the vote and to dispose or to direct the disposition of 2,409,000
shares of the Stock.

     ALGENPAR

     As one of two general partners of Alpine, Algenpar has shared power to vote
or  to  direct the vote and to dispose or to direct the disposition of 2,409,000
shares of the Stock.

     CRANDALL

     As  the  President and sole stockholder of Algenpar, which is  one  of  two
general  partners of Alpine, Crandall has shared power to vote or to direct  the
vote  and  to  dispose or to direct the disposition of 2,409,000 shares  of  the
Stock.

     (c)   During the past sixty days, Alpine has purchased shares of the  Stock
in open market transactions on the New York Stock Exchange as follows:

                  NO. OF SHARES    PRICE PER
     DATE           PURCHASED        UNIT

     06/08/99         2,100        $ 3.96
     06/11/99        10,200          4.25
     06/15/99         2,500          4.21
     06/17/99        12,000          4.14
     06/21/99         2,600          4.04
     06/22/99         5,000          4.04
     06/25/99        15,000          4.09
     06/28/99        10,000          4.02
     06/29/99         3,000          4.07
     06/30/99         3,000          4.17
     07/02/99        25,000          4.29
     07/07/99         1,600          4.29
     07/08/99        14,700          4.32
     07/09/99        16,400          4.43
     07/12/99         6,000          4.42
     07/14/99         4,000          4.44
     07/15/99           500          4.40
     07/16/99        10,500          4.57
     07/20/99         8,200          4.65
     07/22/99         5,000          4.77
     07/23/99        15,900          4.75
     07/26/99         6,000          4.84
     07/27/99        13,000          4.90
     07/28/99        36,000          5.02
     07/29/99        30,000          5.05
     07/30/99         4,500          5.18
     08/02/99         5,000          5.27
     08/03/99        50,000          5.12
     08/04/99         3,000          5.25
     08/05/99        12,000          5.30
     08/06/99        14,500          5.39

     Except as set forth in this paragraph (c), to the best of the knowledge  of
each  of  the  Reporting  Persons, none of the  persons  named  in  response  to
paragraph  (a) has effected any transactions in the shares during  the  past  60
days.

     (d)   Each of the Reporting Persons affirms that no person other than  such
Reporting Person has the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt  of
dividends  from,  or  the proceeds from the sale of, the shares  owned  by  such
Reporting Person.

     (e) Not applicable.

Item 6.   CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS WITH  RESPECT
          TO SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.

     Except as set forth herein or in the Exhibit filed or to be filed herewith,
there  are  no  contracts, arrangements, understandings  or  relationships  with
respect to the shares owned by the Reporting Persons.

Item 7.   MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS.

     Exhibit 99.1 -- Agreement pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k)(1)(iii).
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     After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my knowledge  and  belief,  I
certify  that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete  and
correct.

     DATED: August 6, 1999

                                  ALPINE CAPITAL, L.P.

                                  By: /s/ Robert W. Bruce III
                                      Robert W. Bruce III,
                                      Manager

                                  /s/ Robert W. Bruce III
                                  ROBERT W. BRUCE III

                                  ALGENPAR, INC.

                                  By: /s/ J. Taylor Crandall
                                      J. Taylor Crandall,
                                      President


                                  /s/ J. Taylor Crandall
                                  J. TAYLOR CRANDALL


<PAGE>                      EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT                 DESCRIPTION

  99.1    Agreement pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k)(1)(iii), filed herewith



                                  Exhibit 99.1

     Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k)(1)(iii) of Regulation 13D-G of the General  Rules
and  Regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission under the  Securities
Exchange  Act of 1934, as amended, the undersigned agrees that the statement  to
which  this  Exhibit  is attached is filed on behalf of  each  of  them  in  the
capacities set forth below.



                                  ALPINE CAPITAL, L.P.


                                  By: /s/ Robert W. Bruce III
                                      Robert W. Bruce III,
                                      Manager


                                  /s/ Robert W. Bruce III
                                  ROBERT W. BRUCE III

                                  ALGENPAR, INC.


                                  By: /s/ J. Taylor Crandall
                                      J. Taylor Crandall,
                                      President


                                  /s/ J. Taylor Crandall
                                  J. TAYLOR CRANDALL



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