UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: March 31, 1999
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Harold C. Brown & Co., Inc.
Address: Fifth Floor
120 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14202
13F File Number:
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 contained herein is true, correct and complete, and
that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of
this form.
Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: Russell M. Giordano
Title: CCO, COO
Phone: 716-854-2500
Signature, Place and Date of Signing:
Russell M. Giordano Buffalo, New York May 15, 1999
Report Type (Check only one.):
[X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT.
[ ] 13F NOTICE.
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT.
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934.
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FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of other Included Managers: 0
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 159
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $384,669
List of Other Included Managers:
No. 13F File Number Name
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FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
(x$1000) PRIN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MGRS SOLE SHARED NONE
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP
AT&T CORP COM 001957109 4336 54287SH SOLE 3350 0 50937
ABBOTT LABS COM 002824100 395 8420SH SOLE 600 0 7820
AIRTOUCH COMMUNCTN COM 00949T100 330 3418SH SOLE 0 0 3418
ALLMERICA FINL CORP COM 019754100 3167 57541SH SOLE 13090 0 44451
AMERICA ONLINE INC COM 02364J104 1395 9551SH SOLE 2260 0 7291
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COM 025816109 668 5675SH SOLE 1025 0 4650
AMERICAN HOME PRODS COM 026609107 10342 158522SH SOLE 15085 0 143437
AMERN INTL GROUP INC COM 026874107 2597 21608SH SOLE 4607 0 17001
AMERITECH CORP COM 030954101 691 11971SH SOLE 600 0 11371
ANHEUSER BUSCH COS COM 035229103 391 5120SH SOLE 1195 0 3925
APTARGROUP INC COM 038336103 2578 99250SH SOLE 14050 0 85200
ARROW ELECTRS INC COM 042735100 151 10024SH SOLE 1224 0 8800
ASTRA AB SP ADR (1 SER A 046298105 270 11706SH SOLE 0 0 11706
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COM 048825103 682 9327SH SOLE 2060 0 7267
AVON PRODS INC COM 054303102 1276 27160SH SOLE 1100 0 26060
BB&T CORPORATION COM 054937107 2897 80114SH SOLE 12115 0 67999
BP AMOCO PLC ADR (6 ORDS) 055622104 427 4229SH SOLE 1307 0 2922
BAKER HUGHES INC COM 057224107 989 40667SH SOLE 0 0 40667
BALTIMORE GAS & ELEC COM 059165100 207 8148SH SOLE 0 0 8148
BANKAMERICA CORP COM 06605F102 2704 38369SH SOLE 1050 0 37319
BAXTER INTL INC COM 071813109 2329 35234SH SOLE 7495 0 27739
BELL ATLANTIC CORP COM 077853109 549 10627SH SOLE 0 0 10627
BELLSOUTH CORP COM 079860102 4633 115546SH SOLE 11570 0 103976
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY CLASS B 084670207 697 297SH SOLE 52 0 245
BEST FOODS COM 08658U101 1620 34488SH SOLE 3150 0 31338
BOEING CO COM 097023105 376 11024SH SOLE 1500 0 9524
BRADY CORP CLASS A 104674106 391 18675SH SOLE 0 0 18675
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB COM 110122108 3105 48346SH SOLE 2900 0 45446
CCB FINANCIAL CORP COM 124875105 5527 103307SH SOLE 14217 0 89090
CBRL GROUP INC COM 12489V106 1307 72630SH SOLE 13940 0 58690
CVS CORP COM 126650100 233 4895SH SOLE 850 0 4045
CAMPBELL SOUP CO COM 134429109 1133 27800SH SOLE 3940 0 23860
CARDINAL HEALTH INC COM 14149Y108 1408 21446SH SOLE 4286 0 17160
CASEYS GEN STORES COM 147528103 1161 78713SH SOLE 19510 0 59203
CERIDIAN CORP COM 15677T106 2238 61235SH SOLE 14500 0 46735
CHEVRON CORPORATION COM 166751107 1059 11970SH SOLE 3000 0 8970
CISCO SYSTEMS INC COM 17275R102 4922 44921SH SOLE 11072 0 33849
CITIGROUP INC COM 172967101 1840 28745SH SOLE 5605 0 23140
CITIZENS UTILITIES CLASS B 177342201 110 14200SH SOLE 0 0 14200
CLOROX CO COM 189054109 1332 11365SH SOLE 375 0 10990
COCA COLA CO COM 191216100 3669 59746SH SOLE 15622 0 44124
COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO COM 194162103 13266 144166SH SOLE 19460 0 124706
COMPAQ COMPUTER CORP COM 204493100 2168 68357SH SOLE 6600 0 61757
CONSOLIDATED NAT GAS COM 209615103 488 9908SH SOLE 100 0 9808
CORNING INCORPORATED COM 219350105 4985 84005SH SOLE 10995 0 73010
COSTCO COMPANIES INC COM 22160Q102 1238 13520SH SOLE 2650 0 10870
DELL COMPUTER CORP COM 247025109 334 8178SH SOLE 350 0 7828
DIAL CORP COM 25247D101 1420 41705SH SOLE 5770 0 35935
DISNEY WALT CO COM 254687106 6674 214353SH SOLE 37828 0 176525
DU PONT E I DE NEMOU COM 263534109 9551 164821SH SOLE 19528 0 145293
DUKE ENERGY CORP COM 264399106 997 18235SH SOLE 2350 0 15885
EMC CORP MASS COM 268648102 3613 28275SH SOLE 7390 0 20885
EMERSON ELEC CO COM 291011104 1930 36423SH SOLE 350 0 36073
ENRON CORP COM 293561106 5674 88515SH SOLE 4805 0 83710
EXXON CORP COM 302290101 4059 57541SH SOLE 5192 0 52349
FREDDIE MAC COM 313400301 204 3570SH SOLE 1000 0 2570
FANNIE MAE COM 313586109 5194 75115SH SOLE 14305 0 60810
FIRST DATA CORP COM 319963104 3748 87560SH SOLE 11410 0 76150
FIRST UNION CORP COM 337358105 3066 57402SH SOLE 3885 0 53517
FOREST LABS INC COM 345838106 394 6975SH SOLE 0 0 6975
FORTUNE BRANDS INC COM 349631101 713 18502SH SOLE 0 0 18502
FOX ENTMT GROUP INC CLASS A 35138T107 556 20499SH SOLE 3800 0 16699
GTE CORP COM 362320103 2661 44158SH SOLE 4889 0 39269
GALLAHER GROUP PLC ADR (4 ORD 10P) 363595109 252 10700SH SOLE 0 0 10700
GENERAL ELEC CO COM 369604103 16741 150830SH SOLE 15079 0 135751
GENERAL INSTR CORP COM 370120107 2171 71220SH SOLE 16985 0 54235
GENERAL SEMICONDUCTR COM 370787103 1137 163257SH SOLE 40752 0 122505
GILLETTE CO COM COM 375766102 6415 107740SH SOLE 21315 0 86425
HSB GROUP INC COM 40428N109 3205 86057SH SOLE 9954 0 76103
HADCO CORP COM 404681108 645 20490SH SOLE 0 0 20490
HEINZ H J CO COM 423074103 5652 119327SH SOLE 16300 0 103027
HELMERICH & PAYNE COM 423452101 1967 86640SH SOLE 11620 0 75020
HERSHEY FOODS CORP COM 427866108 361 6430SH SOLE 865 0 5565
HEWLETT PACKARD CO COM 428236103 3465 50965SH SOLE 9370 0 41595
HOME DEPOT INC COM 437076102 4988 79776SH SOLE 14334 0 65442
HONEYWELL INC COM 438506107 1440 18900SH SOLE 4370 0 14530
ITI TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 450564109 1512 50385SH SOLE 12175 0 38210
IDACORP INC COM 451107106 457 15345SH SOLE 0 0 15345
INTEL CORP COM 458140100 1985 16702SH SOLE 3160 0 13542
IBM COM 459200101 1559 8797SH SOLE 1275 0 7522
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 7790 83281SH SOLE 8560 0 74721
KEEBLER FOODS CO COM 487256109 2119 57805SH SOLE 10115 0 47690
KELLOGG CO COM 487836108 247 7303SH SOLE 0 0 7303
KIMBERLY CLARK CORP COM 494368103 4284 88759SH SOLE 15102 0 73657
LSI LOGIC CORP COM 502161102 486 15560SH SOLE 3100 0 12460
LILLY ELI & CO COM 532457108 1257 14727SH SOLE 0 0 14727
LINEAR TECHNOLOGY COM 535678106 461 9000SH SOLE 0 0 9000
LIQUI BOX CORP COM 536314107 875 18034SH SOLE 325 0 17709
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP COM 539830109 209 5542SH SOLE 2150 0 3392
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES COM 549463107 9295 86161SH SOLE 14414 0 71747
M & T BK CORP COM 55261F104 505 1055SH SOLE 305 0 750
MCI WORLDCOM INC COM 55268B106 3302 37281SH SOLE 8665 0 28616
MCCORMICK & CO INC COM 579780206 476 16400SH SOLE 0 0 16400
MCDONALDS CORP COM 580135101 5338 118107SH SOLE 17540 0 100567
MCGRAW HILL COS INC COM 580645109 1501 27475SH SOLE 5300 0 22175
MEDIAONE GROUP INC COM 58440J104 427 6638SH SOLE 100 0 6538
MEDTRONIC INC COM 585055106 7378 102715SH SOLE 14625 0 88090
MELLON BANK CORP COM 585509102 4795 68149SH SOLE 7870 0 60279
MERCK & CO INC COM 589331107 12358 154216SH SOLE 18220 0 135996
MERIDIAN DATA INC COM 589601103 51 23500SH SOLE 0 0 23500
MET PRO CORP COM 590876306 1188 107067SH SOLE 0 0 107067
MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 6492 72436SH SOLE 13305 0 59131
MINERALS TECHNOLOGS COM 603158106 1572 32840SH SOLE 6090 0 26750
MINNESOTA MNG & MFG COM 604059105 2613 37077SH SOLE 5156 0 31921
MOBIL CORP COM 607059102 6726 76328SH SOLE 11152 0 65176
MOLEX INC COM 608554101 1552 52824SH SOLE 7313 0 45511
MOLEX INC CLASS A 608554200 6142 237365SH SOLE 28592 0 208773
MOTOROLA INC COM 620076109 2740 37362SH SOLE 7080 0 30282
NATIONAL FUEL GAS CO COM 636180101 247 6299SH SOLE 933 0 5366
NEW PLAN EXC RLTY TR COM 648053106 921 48281SH SOLE 2400 0 45881
NIAGARA BANCORP INC COM 652914102 103 10300SH SOLE 2500 0 7800
OM GROUP INC COM 670872100 2208 66590SH SOLE 12115 0 54475
OLD KENT FINANCIAL COM 679833103 1827 42967SH SOLE 0 0 42967
OMNICOM GROUP INC COM 681919106 5015 62723SH SOLE 13318 0 49405
PACIFICORP COM 695114108 206 11930SH SOLE 200 0 11730
PENNCORP FINL GRP COM 708094107 24 43145SH SOLE 5660 0 37485
PEPSICO INC COM 713448108 4277 108500SH SOLE 13990 0 94510
PFIZER INC COM 717081103 1785 12845SH SOLE 3020 0 9825
PHILIP MORRIS CO INC COM 718154107 622 17650SH SOLE 900 0 16750
PIONEER HI BRED INTL COM 723686101 388 10300SH SOLE 0 0 10300
PITNEY BOWES INC COM 724479100 253 3968SH SOLE 0 0 3968
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO COM 742718109 11469 116995SH SOLE 2321 0 114674
QUINTILES TRANSNAT COM 748767100 3229 85545SH SOLE 14125 0 71420
RPM INC OHIO COM 749685103 531 39950SH SOLE 584 0 39366
RELIANT ENERGY INC COM 75952J108 260 9910SH SOLE 150 0 9760
ROYAL DUTCH PETROL NLG1.25(NY REGD 780257804 466 8930SH SOLE 2560 0 6370
RUDDICK CORP COM 781258108 322 16700SH SOLE 0 0 16700
SBC COMMUNICATIONS COM 78387G103 4033 85198SH SOLE 9572 0 75626
SDL INC COM 784076101 4066 44805SH SOLE 9300 0 35505
S&P 500 DEP RECEIPTS UNIT SER 1 78462F103 283 2200SH SOLE 0 0 2200
SABRATEK CORP COM 78571U108 542 36156SH SOLE 4700 0 31456
SARA LEE CORP COM 803111103 4071 164504SH SOLE 18240 0 146264
SCHERING PLOUGH CORP COM 806605101 3602 64945SH SOLE 4670 0 60275
SCHLUMBERGER LTD COM 806857108 3430 57095SH SOLE 6020 0 51075
SEALED AIR CORP NEW COM 81211K100 2995 60925SH SOLE 9575 0 51350
SEALED AIR CORP NEW PFD A $2 CV 81211K209 616 12372SH SOLE 600 0 11772
SIGMA ALDRICH CORP COM 826552101 661 22601SH SOLE 2000 0 20601
SONOCO PRODS COM 835495102 3597 154641SH SOLE 14472 0 140169
SOUTHTRUST CORP COM 844730101 1090 29224SH SOLE 2900 0 26324
SPRINT CORP(PCS GRP) PCS COM SER 1 852061506 267 6037SH SOLE 300 0 5737
STATE STREET CORP COM 857477103 5879 71735SH SOLE 12730 0 59005
STEELCASE INC CLASS A 858155203 789 52385SH SOLE 9325 0 43060
STRATESEC INC COM 862792108 34 20000SH SOLE 0 0 20000
SUN MICROSYSTEM INC COM 866810104 712 5695SH SOLE 700 0 4995
SUNSHINE MNG & REF COM 867833105 6 12164SH SOLE 0 0 12164
SYSCO CORP COM 871829107 3560 134926SH SOLE 16400 0 118526
TEXACO INC COM 881694103 228 4016SH SOLE 0 0 4016
TIME WARNER INC COM 887315109 463 6510SH SOLE 840 0 5670
TRUE NORTH COMMUNCTN COM 897844106 2368 84460SH SOLE 13825 0 70635
TYCO INTL LTD COM 902124106 2245 31245SH SOLE 3125 0 28120
UNILEVER N V NY SHARES (1 OR 904784501 2569 38240SH SOLE 7950 0 30290
US WEST INC COM 91273H101 1530 27675SH SOLE 0 0 27675
VINTAGE PETE INC COM 927460105 918 100845SH SOLE 9200 0 91645
VITESSE SEMICONDCTOR COM 928497106 2178 43015SH SOLE 10095 0 32920
WALGREEN CO COM 931422109 267 9430SH SOLE 2520 0 6910
WARNER LAMBERT CO COM 934488107 1060 16006SH SOLE 250 0 15756
WELLS FARGO & CO COM 949746101 284 8100SH SOLE 150 0 7950
WOODWARD GOVNR CO COM 980745103 727 29090SH SOLE 1040 0 28050
XEROX CORP COM 984121103 252 4801SH SOLE 2766 0 2035
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