RAYMOND CORP
SC 13G/A, 1998-02-10
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549



                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                  Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                (Amendment No. 1)


                                  Raymond Corp.
                                (Name of Issuer)


                                  Common Stock
                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                   754688109
                                 (CUSIP Number)



*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 the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in 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 (the "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).

                  (Continued on following pages)

                                Page 1 of 6 Pages



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CUSIP NO. 754688109                      13G      Page 2 of 6 Pages


   1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
       S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

       OppenheimerFunds, Inc.
       I.R.S. NO. 13-2527171
- ------ -------------------------------------------------------------------------
2      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
       ------------------------------------------------------------
                 A
                      -------------

                 B    X
                      -------------

- ------           ---- ------------- -------------
3      SEC USE ONLY


- ------ -------------------------------------------------------------------------
4      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

       Colorado

- ------ -------------------------------------------------------------------------
   NUMBER OF     5    SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES                0
 BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
   REPORTING
    PERSON
     WITH
       --------  ---- ----------------------------------------------------------
       6         SHARED VOTING POWER
                 0
       --------  --------------------------------------------------------------
       7         SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                 0
       --------  --------------------------------------------------------------
       8         SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                 0
       --------       ------------- -------------
9      AGGREGATE AMOT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
       0
                      ------------- -------------
10     CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

                      ------------- -------------
11     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
       0%
                      ------------- -------------
12     TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
       IA
- ------ --------       ------------- -------------
                      *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!



<PAGE>





CUSIP NO. 754688109                      13G      Page 3 of 6 Pages


   1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
       S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
       Oppenheimer Bond Fund For Growth
       I.R.S. No. 16-6289311


- ------ -------------------------------------------------------------------------
2      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
       ------------------------------------------------------------
                 A
                      -------------

                 B    X
                      -------------

- ------           ---- ------------- -------------
3      SEC USE ONLY


- ------ -------------------------------------------------------------------------
4      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
       Massachusetts


- ------ -------------------------------------------------------------------------
NUMBER OF        5    SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES                0
 BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
       --------  ---- ----------------------------------------------------------
       6         SHARED VOTING POWER
                 0
       --------  --------------------------------------------------------------
       7         SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                 0
       --------  --------------------------------------------------------------
       8         SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                 0
       --------       ------------- -------------
9      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
       0
                      ------------- -------------
10     CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

                      ------------- -------------
11     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
       0%
                      ------------- -------------
12     TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
       IV
- ------ --------       ------------- -------------
                      *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!






<PAGE>



                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
                                  Schedule 13G
                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Item 1(a)         Name of Issuer:
                  Raymond Corp.

Item 1(b)         Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
                  5 Canal St.
                  Greene, NY 13778

Item 2(a)         Name of Person Filing:
                  OppenheimerFunds, Inc.

Item 2(b)         Address of Principal Business Office:
                  Two World Trade Center, Suite 3400
                  New York, New York 10048-0203

Item 2(c)         Citizenship:
                  Inapplicable

Item 2(d)         Title of Class of Securities:
                  Common Stock

Item 2(e)         CUSIP Number:
                  754688109

Item 3(e)            X  Investment  Adviser  registered  under  Section 203 of
                    ---
                        the Investment
                        Advisers Act of 1940

Item 4(a)           Amount Beneficially Owned:   0 shares

Item 4(b)           Percent of Class: 0%

Item 4(c)(i)        Sole Power to vote or to direct the vote -  0

Item 4(c)(ii)       Shared power to vote or to direct the vote - 0

Item 4(c)(iii)      Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of - 0

Item 4(c)(iv)       Shared power to dispose or to direct the  disposition of -
                     0 shares

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Item 5              Ownership to 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 5% of the
                    class of securities, check the following:   X

Item 6              Ownership  of More than Five  Percent on Behalf of Another
                    ----------------------------------------------------------
                    Person:
                    Inapplicable


Item 7              Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
                    ---------------------------------------------------------
                    Acquired the Security
                    Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company:
                    Inapplicable

Item 8              Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:
                    ---------------------------------------------------------
                    Inapplicable

Item 9              Notice of Dissolution of Group:
                    ------------------------------
                    Inapplicable

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  purpose  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.

Date:               February 9, 1998

Signature:          /s/ Merryl Hoffman

Name/Title:         Merryl Hoffman, Vice President


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                                    EXHIBIT A


     The undersigned  investment  company hereby  acknowledges and agrees that a
report on  Schedule  13G being filed by  OppenheimerFunds,  Inc. on or about the
date hereof,  relating to the common stock of Raymond Corp.,  is filed on behalf
of the undersigned.



Dated:  February 9, 1998



                        Oppenheimer Bond Fund For Growth




                        By:   /s/ Robert G. Zack

                             Robert G. Zack
                             Assistant Secretary


SEC\raymo#1.13g

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