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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Rymer Foods, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, par value $.04 per share
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(Title of Class of Securities)
783771306
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(CUSIP Number)
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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
Riverside Capital Advisers, Inc.
S. S. or I. R. S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
59-2417036
2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a)[ ]
(b)[ ]
3. SEC USE ONLY
4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Florida, USA
NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 1,031
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH 1,833,196
REPORTING
PERSON 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 1,031
8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,833,196
9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,834,227
10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
42.65%
12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IA
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Item 1. (a) Name of Issuer
Rymer Foods Inc.
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices
4600 South Packers Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60609
Item 2. (a) Name of Person Filing
Riverside Capital Advisers, Inc.
b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence
1650 S. E. 17th St. Causeway, Suite 204
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33316-1735
c) Citizenship
USA
d) Title of Class of Securities
Common Stock, par value $.04 per share
e) CUSIP Number
783771306
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or
13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a:
(a) [ ] Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of
the Act
(b) [ ] Bank as defined in section 3(a) (6) of the Act
(c) [ ] Insurance Company as defined in section 3(a) (19)
of the act
(d) [ ] Investment Company registered under section 8 of
the Investment Company Act
(e) [ X ] Investment Adviser registered under section 203 of
the Investment Advisers Act of 1940
(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 Section 240.13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(F)
(g) [ ] Parent Holding Company' in accordance with
Section 240.13d-1 (b) (ii) (G) (Note: See Item 7)
(h) [ ] Group, in accordance with Section 240.13d-1 (b)
(1) (ii) (H)
Item 4. Ownership
If the percent of the class owned, as December 31 of the year
covered by the statement, or as of the last day of any month described in Rule
13d-1 (b) (2), if applicable, exceeds five percent, provide the following
information as of that date and identify those shares which there is a right to
acquire.
a) Amount Beneficially Owned
1,834,227
b) Percent of Class
42.65%
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c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote
1,031
ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote
1,833,196
iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
1,031
iv) shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of
1,833,196
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date
hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than
five percent of the class of securities, check the following [ ].
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
The following certification shall be included if the statement is
filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1 (b):
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.
Dated: February 25, 1998 Riverside Capital Advisers, Inc.
By: /s/ Thomas P. Krasner
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Thomas P. Krasner, Vice President
