February 12, 1998

     ELTON STEPHENS - INVESTMENT ADVISOR            Page 1

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                               BLUE CHIP STOCKS

                               ISSN # 0896-4904
                 Blue Chip Stocks Buys for the month of ** January **
            The information given herein is taken from sources which we

      believe to be reliable, but which we in no way can guarantee.
      Name          Price    Div.  Yield  Earn. P.E.         Range        Buy

  Auto Data Proc   59  7/8    .53    .9   1.86   32   62 11/16 - 40  1/2  1-1

  Baltimore G & E  30  5/8   1.64   5.4   1.72   18   34  5/16 - 24  3/4  1-3

  First Virginia B 49  3/4   1.12   2.3   2.45   20   53  3/8  - 33       1-9

  CIGNA Corp      178  1/4   3.32   1.9  15.36   12  200  3/4  -139       1-10

  Tootsie Roll Ind 67  5/8    .33    .5   2.44   28   67  5/16 - 37 13/16 1-10

  Hubbell A        46  3/8   1.16   2.5   1.89   25   49       - 38  3/4  1-11

  Hubbell B        49  5/8   1.16   2.3   1.89   26   52  3/4  - 40  3/4  1-11

  Nat'l Fuel Gas   46        1.74   3.8   2.93   16   48 15/16 - 40  1/8  1-15

  Hewlett-Packard  60  7/8    .56    .9   2.95   21   72 15/16 - 48  1/8  1-15

  Circuit City Str 36  3/4    .14    .4   1.24   30   45  1/2  - 30       1-15

  Bandag A Inc     51  5/8   1.10   2.1   3.34   15   54  3/8  - 45       1-19

  Bandag Inc       56  5/8   1.10   1.9   3.34   17   59  5/8  - 46  3/8  1-19

  North'n State Pw 53  1/2   2.82   5.3   3.21   17   58  7/8  - 44  1/2  1-20

  Raytheon Co A    52 13/16   .80   1.5   2.25   23   57       - 44  7/8  1-29

  Raytheon Co B    54         .80   1.5   2.25   24   60  9/16 - 41  3/4  1-29

  Fort James       42  5/8    .60   1.4   1.54   28   47  1/8  - 27  1/4  1-31

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