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                               UNITED STATES
                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           WASHINGTON D.C. 20549

                                 FORM 10-Q





[X]   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
      EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

      For Quarterly period ended June 30, 1999

[ ]   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
      EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


      Commission File No. 0-13888


                       CHEMUNG FINANCIAL CORPORATION
          (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



                      New York                     16-1237038
           (State or other jurisdiction of       I.R.S. Employer
            incorporation or organization)      Identification No.


              One Chemung Canal Plaza, Elmira, NY        14902
           (Address of principal executive offices)    (Zip Code)


                              (607) 737-3711
           (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Indicate  by  check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed  all  reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange  Act
of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject  to
such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

                             YES  XX       NO

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's
classes of common stock as of June 30, 1999:

       Common Stock, $.01 par value -- outstanding 4,090,954 shares
               CHEMUNG FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY

                                   INDEX


                                                            PAGE

PART I.   FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1:   Financial Statements - Unaudited


               Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets              1

               Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income        2

               Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows    3

               Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial
               Statements                                         4


Item 2:        Management's Discussion and Analysis of
               Financial Condition and Results of Operations      5


Item 3:        Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about
               Market Risk

               Information required by this Item is set
               forth herein in Management's Discussion
               and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
               of Operations under the heading Interest
               Rate Risk.                                        10


Item 4:        Submission of matters to a vote of Chemung
               Financial Corporation Shareholders                11


PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION


Item 6:   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                       12


               All other items required by Part II are either
               inapplicable or would require an answer which
               is negative.




SIGNATURES                                                      13

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1: Financial Statements
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

               CHEMUNG FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY
                     CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                 Unaudited

                                                   June 30       Dec. 31
                                                    1999           1998
ASSETS
<S>                                           <C>            <C>
Cash and due from banks                        $22,013,727    $27,515,582
Int.-bearing deposits with other financial
 institutions                                    1,649,445      1,304,207
Securities held to maturity, fair value of
 $6,789,155 at June 30, 1999 and $6,660,923
  at Dec. 31, 1998                               6,789,155      6,660,923
Securities available for sale, at fair value   226,403,315    235,293,736

Loans, net of unearned income
 and deferred fees                             346,426,520    329,255,342
Allowance for loan losses                       (4,612,355)    (4,509,185)
Loans, net                                     341,814,165    324,746,157

Bank premises and equipment, net                10,379,752     10,084,608
Intangible assets,
  net of accumulated amortization                5,934,677      6,228,328
Other assets                                    12,163,756     11,826,068

Total assets                                  $627,147,992   $623,659,609

LIABILITIES

Deposits:  Non-interest bearing               $ 94,103,147  $ 101,908,083
           Interest bearing                    385,512,443    364,231,279
Total deposits                                 479,615,590    466,139,362

Securities sold under agreement to repurchase   50,122,652     50,587,369
Federal Home Loan Bank Advances                 22,200,000     26,900,000
Other liabilities                                9,207,420     13,943,251

Total liabilities                              561,145,662    557,569,982

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Common Stock, $.01 par value per share;
 authorized 10,000,000, issued: 4,300,134           43,001         43,001
Surplus                                         21,864,001     20,851,800
Retained earnings                               45,199,320     42,770,991
Treasury stock, at cost (209,180 shares
 at June 30, 1999 and 197,380
 at Dec. 31, 1998)                              (3,276,454)    (2,970,954)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income           2,172,462      5,394,789

Total shareholders' equity                      66,002,330     66,089,627


Total liabilities & shareholders' equity      $627,147,992   $623,659,609


See Accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

               CHEMUNG FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY
                CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                                 Unaudited


                                    6 Months Ended             3 Months Ended
                                       June 30,                    June 30,
INTEREST AND DIVIDEND INCOME       1999        1998             1999      1998

<S>                        <C>            <C>           <C>          <C>
Loans                      $14,120,637    $13,503,936   $ 7,223,280  $ 6,902,141
Securities                   6,876,553      6,245,131     3,449,098    3,159,975
Federal funds sold             269,845        263,513       123,955      117,534
Interest bearing deposits      143,023        160,439        58,808       63,125

Total interest and
 dividend income            21,410,058     20,173,019    10,855,141   10,242,775

INTEREST EXPENSE

Deposits                     7,327,100      7,598,242     3,719,549    3,864,983
Securities sold under
 agreement to repurchase
 and funds borrowed          1,772,075        952,400       887,380      516,166

Total interest expense       9,099,175      8,550,642     4,606,929    4,381,149

Net interest income         12,310,883     11,622,377     6,248,212    5,861,626
Provision for loan losses      400,000        400,000       200,000      200,000

Net interest income after
 provision for loan losses  11,910,883     11,222,377     6,048,212    5,661,626

Realized gains-security
 trans., net                   150,435        147,395       150,435           10
Other operating income       4,303,688      3,688,786     2,198,002    1,844,188

Total other operating income 4,454,123      3,836,181     2,348,437    1,844,198
Other operating expenses    10,623,095     10,114,083     5,311,619    5,182,464

Income before income taxes   5,741,911      4,944,475     3,085,030    2,323,360
Income tax expense           1,839,615      1,563,800     1,022,371      690,894

Net Income                 $ 3,902,296    $ 3,380,675   $ 2,062,659  $ 1,632,466



Basic and Diluted
 Earnings per Share           $0.94          $0.82         $0.50         $0.40





See Accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

               CHEMUNG FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY
              CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                 Unaudited



                                                     Six Months Ended
                                                         June 30

                                                   1999           1998
OPERATING ACTIVITIES

<S>                                           <C>            <C>
Net income                                     $ 3,902,296    $ 3,380,675

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
provided by operating activities:
  Amortization of intangible assets                293,651        293,651
  Provision for loan losses                        400,000        400,000
  Depreciation and amortization                    784,260        751,820
  Premium  amortization and discount
  accretion on  securities,  net                   302,707         92,316
  Net Gain on Sales of Securities                 (150,435)      (147,395)
  Increase in other assets                         (337,688)   (1,217,594)
  Increase (decrease) other liabilities          (1,660,489)      192,282

     Net cash provided by operating activities    3,534,302     3,745,755

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

  Proceeds from maturities of securities - AFS   40,065,272    26,865,482
  Proceeds from maturities of securities -HTM     1,503,139     1,708,364
  Proceeds from sales of securities - AFS        12,238,695     6,080,902
  Purchases of securities - AFS                 (48,930,999   (57,292,964)
  Purchases of securities - HTM                  (1,631,370      (840,920)
  Purchases of premises and equipment, net       (1,079,404      (684,923)
  Increase  in  loans, net of repayments
   and other reductions                         (18,206,803)  (23,327,584)
  Proceeds from sales of student loans              738,795     1,101,984

     Net cash used by investing activities      (15,302,675)  (46,389,659)

FINANCING ACTIVITIES

  Net increase in demand deposits,
    NOW, savings and insured money
    market accounts                               2,115,956      486,500
  Net increase in certificates of
    deposit and individual retirement
    accounts                                     11,360,272   20,231,564
  Net increase (decrease) in securities
    sold under agreements to repurchase            (464,716)  26,858,030
  Net decrease in Federal Home Loan
    Bank advances                                (4,700,000)  (6,300,000)
  Purchase of treasury shares                      (305,500)    (335,033)
  Cash dividends paid                            (1,394,256)  (1,280,750)

     Net cash provided by financing activities    6,611,756   39,660,311

 Net decrease in cash and
    cash equivalents                             (5,156,617)  (2,983,593)
 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning
    of year                                      28,819,789   34,418,455

 Cash and cash equivalents at end of period     $23,663,172  $31,434,862


See Accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
</TABLE>


               CHEMUNG FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY
           NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                (unaudited)




1.   Summary of Significant Accounting Policies


     Basis of Presentation



     Chemung  Financial Corporation (the Company) operates  as  a  bank
     holding  company.  Its  only subsidiary  is  Chemung  Canal  Trust
     Company  (the Bank). The consolidated financial statements include
     the  accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary,  the
     Bank.  All  material intercompany accounts and  transactions  have
     been eliminated in the consolidation.


     The  data  in  the  condensed consolidated  balance  sheet  as  of
     December  31,  1998  was  derived from the Company's  1998  Annual
     Report  to  Shareholders. That data, along with the other  interim
     financial  information  presented in  the  condensed  consolidated
     balance sheets, statements of income and cash flows should be read
     in   conjunction  with  the  consolidated  financial   statements,
     including  the notes thereto, contained in the 1998 Annual  Report
     to Shareholders.


     The  condensed  consolidated financial statements included  herein
     reflect  all  adjustments which are, in the opinion of management,
     of  a normal recurring nature and necessary to present fairly  the
     Company's financial position as of June 30, 1999 and December  31,
     1998,  and  results  of operations for the  three  and  six  month
     periods  ended June 30, 1999 and 1998 and cash flows for  the  six
     months ended June 30, 1999 and 1998.


     Net Income Per Share


     Net  income  per  share  was computed by dividing  net  income  by
     4,145,996  and  4,123,479 weighted average shares outstanding  for
     the  six month periods ended June 30, 1999 and 1998 and  4,142,243
     and  4,123,476 weighted average shares outstanding for  the  three
     month   periods  ended  June  30,  1999  and  1998,  respectively.
     Issuable  shares  (such as those related to  directors  restricted
     stock  units)are  considered outstanding and are included  in  the
     computation of Basic EPS.

     In  June  1998, the Financial Accounting Standards Board  ("FASB")
     issued  SFAS  No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments  and
     Hedging  Activities," which establishes accounting  and  reporting
     standards for derivative instruments, including certain derivative
     instruments   embedded  in  other  contracts,  and   for   hedging
     activities.

     During  the second quarter of 1999, the FASB issued SFAS No.  137,
     "Accounting  for Derivative Instruments and Hedging  Activities  -
     Deferral  of the Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 133."   SFAS
     No. 137 defers the effective date of SFAS No. 133 by one year from
     fiscal  years beginning after June 15, 1999 to fiscal quarters  of
     fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2000.


     Comprehensive Income

     Comprehensive income for the six-month periods ended June 30, 1999
     and 1998 was $679,969 and $3,928,040, respectively.  The following
     summarizes the components of other comprehensive income:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
     Unrealized Gains or Losses on Securities:
       <S>                                               <C>
       Unrealized holding gains during the
       six months ended June 30, 1998,
       net of tax (pre-tax amount of $1,058,758)         $    635,890

       Reclassification adjustment for gains
       realized in net income during the
       six months ended June 30, 1998, net of
       tax (pre-tax amount of $147,395)                       (88,525)

     Other comprehensive income-six months ended
       June 30, 1998                                     $    547,365


       Unrealized holding losses during the
       six months ended June 30, 1999,
       net of tax (pre-tax amount of $(5,214,745))       $ (3,131,976)

       Reclassification adjustment for gains or
       losses realized in net income during the
       six months ended June 30, 1999, net of
       tax (pre-tax amount of $150,435)                       (90,351)

     Other comprehensive loss -six months ended
       June 30, 1999                                      $(3,222,327)
</TABLE>


Item 2:   Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
          And Results of Operation


     The review that follows focuses on the factors affecting the financial
condition and results of operations of Chemung Financial Corporation during
the three month and six month periods ended June 30, 1999, with comparisons
to  1998 as applicable.  The consolidated interim financial statements  and
related  notes,  as  well as the 1998 Annual Report to Shareholders  should
read in conjunction with this review.  Amounts in prior period consolidated
interim financial statements are reclassified whenever necessary to conform
to the current periods presentation.

Forward-looking Statements

      Statements included in this review and in future filings  by  Chemung
Financial  Corporation  with  the Securities and  Exchange  Commission,  in
Chemung  Financial Corporation press releases, and in oral statements  made
with  the  approval  of  an authorized executive  officer,  which  are  not
historical or current facts, are "forward-looking statements" made pursuant
to  the  safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act  of 1995, and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could
cause  actual  results  to differ materially from historical  earnings  and
those  presently  anticipated or projected.  Chemung Financial  Corporation
wishes  to caution readers not to place undue reliance on any such forward-
looking  statements, which speak only as of the date made.   The  following
important  factors, among others, in some cases have affected  and  in  the
future  could  affect Chemung Financial Corporation's actual  results,  and
could cause Chemung Financial Corporation's actual financial performance to
differ materially from that expressed in any forward-looking statement: (1)
credit  risk, (2) interest rate risk, (3) competition, (4) certain  vendors
of   critical  systems  or  services  failing  to  comply  with  Year  2000
programming  issues,  (5) changes in the regulatory  environment,  and  (6)
changes in general business and economic trends.  The foregoing list should
not be construed as exhaustive, and the Company disclaims any obligation to
subsequently  revise any forward-looking statements to  reflect  events  or
circumstances  after  the  date  of such  statements,  or  to  reflect  the
occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events.

     Total assets at June 30, 1999 were $627.1 million, an increase of $3.5
million  or  0.56% since the beginning of the year.  While our  total  loan
portfolio  has  grown by $17.1 million, this has been  somewhat  offset  by
decreases in our securities portfolio and cash and due from banks  of  $8.8
million and $5.5 million respectively.


Financial Condition

     The Available for Sale segment of the securities portfolio at June 30,
1999  totaled $226.4 million as compared to $235.3 million at the beginning
of  the  year,  a  decrease of 3.78%.  At amortized cost,  an  increase  in
Federal  Agency Bonds ($7.8 million) was offset primarily by  decreases  in
Mortgage  Backed  Securities  ($6.9 million),  U.S.  Treasury  Notes  ($2.5
million),  and  Municipal Bonds ($1.9 million).  The  unrealized  gain  for
available for sale securities has declined by $5.4 million since  year  end
1998 reflecting the impact of the higher market interest rates we have seen
in  1999.   The  Held  to  Maturity segment  of  the  portfolio  consisting
primarily  of Municipal Obligations totaled $6.8 million at June  30,  1999
versus $6.7 million at the beginning of the year.

      Realized net gains on sales of securities Available for sale for  the
six-month period ended June 30, 1999 were $150,435 as compared to  $147,395
through June 30, 1998.

      Total loans have increased $17.1 million or 5.26% since the beginning
of  the  year.  $13.7 million of this growth has occurred in our commercial
loan  portfolio where we have seen strong demand throughout the year.   The
total  mortgage  portfolio  has grown by $3.8  million  or  4.22%,  and  we
continue  to  see  steady growth in this area.  While total  consumer  loan
balances are down $250 thousand, we are encouraged by the fact that we have
recently seen an increase in indirect auto financing.

      Total  deposits at June 30, 1999 were $479.6 million as  compared  to
$466.1  million at the beginning of the year, an increase of  $13.5 million
or 2.89%.  Public fund balances were up $11.9 million with personal and non-
personal balances increasing $1.6 million.


Results of Operations

      Net income for the second quarter totaled $2.063 million or $0.50 per
share  as  compared  to $1.632 million or $0.40 per share  for  the  second
quarter of 1998.  Included in second quarter 1999 earnings is a gain on the
sale  of securities totaling $150 thousand, with no securities gains  taken
during  the second quarter of 1998.  This added approximately $90  thousand
to  net after tax earnings, or about $0.02 per share.  As compared to  last
year, the remainder of the earnings improvement is attributed primarily  to
a  $387 thousand or 6.8% increase in net interest income as well as a  $354
thousand  or 19.2% increase in non interest income, exclusive of the  above
noted securities gains.

      Net  income for the six month period ended June 30, 1999  was  $3.902
million,  a  $522  thousand or 15.4% increase over  last  years  six  month
results.   Earnings  per  share for the 1999 six month  period  were  $0.94
versus  $0.82 the prior year.  Despite a 29 basis point decline in our  net
interest margin, net interest income has increased by $689 thousand or 6.1%
due  to  an  approximate  $69 million increase in average  earning  assets.
Additionally,  non  interest income is $618 thousand or 16.1%  higher  than
last  year,  while  operating expenses have increased by $509  thousand  or
5.0%.


Liquidity and Capital Resources

      As  indicated on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows,
cash  and  cash equivalents have decreased $5.2 million since the beginning
of  the  year.  In addition to cash provided by operating activities  ($3.5
million),  other primary sources of cash flow during the six  month  period
ended  June  30,  1999  included proceeds from the  sale  and  maturity  of
investment securities ($53.8 million), and an increase in deposit  balances
($13.5 million).  Cash proceeds generated from the above sources have  been
used  primarily  to  fund  the  purchase of  investment  securities  ($50.6
million),  an  increase in loans, net of repayments ($18.2  million),   the
repayment  of  overnight advances from the Federal  Home  Loan  Bank  ($4.7
million),  the payment of cash dividends ($1.4 million), and  purchases  of
premises and equipment, net ($1.1 million).

     During the six months ended June 30, 1999, the Company acquired 11,800
treasury  shares  at  an average price of  $25.89 per share.   No  treasury
shares  have  been sold thus far in 1999.  During the quarter, the  Company
declared a cash dividend of $0.19 per share, an increase of 11.8% over  the
first quarter dividend of $0.17 per share.


Non Performing Loans and Allowance For Loan Losses

      Based  upon loans outstanding, past experience, as well as an ongoing
review  of  the  risk  inherent  in  our  loan  portfolio,  management  has
maintained  the  loan  loss  provision for the first  six  months  at  $400
thousand which is equal to  the amount expensed during the first six months
of  1998.   At 108% of non-performing loans and 1.33% of total  loans,  the
Allowance  for Loan Losses is viewed by management as adequate relative  to
risk.   Non-performing loans at June 30, 1999 constituted  1.23%  of  total
loans.


     Changes in the allowance for loan losses for the six months ended June
30, 1999 is as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                         June 30, 1999
                                                         Amount (000's)
<S>                                           <C>               <C>
Balance at beginning of period                 $                $ 4,509
Charge-offs:
  Domestic:
     Commercial, financial and agricultural         16
     Commercial mortgages                            0
     Residential mortgages                          20
     Consumer loans                                354          $   390

Recoveries:
  Domestic:
     Commercial, financial and agricultural    $    23
     Commercial mortgages                            0
     Residential mortgages                           0
     Consumer loans                                 70
                                                                $    93
Net charge-offs                                                 $   297
Provisions charged to operations                                    400
Balance at end of period                                        $ 4,612
Ratio of net charge-offs during the period
to average loans outstanding during the period                     .09%

</TABLE>

      A  loan  would be considered impaired when it is probable that  after
having  considered current information and events regarding the  borrower's
ability  to  repay  their obligations, the corporation will  be  unable  to
collect  all  amounts due according to the contractual terms  of  the  loan
agreement.

      Included  in  the allowance for loan losses at June 30,  1999  is  an
allowance for impaired loans of $850 thousand versus $993 thousand  at  the
beginning  of  the year.  The total recorded investment in these  loans  at
June  30, 1999 and December 31, 1998 was $3.788 million and $4.569  million
respectively.

      A  loan  is  placed on non-accrual when it becomes past  due  and  is
referred  to  legal  counsel, or in the case of  a  commercial  loan  which
becomes  90  days  delinquent,  or in the case  of  a  consumer  loan  (not
guaranteed by a government agency) or a real estate loan which becomes  120
days delinquent unless, because of collateral or other circumstances, it is
deemed  to be collectible.  When placed on non-accrual, previously  accrued
interest  is  reversed.   Loans  may  also  be  placed  in  non-accrual  if
management believes such classification is warranted for other reasons.


     At June 30, 1999 and December 31, 1998, the following table summarized
the Company's non-accrual and past due loans:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                            Amounts (000's)

                              June 30, 1999                  December 31, 1998
         <S>                       <C>                           <C>
         Non-accrual loans         $ 4,079                       $ 4,457

         Accruing loans past due   $   183                       $   357
             90 days or more
</TABLE>

      At  June  30,  1999, the Company has no commercial  loans  for  which
payments are presently current but the borrowers are currently experiencing
severe financial difficulties.  At June 30, 1999, no loan concentrations to
borrowers engaged in the same or similar industries exceeded 10%  of  total
loans  and the Corporation has no interest-bearing assets other than  loans
that meet the non-accrual, past due, restructured or potential problem loan
criteria.

     On June 30, 1999, the Company's consolidated leverage ratio was 9.18%.
The Tier I and Total Risk Adjusted Capital ratios were 15.58% and 16.82%,
respectively.


Significant Issue - Year 2000


      In 1997, management advised its Board of Directors of the many issues
surrounding the approach of January 1, 2000.  Nearly all computer  hardware
and software developed during the current century have been programmed with
two  digit  reference  to each year.  Such hardware and  software,  if  not
upgraded  by January 1, 2000, may become useless.  Management is undergoing
a  five-phase  project  to respond to this issue, with  major  emphasis  on
identifying  all applications and databases supporting the Bank's  mission-
critical   applications.    The  five  phase  are  awareness,   assessment,
renovation, validation and implementation, and will seek to neutralize  not
only  the Bank's vulnerability, but to determine the financial capacity  of
its  vendors and evaluate the capacity of its customers to respond to  this
challenge.  A committee continues to direct the Bank's Year 2000 activities
under  the framework of the FFIEC's Five-Step Program.  The first phase  of
testing  of  critical applications was substantially completed by  year-end
1998, with testing of other non-critical applications completed by March of
1999.   The  Bank  will continue to test applications  throughout  1999  to
insure  all  systems  are  Year  2000 compliant.   The  Company  has  begun
evaluating Year 2000 readiness of its commercial loan applicants as part of
the  loan underwriting process and is calling upon major existing borrowers
to assess their readiness and identify potential problems.

      In  addition, the Bank has formulated a contingency plan for business
continuation in the event of Year 2000 systems failures.  This  contingency
plan  is  based  upon  the  Bank's existing  disaster  recovery  plan  with
modifications  for  the  Year  2000  risks.   The  Bank  has  substantially
completed  its systems contingency plan as of June 30, 1999,  with  further
testing and modifications to occur throughout 1999.

      Significant  Year  2000  failures in the Bank's  systems  or  in  the
system's  of  third parties (or third parties upon whom they depend)  could
have  a  material  adverse  effect on the Bank's  financial  condition  and
results of operations.  The Bank believes that its reasonably likely worst-
case  Year  2000 scenario is (i) a material increase in the  Bank's  credit
losses due to Year 2000 problems for the Bank's borrowers and obligors, and
(ii)  disruption in financial markets causing liquidity stress to the Bank.
The  magnitude  of these potential credit losses and disruption  cannot  be
determined at this time.

      It  is  expected  that  costs associated  with  Year  2000  readiness
including hardware and software upgrades, as well as costs of testing, will
be approximately $200,000.


Interest Rate Risk


       The  Company  realizes  a  major  source  of  income  by  acting  as
intermediary  between  borrowers and savers.  The  differential  or  spread
between interest earned on earning assets, primarily loans and investments,
and  the  interest  paid  to  depositors  and  on  other  interest  bearing
liabilities   is   affected  with  changes  to   market   interest   rates.
Additionally,  because  of  assumptions made  to  the  Company's  loan  and
investment  portfolios and to its deposit base, changes in  interest  rates
can  materially  affect  the projected maturities of  these  balance  sheet
classes  and  thus  alter the Company's sensitivity to  future  changes  in
interest rates.

       The  Bank's  Asset/Liability  Committee  (ALCO)  has  the  strategic
responsibility  for  setting the policy guidelines on  acceptable  interest
rate  risk  exposure.  The ALCO is made up of the chief executive  officer,
executive   vice  presidents,  senior  lending  officer,  senior  marketing
officer,  financial  officer and others representing  key  functions.   All
guidelines  set  by this committee are board approved.  The ALCO's  primary
focus  is on maintaining consistent growth in net interest income  with  an
acceptable  level of volatility as a result of changes to  interest  rates.
As  of June 30, 1999 the exposure to changing interest rates is within  the
guidelines established by the ALCO.

     The Company uses an industry standard earnings simulation model as its
primary method to identify and manage its interest rate risk profile.   The
model  is  based  on  projected cash flows using historical  data  for  all
financial instruments.  Also incorporated into the model are assumptions of
deposit rates and balances in relation to changes in interest rates.  These
assumptions  are based on internal historical data.  In recent  years  core
deposits (NOW accounts, Insured Money Market Accounts and Savings accounts)
have  not been re-priced with movements of interest rates in the negotiable
securities  markets.   The ALCO recognizes that the  assumptions  made  are
inherently uncertain.

     The ALCO uses static gap analysis as a secondary method of identifying
and  managing  the  Company's  interest rate risk  profile.   Gap  analysis
measures  the difference between the assets and liabilities re-pricing  and
maturing  within  specific time periods, called buckets.   A  positive  gap
indicates  more rate sensitive assets are due to either re-price or  mature
than  rate sensitive liabilities in a specific bucket.  This would indicate
that  the Company should have rising earnings in periods of rising interest
rates and falling earnings in periods of falling rates.

     The ALCO recognizes the limitations of static gap analysis.  Primarily
it does not take into account the effect of interest rate movements and the
competitive market forces on the re-pricing and maturity characteristics of
interest-earning  assets  and  interest-bearing  liabilities.   For   these
reasons,  and  for  the  recent practicality of using  earnings  simulation
models  gap  analysis  has  fallen out of favor with  the  risk  management
community.

      Lastly,  the ALCO monitors the expected fluctuation of the  Company's
market  value  of equity with changes to interest rates.  Appropriate  risk
limits  have  been  established to protect shareholders in  the  advent  of
adverse  changes  to interest rates, and as of June 30,  1999  exposure  to
changing interest rates is within the risk limits established.

      There  have  been no material changes in the Company's interest  rate
risk position since December 31, 1998.  Other types of market risk, such as
foreign  exchange rate risk and commodity price risk do not  arise  in  the
normal courses of the Company's business activities.


Item 4:        Submission of Matters To A Vote of Shareholders

          The following matters were submitted to a vote of shareholders at
          the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Chemung Financial
          Corporation on May 12, 1999.

          1.   To elect six directors to serve until the 2002
               Annual Meeting of Shareholders listed below:

               Robert E. Agan                Thomas K. Meier
               Donald L. Brooks, Jr.         Charles M. Streeter
               Stephen M. Lounsberry         Nelson Mooers van den Blink

               Directors continuing in office with terms expiring
               in 2000:

               David J. Dalrymple            William C. Ughetta
               Edward B. Hoffman             Jan P. Updegraff
               John F. Potter

               Directors continuing in office with terms
               expiring in 2001:

               John W. Bennett                    Ralph H. Meyer
               Robert H. Dalrymple           Richard W. Swan
               Frederick Q. Falck            William A. Tryon


PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION


Item 6.         Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

      (a)  Applicable Exhibits

      (3.1)     Certificate of Incorporation is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to
                Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-14,
                Registration No. 2-95743, and is incorporated herein by
                reference.


                Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of
                Incorporation, filed with the Secretary of State of
                New York on April 1, 1988, is incorporated herein
                by reference to Exhibit A of the registrant's Form
                10-K for the year ended December 31, 1988, File
                No. 0-13888.

                Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate
                of Incorporation, filed with the Secretary of State of
                New York on May 13, 1998, is incorporated herein
                by reference to Exhibit A of the registrant's Form
                10-Q for quarter ended March 31, 1999, File No. 0-13888.


       (3.2)    Bylaws of the Registrant, as amended to December 9, 1998
                are incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit B
                of the registrant's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
                March 31,1999, File No. 0-13888.


      (27)      Financial Data Schedule (EDGAR version only)

      (b)       Reports on Form 8-K

                During the quarter ended June 30, 1999, no reports on Form
                8-K or amendments to any previously-filed Form 8-K were
                filed by the registrant.









                                SIGNATURES




Pursuant  to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf  by  the
undersigned there to duly authorized.

                       CHEMUNG FINANCIAL CORPORATION



DATE: August 10, 1999                         Jan P. Updegraff
                                              President & CEO



DATE: August 10, 1999                         John R. Battersby Jr.
                                              Treasurer


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