February 12, 1998
ELTON STEPHENS - INVESTMENT ADVISOR Page 1
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SPECIALIZING IN COMMON STOCKS - NYSE P.O. BOX 476
800-55-ELTON (35866) OR 219-291-3823 SOUTH BEND, IN 46624-0476
http://www.eltonstephens.com U.S.A.
BLUE CHIP STOCKS
ISSN # 0896-4904
Blue Chip Stocks Buys for the month of ** March **
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
Indiana Energy 28 7/8 1.18 4.1 .96 30 34 1/4 - 23 1/8 3-1
Rohm & Hass 92 5/8 2.00 2.2 6.39 14 101 1/4 - 70 5/8 3-1
Wachovia Corp 78 1/2 1.76 2.2 2.94 27 83 15/16 - 53 1/2 3-1
Carlisle Cos 48 1/8 .56 1.2 2.16 22 51 1/4 - 27 3-1
Helmerich & Pay 27 11/16 .28 1.0 1.86 15 45 9/16 - 20 13/16 3-1
Illinois Tool Wk 55 7/16 .48 .9 2.33 24 60 1/8 - 40 5/16 3-1
Anheuser-Busch 45 13/16 1.04 2.3 2.35 19 48 1/4 - 38 1/2 3-9
Chemed Corp 41 9/16 2.12 5.1 3.67 11 43 1/2 - 31 3-10
Norfolk South'n 33 15/16 .80 2.4 2.19 15 38 1/8 - 28 3/16 3-10
La-z Boy 43 13/16 .84 1.9 2.45 18 44 7/8 - 30 1/2 3-10
Utilicorp United 34 1/2 1.80 5.2 2.47 14 39 1/16 - 25 1/8 3-12
UST Inc 34 1/8 1.62 4.7 2.37 14 36 15/16 - 25 1/2 3-14
Du Pont E I 61 3/8 1.26 2.1 2.08 30 69 3/4 - 49 3/4 3-14
First Union Cp 49 5/8 1.48 3.0 2.99 17 53 - 38 5/16 3-15
Supervalu Inc 46 1/8 1.04 2.3 3.61 13 47 - 28 3/8 3-15
Kellogg Comp 43 9/16 .90 2.1 1.36 32 50 1/2 - 32 3-15
Seagram Co LTD 37 3/4 .66 1.7 1.28 29 42 - 30 1/4 3-15
Dean Foods 52 5/8 .80 1.5 2.43 22 60 11/16 - 31 1/2 3-15
Hershey Foods 63 .88 1.4 2.23 28 66 3/16 - 43 7/8 3-15
Dover Corp 35 5/8 .38 1.1 1.79 20 37 1/2 - 24 3/8 3-15
Leggett & Platt 49 5/8 .56 1.1 2.08 24 50 5/8 - 32 1/4 3-15
Duke Energy 53 7/8 2.20 4.1 2.51 21 56 9/16 - 41 7/8 3-16
WPS Energy 32 7/16 1.94 6.0 1.86 17 34 1/4 - 23 3/8 3-20
Questar Corp 42 1.26 3.0 2.55 16 44 3/4 - 34 1/4 3-20
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