FORM N-SAR
FOR REGISTERED
INVESTMENT COMPANIES
FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING
12-31-98
GENERAL INFORMATION
1. A. REGISTRANT NAME: Trust
Southwest B. File Number: 811-
3332
C. Telephone Number: 713-236-
3287
D. Address: 4000 NC NB Center
P.O.Box 3226
Houston, Texas
77002
2. SUMMARY OF THIS FILING:
1X 12_ 23_ 34_ 45_ 56_ 67_ 78_ 89_
100 111 122
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
__ X X
2X 13_ 24_ 35_ 46_ 57_ 68_ 79_ 90_
101 112 123
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
__ X X
3X 14_ 25_ 36_ 47_ 58_ 69_ 80_ 91_
102 113 124
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
__ X X
4X 15_ 26_ 37_ 48_ 59_ 70_ 81_ 92_
103 114 125
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
__ X X
5X 16_ 27_ 38_ 49_ 60_ 71_ 82_ 93_
104 115 126
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
__ X X
6X 17_ 28_ 39_ 50_ 61_ 72_ 83_ 94_
105 116 127
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
__ X X
7__ 18_ 29_ 40_ 51_ 62_ 73_ 84_ 95_ 106
117 128
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
__ X X
8__ 19_ 30_ 41_ 52_ 63_ 74_ 85_ 96_ 107
118 129
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
__ X __
9__ 20_ 31_ 42_ 53_ 64_ 75_ 86_ 97_ 108
119 130
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
__ X __
10_ 21_ 32_ 43_ 54_ 65_ 76_ 87_ 98_
109 120 131 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ X X
11_ 22_ 33_ 44_ 55_ 66_ 77_ 88_ 99_
110 121 132 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ X X
3. Is this the first filing on this form by
Registrant?
N
Y/N
4. Is this the last filing on this form by
Registrant?
N
Y/N
5. Is Registrant a small business investment
company?
N
Y/N
6. Is Registrant a unit investment trust?
Y
Y/N
7. Is Registrant a series or multiple
portfolio company? Y/N
111. A. Depositor name: Trust Southwest
B. SEC File Number (If any):
C. Location: Houston, Texas 77002
112. A. Sponsor name: Rotan Mosle
Incorporated
B. SEC File Number (If any):
C. Location: Houston, Texas 77002
113. A. Trustee name: Chase Manhattan Bank
B. Location: New York, NY 10004
114. A. Principal underwriter name: Rotan
Mosle Incorporated
B. File Number : 8-______
C. Location: Houston, Texas 77002
115. A. Independent public accountant name:
Ernst & Young LLP
B. Location: New York, New York 10019
116. Family of investment companies information:
A. Is Registrant part of a family of investment
companies?
N
Y/N
117. A. Is Registrant a separate account of an
insurance company? N
Y/N
118. State the number of series existing at the
end of the period that had
securities registered under the Securities Act
of 1933
5
119. State the number of new series for which
registration statements under
the Securities Act of 1933 became effective
during the
period 0
120. State the total value of the portfolio
securities on the date of deposit for
the new series included in item 119 ($000's
omitted)
$ 0
121. State the number of series for which a
current prospectus was in existence
at the end of the period
0
122. State the number of existing series for
which additional units were
registered under the Securities Act of 1933
during the
current period 0
123. State the total value of the additional
units considered in answering item
122 ($000's omitted)
$ 0
124. State the total value of units of prior
series that were placed in the portfolios
of subsequent series during the current period
(the value
of these units is to
be measured on the date they were placed in the
subsequent
series)
($000's omitted)
$ 0
125. State the total dollar amount of sales
loads collected (before reallowances
to other brokers or dealers) by Registrant's
principal
underwriter and any
underwriter which is an affiliated person of the
principal
underwriter during
the current period solely from the sale of units
of all
series of Registrant
($000's omitted)
$ 0
126. Of the amount shown in item 125, state the
total dollar amount of sales loads
collected from secondary market operations in
Registrant's
units (include the
sales loads, if any, collected on units of a
prior series
placed in the portfolio
of a subsequent series.) ($000's omitted)
$ 0
127. List opposite the appropriate description
below the number of series whose portfolios
are invested primarily (based upon a percentage
of NAV) in
each type of security shown,
the aggregate total assets at market value as of
a date at
or near the end of the current
period of each such group of series and the
total income
distributions made by each such
group of series during the current period
(excluding
distributions of realized gains, if any):
Numbe Total
Total
r of Assets
Income
Serie ($000' Distribu
s s tions
Inves omitte ($000's
ting d) omitted)
A U.S. Treasury direct $ $
. issue
B U.S. Government agency $ $
.
C State and municipal $ $
. tax-free 5 1,749 148
D Public utility debt $ $
.
E Brokers or dealers debt
. or debt of $ $
brokers' or dealers'
parent
F All other corporate $ $
. intermed. & long term
debt
G All other corporate $ $
. short-term debt
H Equity securities of
. brokers or dealers or $ $
parents of brokers or
dealers
I Investment company $ $
. equity securities
J All other equity $ $
. securities
K Other securities $ $
.
L Total assets of all $ $
. series of registrant 1,749
128. Is the timely payment of principal and
interest on any of the portfolio
securities held by any of Registrant's series
at the end
of the current
period insured or guaranteed by an entity other
than the
issuer? Y
Y/N
129. Is the issuer of any instrument covered in
item 128 delinquent or in default
as to payment of principal or interest at the
end of the
current period?
Y/N
130. In computations of NAV or offering price
per unit, is any part of the value
attributed to instruments identified in item
129 derived
from insurance or
guarantees?
Y/N
131. Total expenses incurred by all series
of Registrant during the current
reporting period ($000's omitted)
$ 8
132. List the "811" (Investment Company Act
of 1940) registration number for all Series
of
Registrant that are being included in this
filing:
811-3332
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For period ending (a) 12-31-98
File Number (c) 811-3332
This report is signed on behalf of the
registrant in the City of New York and State
of
New York on the 26th day of February 1999.
Trust
Southwest
(Registrant)
Witness: /s/ DOROTHY F. HAUGHEY
By: /s/ ROBERT E. HOLLEY
Dorothy F. Haughey
Robert E.
Holley
Secretary
Senior Vice
President
