UNITED STATES
SECURITES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. c. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the quarter ended: September 30, 1999
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Mississippi Valley Advisors Inc.
Address: One Mercantile Ctr.
St. Louis, MO 63101
Form 13F File Number: 28-2348
The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person
by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the
report is authorized to submit it, that all information is true,
correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required
items, statements, schedules, charts, and tables, are considered
integral parts of this form.
Person signing this report on behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: Daniel B. Benhase
Title: Executive Vice President, Firstar Corporation
Phone: (513) 632-2046
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/Daniel B. Benhase, Cincinnati, Ohio November 12, 1999
Report Type (Check only one.):
[ ] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT
[X] 13F NOTICE
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
Form 13F File Number Name
28-189 Firstar Corporation