UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 0)
HUGHES SUPPLY INC
(Name of Issuer)
Common
(Title of Class of Securities)
444482103
(CUSIP Number)
1) Name of Reporting Person National Rural Electric
S.S. or I.R.S. Identification Cooperative
AssociationNo. of Above Person 53-0116145
2) Check the Appropriate Box N/A
if a Member of a Group
3) SEC Use Only
4) Citizenship or Place of Arlington, VA
Organization
Number of 5) Sole Voting Power
1,218,375
Shares
Beneficially Owned 6) Shared Voting Power
0 by Each Reporting
Person With 7) Sole Dispositive
Power 1,218,375
8) Shared Dispositive
Power 0
9) Aggregate Amount Bene- 1,218,375 ficially
Owned by Each Reporting Person
10) Check Box if the Aggregate N/A
Amount in Row (9) Excludes
Certain Shares
11) Percent of Class Represented 6.5%
by Amount in Row 9
12) Type of Person Reporting EP
Item 1 (a) Name of Issuer
HUGHES SUPPLY INC
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices
Hughes Supply Inc
20 North Orange Ave
Orlando, FL 32801
Item 2 (a) Name of Person Filing
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
(b) Address of Principal Business Office
4301 Wilson Blvd.
Arlington, VA 22203
(c) Citizenship
Commonwealth of Virginia - National Rural Electric
Cooperative Association
(d) Title of Class of Securities
Common
(e) CUSIP Number
725701205
Item 3 The person filing this statement pursuant to Rule 13d-
1(b)
or 13d-2(b) is:
(f) Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is
subject to the
provisions of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act
of 1974 or Endowment Fund; see 240.13d-
1(b)(1)(ii)(F)
Item 4 Ownership (a) Amount Beneficially Owned
1,218,375
(b) Percent of Class
6.5% (c) Number of Shares as to which
Such Person Has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote
1,218,375
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote
0
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of
1,218,375
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of 0
Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
Not Applicable
Item 6 Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of
Another Person
Not Applicable
Item 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary
Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By
the Parent Holding Company
Not Applicable
Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the
Group
Not Applicable
Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group
Not Applicable
Item 10 Certification
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the
ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the purpose
of and do not have the effect of changing or influencing the
control of the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in
connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such
purposes or effect.
SIGNATURE
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.
February 9, 1998
Date
Peter R. Morris
Signature
Peter R. Morris, Executive
Director/Investments
Name and Title
