March 4, 1999

     ELTON STEPHENS - INVESTMENT ADVISOR            Page 1

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     SPECIALIZING IN COMMON STOCKS - NYSE           P.O. BOX 476

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                               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   20  1/16   .93   4.6   1.20   17   26  3/8  - 19  1/8  3-1

  Donnelley RR     32 15/16   .84   2.6   2.08   16   48       - 32 15/16 3-1

  Rohm & Hass      30  7/8    .72   2.3   2.52   12   38  7/8  - 26       3-1

  Wachovia Corp    85        1.96   2.3   4.18   20   96 13/16 - 72  7/8  3-1

  Helmerich & Pay  17  5/16   .28   1.6   1.69   10   34       - 16       3-1

  Carlisle Cos     41  1/4    .64   1.6   2.69   15   53  1/16 - 32  9/16 3-1

  Illinois Tool Wk 67  1/16   .60    .9   2.67   25   73  3/16 - 45  3/16 3-1

  Deluxe Corp      33        1.48   4.5   1.80   18   38  3/16 - 26  1/16 3-6

  Anheuser-Busch   76 15/16  1.12   1.5   2.48   31   79  1/2  - 45  1/16 3-9

  Norfolk South'n  27  7/8    .80   2.9   1.93   14   41  3/4  - 26  3/8  3-10

  La-z Boy         18  5/16   .32   1.7   1.07   17   22  5/8  - 14  1/8  3-10

  Utilicorp United 34  9/16  1.80   5.2   2.34   15   39 15/16 - 33  3/4  3-12

  UST Inc          27  7/16  1.68   6.1   2.44   11   35 11/16 - 24  9/16 3-14

  First Union Cp   52  1/4   1.88   3.6   2.95   18   65 15/16 - 40 15/16 3-15

  Kellogg Comp     36  1/2    .94   2.6   1.23   30   44 13/16 - 28  1/2  3-15

  Dean Foods       34  7/8    .84   2.4   4.53    8   58       - 33  3/8  3-15

  Supervalu Inc    22  7/8    .53   2.3   1.54   15   28 15/16 - 20  3/16 3-15

  Temple-Inland    59        1.28   2.2   1.69   35   67  1/4  - 42 11/16 3-15

  Sun Trust Banks  66  7/16  1.38   2.1   3.41   19   87  3/4  - 54       3-15

  Hershey Foods    61  1/16   .96   1.6   2.38   26   76  3/8  - 54  1/8  3-15

  Seagram Co LTD   45 11/16   .66   1.4   5.64    8   50  1/4  - 25  1/8  3-15

  Dover Corp       34  1/8    .42   1.2   1.69   20   39 15/16 - 25  1/2  3-15

  Duke Energy      57  1/16  2.20   3.9   3.42   17   71       - 55       3-16

  WPS Energy       30  3/16  1.98   6.6   1.76   17   37  1/2  - 29  5/8  3-20

  Engelhard Corp   18  1/4    .40   2.2   1.29   14   22 13/16 - 15  3/4  3-31

  Progressive Cp  137  7/8    .26    .2   6.11   23  174  1/4  - 94       3-31

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