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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

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

For the quarterly period ended                   June 30, 1998
                               -------------------------------------------------

                                       OR

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

For the transition period from                        to
                               -------------------------------------------------
Commission file number                             33-44158
                       ---------------------------------------------------------

                     Capital Preferred Yield Fund-III, L.P.
             ------------------------------------------------------
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


              Delaware                                  84-1248907
       -----------------------              ------------------------------------
       (State of organization)              (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 7175 West Jefferson Avenue, Suite 4000
         Lakewood, Colorado                                80235
- ----------------------------------------                 ----------
(Address of principal executive offices)                 (Zip Code)

        Registrant's telephone number, including area code (303) 980-1000
                                                           --------------

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by  Sections  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   X   No      .
                                       -----    -----

                        Exhibit Index appears on Page 13

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                     CAPITAL PREFERRED YIELD FUND-III, L.P.

                          Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
                              For the Quarter Ended
                                  June 30, 1998


                                Table of Contents
                                -----------------


PART I.   FINANCIAL INFORMATION                                             PAGE
                                                                            ----
     Item 1.  Financial Statements (Unaudited)

              Balance Sheets - June 30, 1998 and December 31, 1997            3

              Statements of Income - Three and Six Months Ended
              June 30, 1998 and 1997                                          4

              Statements of Cash Flows - Six Months Ended
              June 30, 1998 and 1997                                          5

              Notes to Financial Statements                                  6-8

     Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
              Condition and Results of Operations                           9-12


PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

     Item 1.  Legal Proceedings                                              13

     Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                               13

              Signature                                                      14



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                     CAPITAL PREFERRED YIELD FUND-III, L.P.

                                 BALANCE SHEETS



                                     ASSETS


                                                       June 30,     December 31,
                                                         1998          1997
                                                     -----------    ------------
                                                     (Unaudited)

Cash and cash equivalents                            $ 2,506,351     $ 2,813,686
Accounts receivable                                      685,307       1,044,068
Receivable from related party                             70,747           6,523
Equipment held for sale or re-lease                      459,202         506,197
Net investment in direct finance leases                4,684,657       3,326,833
Leased equipment, net                                 43,510,099      46,193,567
                                                     -----------     -----------

     Total assets                                    $51,916,363     $53,890,874
                                                     ===========     ===========


                        LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' CAPITAL

Liabilities:
     Accounts payable and accrued liabilities        $   642,899     $   687,727
     Payables to affiliates                              119,057          39,276
     Rents received in advance                           583,870         632,478
     Distributions payable to partners                   440,855         441,650
     Discounted lease rentals                         15,721,112      15,828,174
                                                     -----------     -----------

Total liabilities                                     17,507,793      17,629,305
                                                     -----------     -----------

Partners' capital:
     General partner                                           -               -
     Limited partners:
         Class A                                      33,982,864      35,818,106
         Class B                                         425,706         443,463
                                                     -----------     -----------

Total partners' capital                               34,408,570      36,261,569
                                                     -----------     -----------

Total liabilities and partners' capital              $51,916,363     $53,890,874
                                                     ===========     ===========

   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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                     CAPITAL PREFERRED YIELD FUND-III, L.P.

                              STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                                   (Unaudited)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                                        Three Months Ended                    Six Months Ended
                                                             June 30,                            June 30,
                                                   ------------------------------       ------------------------------
                                                      1998              1997               1998               1997
                                                   -----------       -----------        -----------        -----------
<S>                                               <C>               <C>                <C>                <C>        
Revenue:
  Operating lease rentals                          $ 4,475,212       $ 4,534,292        $ 8,689,666        $ 9,456,796
  Direct finance lease income                          147,255            96,201            238,497            191,475
  Equipment sales margin                                42,786           465,943            215,873            908,899
  Interest income                                       35,433            34,408             87,796             55,830
                                                   -----------       -----------        -----------        -----------

     Total revenue                                   4,700,686         5,130,844          9,231,832         10,613,000
                                                   -----------       -----------        -----------        -----------

Expenses:
  Depreciation                                       3,280,032         3,480,210          6,661,628          7,194,029
  Management fees paid to general partner              106,596           101,630            211,483            217,946
  Direct services from general partner                  48,941            25,789             94,727             48,556
  General and administrative                            87,231            49,671            144,755            109,543
  Interest on discounted lease rentals                 273,486           380,024            552,974            826,686
  Provision for losses                                 425,000            25,000            700,000             50,000
                                                   -----------       -----------        -----------        -----------

     Total expenses                                  4,221,286         4,062,324          8,365,567          8,446,760
                                                   -----------       -----------        -----------        -----------

Net income                                         $   479,400       $ 1,068,520        $   866,265        $ 2,166,240
                                                   ===========       ===========        ===========        ===========

Net income allocated:
  To the general partner                           $    13,184       $    13,285        $    26,393        $    26,582
  To the Class A limited partners                      461,503         1,044,583            831,379          2,118,059
  To the Class B limited partner                         4,713            10,652              8,493             21,599
                                                   -----------       -----------        -----------        -----------

                                                   $   479,400       $ 1,068,520        $   866,265        $ 2,166,240
                                                   ===========       ===========        ===========        ===========

  Net income per weighted average Class A
       limited partner unit outstanding            $       .94       $      2.11        $      1.69        $      4.27
                                                   ===========       ===========        ===========        ===========

  Weighted average Class A limited
    partner units outstanding                          492,384           496,157            492,846            496,358
                                                   ===========       ===========        ===========        ===========


</TABLE>


   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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                     CAPITAL PREFERRED YIELD FUND-III, L.P.

                            STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                   (Unaudited)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                          Six Months Ended
                                                                               June 30,
                                                                   -------------------------------
                                                                       1998               1997
                                                                   ------------       ------------

<S>                                                               <C>                <C>         
Net cash provided by operating activities                          $ 11,967,866       $ 13,109,723
                                                                   ------------       ------------

Cash flows from investing activities:
  Purchases of equipment on operating leases from affiliate          (4,443,818)        (2,434,939)
  Investment in direct finance leases, acquired from affiliate       (2,294,355)           (39,904)
                                                                   ------------       ------------
Net cash used in investing activities                                (6,738,173)        (2,474,843)
                                                                   ------------       ------------

Cash flows from financing activities:
  Proceeds from discounted lease rentals                              1,728,059                  -
  Principal payments on discounted lease rentals                     (4,545,027)        (5,915,533)
  Redemptions of Class A limited partner units                          (79,971)           (52,709)
  Distributions to partners                                          (2,640,089)        (2,658,663)
                                                                   ------------       ------------
Net cash used in financing activities                                (5,537,028)        (8,626,905)
                                                                   ------------       ------------

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents                   (307,335)         2,007,975

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period                      2,813,686            798,140
                                                                   ------------       ------------

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                         $  2,506,351       $  2,806,115
                                                                   ============       ============

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
  Interest paid on discounted lease rentals                        $    552,974       $    826,686
Supplemental disclosure of noncash investing and
  financing activities:
  Discounted rentals assumed in equipment acquisitions                2,709,906                  -

</TABLE>





   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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                     CAPITAL PREFERRED YIELD FUND-III, L.P.

                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                   (Unaudited)


1.   Basis of Presentation
     ---------------------

     The  accompanying  unaudited  financial  statements  have been  prepared in
     accordance  with  generally  accepted  accounting  principles  for  interim
     financial  information and the  instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of
     Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and
     disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles for annual
     financial   statements.   In  the  opinion  of  the  general  partner,  all
     adjustments   (consisting  of  normal  recurring  adjustments)   considered
     necessary for a fair presentation have been included.  The balance sheet at
     December 31, 1997 has been derived  from the audited  financial  statements
     included in the  Partnership's  1997 Form 10-K.  For  further  information,
     refer to the financial statements of Capital Preferred Yield Fund-III, L.P.
     (the "Partnership"),  and the related notes,  included in the Partnership's
     Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997, previously
     filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

     RECENTLY ISSUED FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

     In June 1997 the Financial  Accounting  Standards Board issued Statement of
     Financial  Accounting  Standards No. 130,  Reporting  Comprehensive  Income
     ("Statement  130"),  which  requires  comprehensive  income to be displayed
     prominently  within  the  financial  statements.  Comprehensive  income  is
     defined  as  all  recognized   changes  in  equity  during  a  period  from
     transactions and other events and circumstances except those resulting from
     investments  by owners and  distributions  to owners.  Net income and items
     that  previously  have been  recorded  directly  in equity are  included in
     comprehensive  income.   Statement  130  affects  only  the  reporting  and
     disclosure  of  comprehensive  income  but does not affect  recognition  or
     measurement  of  income.  Statement  130  is  effective  for  fiscal  years
     beginning after December 15, 1997, with earlier application permitted.  The
     Partnership  adopted  Statement  130 in the  first  quarter  of  1998.  The
     adoption did not have an impact on its financial reporting.


2.   Transactions With the General Partner and Affiliates
     ----------------------------------------------------

     DIRECT SERVICES FROM GENERAL PARTNER:

     The  general  partner  and  an  affiliate  provide   accounting,   investor
     relations,  billing, collecting, asset management, and other administrative
     services to the Partnership. The Partnership reimburses the general partner
     for these services  performed on its behalf as permitted under the terms of
     the  Partnership  Agreement.  The  Partnership  recorded  $94,727 of direct
     services  from the general  partner for the six months ended June 30, 1998.
     Of that amount, $9,839 is included in payables to affiliates.




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2.   Transactions With the General Partner and Affiliates, continued
     ----------------------------------------------------

     MANAGEMENT FEES PAID TO GENERAL PARTNER:

     In accordance with the Partnership  Agreement,  the general partner earns a
     management  fee  in  connection  with  its  management  of  the  equipment,
     calculated as a percentage of the monthly gross rentals received,  and paid
     monthly in arrears.  The  Partnership  recorded  management  fee expense of
     $211,483 for the six months ended June 30, 1998. Of that amount, $35,048 is
     included in payables to affiliates.

     GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES:

     The general  partner and an affiliate are reimbursed for the actual cost of
     administrative  expenses paid on behalf of Partnership per the terms of the
     Partnership  Agreement.  At June 30, 1998, $74,170 of reimbursable expenses
     are included in payables to affiliates.

     RECEIVABLE FROM RELATED PARTY:

     The general  partner  collects and applies rental  payments to the lessee's
     account with the  Partnership,  for those lessees who remit directly to the
     general   partner.   The  rental  payments  are  then  transferred  to  the
     Partnership,  eliminating the receivable from related party balance. At the
     end of June 1998, $70,747 in rents were applied by the general partner that
     were transferred to the Partnership in July 1998.

     EQUIPMENT PURCHASES:

     During the six months ended June 30,  1998,  the  Partnership  acquired the
     equipment  described  below from  Capital  Associates  International,  Inc.
     ("CAII"):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                    Acquisition        Total
                                           Equipment                 Cost of         Fees and         Equipment
            Lessee                        Description               Equipment      Reimbursements   Purchase Price
     -----------------------------      ------------------         -----------     --------------   --------------

    <S>                                <C>                        <C>             <C>               <C>        
     Thomson Industries, Inc.           Personal computers         $    31,952     $     1,107       $    33,059
     Lenmark International, Inc         Conveyor system                113,132           3,920           117,052
     General Motors Corporation         Forklifts                    1,482,785          51,379         1,534,164
     New York State Electric            Personal computers           1,682,926          58,903         1,741,829
     Oakland University                 PBX systems                    497,555          17,414           514,969
     Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation      Peripherals-printers            33,805           1,183            34,988
     Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation      Personal computers             347,186          12,150           359,336
     Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation      PBX systems                     76,114           2,664            78,778
     Lucent Technology                  Forklifts                      127,401           4,414           131,815
     Darigold Incorporated              Forklifts                       11,495             398            11,893
     Collins Industry                   Office automation              118,920           4,121           123,041
     Sony Electronics                   Forklifts                       53,808           1,865            55,673
     Parke-Davis Pharmaceuticals        Research equipment              93,921           3,255            97,176
     Digital Audio Disk                 Printing equipment              91,334           3,165            94,499
     Xerox                              Office automation               34,290           1,188            35,478
     Breckenridge                       Forklifts                       99,157           3,436           102,593

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                     CAPITAL PREFERRED YIELD FUND-III, L.P.

                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                   (Unaudited)

2.   Transactions With the General Partner and Affiliates, continued

     Equipment Purchases, (continued):

                                                                                    Acquisition        Total
                                           Equipment                 Cost of         Fees and         Equipment
            Lessee                        Description               Equipment      Reimbursements   Purchase Price
     -----------------------------      ------------------         -----------     --------------   --------------

     Parke-Davis Pharmaceuticals        Medical equipment          $   101,730     $     3,525       $   105,255
     Williams Sonoma                    Point-of-sale                  191,210           6,625           197,835
     Lenmark International, Inc         Printed circuit board          567,600          19,667           587,267
     HK System, Inc.                    Communication equipment         73,986           2,564            76,550
     Metris Direct, Inc.                Networking equipment            59,324           2,055            61,379
     GM Powertrain Division             Forklifts                      165,929           5,750           171,679
     Moog Incorporated                  Personal computers           1,693,170          58,668         1,751,838
     Mitchell International             Personal computers           1,382,045          47,888         1,429,933
                                                                   -----------     -----------       -----------

         TOTALS                                                    $ 9,130,775     $   317,304       $ 9,448,079
                                                                   ===========     ===========       ===========

</TABLE>

     At June 30,  1998,  the general  partner had  identified  approximately  $1
     million  of  additional   equipment   that   satisfied  the   Partnership's
     acquisition  criteria.  The  Partnership  expects to acquire this equipment
     during the remainder of 1998.

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                     CAPITAL PREFERRED YIELD FUND-III, L.P.

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

Results of Operations
- ---------------------

Presented below are schedules  (prepared  solely to facilitate the discussion of
results of  operations  that  follows)  showing  condensed  statements of income
categories and analyses of changes in those  condensed  categories  derived from
the Statements of Income:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                Condensed Statements                       Condensed Statements
                                                   of Income for         The Effect on         of Income for        The Effect on
                                                 the Three Months         Net Income          the Six Months          Net Income
                                                   Ended June 30,         of Changes          Ended June 30,          of Changes
                                            ---------------------------     Between     --------------------------      Between
                                                1998           1997         Periods         1998          1997          Periods
                                            ------------   ------------  -------------  -----------  -------------  -------------

<S>                                         <C>            <C>           <C>            <C>           <C>           <C>         
Leasing margin                               $ 1,068,949    $   770,259   $  298,690     $ 1,713,561   $ 1,627,556   $    86,005
Equipment sales margin                            42,786        465,943     (423,157)        215,873       908,899      (693,026)
Interest income                                   35,433         34,408        1,025          87,796        55,830        31,966
Management fees paid to general partner         (106,596)      (101,630)      (4,966)       (211,483)     (217,946)        6,463
Direct services from general partner             (48,941)       (25,789)     (23,152)        (94,727)      (48,556)      (46,171)
General and administrative                       (87,231)       (49,671)     (37,560)       (144,755)     (109,543)      (35,212)
Provision for losses                            (425,000)       (25,000)    (400,000)       (700,000)      (50,000)     (650,000)
                                             -----------    -----------   ----------     -----------   -----------   -----------

Net income                                   $   479,400    $ 1,068,520   $ (589,120)    $   866,265   $ 2,166,240   $ 1,299,975
                                             ===========    ===========   ==========     ===========   ===========   ===========
</TABLE>

LEASING MARGIN

Leasing margin consists of the following:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                    Three Months Ended                    Six Months Ended
                                                         June 30,                              June 30,
                                                --------------------------       -----------------------------
                                                   1998           1997               1998            1997
                                                -----------    -----------       -----------      ------------
<S>                                            <C>            <C>               <C>              <C>

Operating lease rentals                        $  4,475,212    $  4,534,292      $  8,689,666     $  9,456,796
Direct finance lease income                         147,255          96,201           238,497          191,475
Depreciation                                     (3,280,032)     (3,480,210)      (6,661,628)       (7,194,029)
Interest on discounted lease rentals               (273,486)       (380,024)         (552,974)        (826,686)
                                               ------------    ------------      ------------     ------------
   Leasing margin                              $  1,068,949    $    770,259      $  1,713,561     $  1,627,556
                                               ============    ============      ============     ============

   Leasing margin ratio                                  23%             17%               19%               17%
                                                         ==              ==                ==                ==
</TABLE>

All components of leasing  margin except direct  finance lease income  decreased
for the six  months  ended  June 30,  1998  because  more  equipment  subject to
operating leases was sold than purchased during the period. Leasing margin ratio
fluctuates  primarily because a portion of the Partnership's  portfolio consists
of operating  leases  financed with  non-recourse  debt.  Leasing margin and the
related leasing margin ratio for an operating  lease financed with  non-recourse
debt  increases  during the term of the lease since rents and  depreciation  are
typically fixed while interest expense declines as the related non-recourse debt
is repaid.

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                     CAPITAL PREFERRED YIELD FUND-III, L.P.

Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
         of Operations, continued

Results of Operations, continued
- ---------------------

LEASING MARGIN, continued

The ultimate rate of return on leases depends, in part, on interest rates at the
time the leases are originated,  as well as future equipment values and on-going
lessee  creditworthiness.   Because  leasing  is  an  alternative  to  financing
equipment  purchases with debt,  lease rates tend to rise and fall with interest
rates (although lease rate movements  generally lag interest rate changes in the
capital markets).

EQUIPMENT SALES MARGIN

Equipment sales margin consists of the following:

                              Three Months Ended          Six Months Ended
                                    June 30,                   June 30,
                           ------------------------   --------------------------
                              1998          1997          1998           1997
                           ----------   -----------   -----------   -----------

Equipment sales revenue    $  609,340   $ 1,450,144   $ 2,463,852   $ 3,229,410
Cost of equipment sales      (566,554)     (984,201)   (2,247,979)   (2,320,511)
                           ----------   -----------   -----------   -----------
  Equipment sales margin   $   42,786   $   465,943   $   215,873   $   908,899
                           ==========   ===========   ===========   ===========

INTEREST INCOME

Interest  income  increased  due to an increase in invested  cash in the quarter
ended  March 31,  1998.  Interest  income  varies  due to (1) the amount of cash
available for investment (pending  distribution or equipment  purchases) and (2)
the interest rate on such invested cash.

PROVISION FOR LOSSES

The  remarketing  of  equipment  for an amount  greater  than its book  value is
reported  with  equipment  sales  margin (if the  equipment  is sold) or leasing
margin  (if the  equipment  is  re-leased).  The  realization  of less  than the
carrying  value of  equipment  (which is typically  not known until  remarketing
subsequent  to the  initial  lease  termination  has  occurred)  is  recorded as
provision for losses.

Residual values are established equal to the estimated value to be received from
the equipment following termination of the lease. In estimating such values, the
Partnership considers all relevant facts regarding the equipment and the lessee,
including,  for  example,  the  likelihood  that the lessee  will  re-lease  the
equipment.  The nature of the  Partnership's  leasing  activities is that it has
credit and residual value exposure and,  accordingly,  in the ordinary course of
business,  it will incur losses from those exposures.  The Partnership  performs
on-going    quarterly    assessments    of   its   assets   to   identify    any
other-than-temporary losses in value.

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                     CAPITAL PREFERRED YIELD FUND-III, L.P.

Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
         of Operations, continued

Results of Operations, continued
- ---------------------

PROVISION FOR LOSSES, continued

Accordingly,  a provision  for loss of $700,000  was recorded for the six months
ended June 30,  1998.  Of this  amount,  $160,000  is  related to the  estimated
decline in residual  value on earth moving and  warehouse  automation  equipment
returned to the partnership at lease maturity and $350,000 is primarily  related
to losses realized on the sales of certain  manufacturing and printing equipment
at a lower fair market value than originally anticipated.  In addition, computer
equipment  which has been held for sale or re-lease  for over a year was written
down to recognize a decline in residual value.


Liquidity & Capital Resources
- -----------------------------

The Partnership funds its operating activities principally with cash from rents,
discounted lease rentals  (non-recourse  debt),  interest  income,  and sales of
off-lease  equipment.  Available cash and cash reserves of the  Partnership  are
invested  in  short-term   government  securities  pending  the  acquisition  of
equipment or distribution to the partners.

During the six months ended June 30, 1998, the  Partnership  acquired  equipment
subject to leases with a total equipment  purchase price of $9,448,079.  At June
30,  1998,  the  general  partner  had  identified  approximately  $1 million of
additional equipment that satisfied the Partnership's  acquisition criteria. The
Partnership expects to acquire this equipment during the remainder of 1998.

During  the  six  months  ended  June  30,  1998,   the   Partnership   declared
distributions  to the partners of $2,639,293  ($440,855 of which was paid during
July  1998).  A  substantial  portion  of  such  distributions  is  expected  to
constitute  a return of capital.  Distributions  may be  characterized  for tax,
accounting and economic purposes as a return of capital,  a return on capital or
a portion of both. The portion of each cash  distribution  which exceeds its net
income for the fiscal  period may be deemed a return of capital  for  accounting
purposes.  However,  the total  percentage of a partnership's  return on capital
over its life will only be  determined  after all  residual  cash  flows  (which
include  proceeds from the re-leasing and sale of equipment)  have been realized
at the termination of the partnership.

The general partner believes that the Partnership will generate  sufficient cash
flows  from  operations  during  the  remainder  of 1998,  to (1)  meet  current
operating  requirements,  (2) fund  cash  distributions  to Class A and  Class B
limited partners at annualized rates of 10.5% (portions of which are expected to
constitute returns of capital),  and (3) reinvest in additional  equipment under
leases, provided that suitable equipment can be identified and acquired.




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                     CAPITAL PREFERRED YIELD FUND-III, L.P.

Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
         of Operations, continued

Liquidity & Capital Resources, continued
- -----------------------------

YEAR 2000 ISSUES

An affiliate provides accounting and other  administrative  services,  including
data  processing  services to the  Partnership.  The  affiliate  has conducted a
comprehensive  review of its computer  systems to identify systems that could be
affected  by the Year 2000  issue.  The Year 2000 issue  results  from  computer
programs  being  written  using  two  digits  rather  than  four to  define  the
applicable year.  Certain computer programs which have  time-sensitive  software
could  recognize  a date using "00" as the year 1900  rather than the year 2000.
This could result in major system  failures or  miscalculations.  Certain of the
affiliates's  software  have already been  updated to software  which  correctly
accounts for the Year 2000.  In addition,  the  affiliate is engaged in a system
conversion, whereby the affiliates's main lease tracking and accounting software
is  being  replaced  with new  systems  which  will  account  for the Year  2000
correctly.  The general  partner does not expect any other changes  required for
the Year 2000 to have a material effect on the financial  position or results of
operations of the Partnership.  In addition, the general partner does not expect
any Year 2000 issues  relating  to  customers  and vendors  will have a material
effect on its financial  position or results of  operations of the  Partnership.
Costs  incurred  by the  Partnership  to  address  the Year 2000 issue have been
immaterial.


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                     CAPITAL PREFERRED YIELD FUND-III, L.P.

                                     PART II

                                OTHER INFORMATION



Item 1.    Legal Proceedings

           The Partnership is involved in routine legal  proceedings  incidental
           to the conduct of its business.  The general partner believes none of
           these legal  proceedings  will have a material  adverse effect on the
           financial condition or operations of the Partnership.


Item 6.    Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

           (a)  None.

           (b)  The  Partnership did not file any reports on Form 8-K during the
                quarter ended June 30, 1998.


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<PAGE>



                     CAPITAL PREFERRED YIELD FUND-III, L.P.

                                    Signature



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



                                    CAPITAL PREFERRED YIELD FUND-III, L.P.

                                    By:  CAI Equipment Leasing IV Corp.


Dated:  August 13, 1998             By:  /s/Anthony M. DiPaolo
                                         ---------------------------------
                                         Anthony M. DiPaolo
                                         Senior Vice President




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<LEGEND>
The  schedule  contains  summary  financial   information   extracted  from  the
consolidated  balance  sheets  and  consolidated  statements  of  income  and is
qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements.
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