13F-HR 1 f13f0308np.txt FORM 13F FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: March 31, 2008 Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number: This Amendment (Check only one.) [ ] is a restatement. [ ] adds new holdings entries. Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name: J.W. Burns & Company, Inc. Address: Glacier Creek Office Park 6711 Towpath Road, Ste. 200 East Syracuse, NY 13057 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 submission. Person signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager: Name: Peter N. Bunitsky Title: Operations Manager Phone: 315-449-1341 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: Peter N. Bunitsky East Syracuse, NY April 2, 2008 Report Type (Check only one.): [X] 13F Holdings Report. [ ] 13F Notice. [ ] 13F Combination Report. List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager: Report Summary Number of Other Included Managers: 0 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 146 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 215,287 FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE ------------------------------ ---------------- --------- -------- -------- --- ---- ------- ------------ -------- -------- -------- CBS CORP NEW PFD 6.75% PFD 124857400 309 14025 SH SOLE 14025 CITIGROUP CAP PFD VII 7.125% PFD 17306n203 202 9123 SH SOLE 9123 CITIGROUP CAPITAL PFD 6.45% PFD 17310l201 386 19025 SH SOLE 19025 KEYCORP CAPITAL IX PFD 6.75% PFD 49327q204 967 48375 SH SOLE 48375 3M COMPANY COM 88579y101 311 3928 SH SOLE 3928 ABBOTT LABS COM 002824100 1760 31905 SH SOLE 31905 AGRIBUSINESS ETF COM 57060U605 1098 20490 SH SOLE 20490 ALLIED IRISH BANKS PLC COM 019228402 367 8500 SH SOLE 8500 ALTRIA GROUP (PHILIP MORRIS) COM 02209S103 1675 75440 SH SOLE 75440 AMERICAN CAPITAL STRATEGIES COM 024937104 953 27900 SH SOLE 4400 23500 ANADARKO PETE CORP COM COM 495 7847 SH SOLE 7847 ANHEUSER BUSCH COS INC COM 035229103 466 9816 SH SOLE 9816 APPIANT TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 0 30000 SH SOLE 30000 APPLE INC COM 037833100 3329 23196 SH SOLE 23196 ARCELOR MITTAL COM 03938L104 207 2530 SH SOLE 2530 AT & T CORPORATION COM 00206r102 886 23143 SH SOLE 23143 AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESS COM 053015103 297 7015 SH SOLE 7015 BANK AMERICA CORP COM 060505104 2487 65604 SH SOLE 65604 BANK OF NEW YORK-MELLON COM 064058100 406 9736 SH SOLE 9736 BARAKA PETROLEUM LTD COM COM Q12957108 1 11100 SH SOLE 11100 BARCLAYS COM 06738e204 1615 44620 SH SOLE 44620 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY CLASS B COM 084670207 3426 766 SH SOLE 766 BHP BILLITON LTD COM 088606108 667 10125 SH SOLE 10125 BIO TREAT TECHNOLOGY INC COM G11240101 4 11000 SH SOLE 11000 BP AMOCO ADS COM 055622104 1015 16740 SH SOLE 16740 BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COM 110122108 850 39889 SH SOLE 39889 CEF BLACKROCK ENHANCED COM 09251a104 111 10104 SH SOLE 10104 CELGENE COM 151020104 1902 31040 SH SOLE 6000 25040 CHARLES SCHWAB COM COM 808513105 2408 127889 SH SOLE 127889 CHEVRON CORP COM 166764100 7589 88906 SH SOLE 88906 CHINA MOBILE LTD COM 16941m109 5572 74288 SH SOLE 74288 CISCO SYSTEMS INC COM 17275R102 2088 86662 SH SOLE 12000 74662 CITADEL BROADCASTING COM 17285t106 20 11821 SH SOLE 11821 CITIGROUP INC COM 172967101 692 32286 SH SOLE 32286 CLOROX CO COM 189054109 1385 24455 SH SOLE 24455 COCA COLA CO COM 191216100 520 8540 SH SOLE 8540 COMPANHIA VALE DO RIO DOCE COM 204412209 904 26085 SH SOLE 26085 CONOCOPHILLIPS COM 20825c104 358 4695 SH SOLE 4695 CORNING INC COM 219350105 3258 135542 SH SOLE 5300 130242 CORRECTIONS CP AM COM 22025Y407 312 11348 SH SOLE 11348 CR BARD INC COM 067383109 280 2900 SH SOLE 2900 CVS CORPORATION COM 126650100 6663 164478 SH SOLE 164478 DEVON ENERGY CORP COM 25179m103 2886 27665 SH SOLE 4000 23665 DT INDUSTRIES INC COM 0 26000 SH SOLE 26000 EBAY INC COM 278642103 442 14820 SH SOLE 4500 10320 ECOLAB INC COM 278865100 1166 26850 SH SOLE 26850 EMC CORP COM 268648102 1098 76545 SH SOLE 76545 EMERSON ELECTRIC COM 291011104 437 8500 SH SOLE 8500 EMTA HOLDINGS INC COM 292465101 2 10000 SH SOLE 10000 ENRON CORP COM 293561106 0 11542 SH SOLE 11542 ENSCO INTL INC COM 26874Q100 593 9470 SH SOLE 2000 7470 EXXON MOBIL CORP COM 30231g102 10353 122399 SH SOLE 122399 FEDEX CORP COM 31428x106 600 6475 SH SOLE 6475 FORDING CANADIAN COAL COM 345425102 448 8585 SH SOLE 8585 FREEPORT MCMORAN COPPER/GOLD COM 35671D857 245 2551 SH SOLE 2551 GENENTECH COM 368710406 439 5407 SH SOLE 5407 GENERAL ELEC CO COM 369604103 9821 265369 SH SOLE 7000 258369 GENERAL MILLS INC COM 370334104 243 4066 SH SOLE 4066 GLAXO SMITH KLINE PLC COM 37733W105 322 7583 SH SOLE 7583 GOLDMAN SACHS COM 38141g104 2666 16120 SH SOLE 16120 HEINZ H J CO COM 423074103 272 5781 SH SOLE 5781 HERCULES OFFSHORE INC COM 427093109 303 12055 SH SOLE 12055 HOME DEPOT INC COM 437076102 404 14450 SH SOLE 14450 IBM COM 459200101 739 6420 SH SOLE 6420 INDIA FUND INC COM 454089103 211 4637 SH SOLE 4637 INTEL CORP COM 458140100 1033 48750 SH SOLE 48750 ISHARE NASDAQ BIOTECH COM 464287556 2243 29601 SH SOLE 29601 ISHARES COMEX GOLD COM 464285105 233 2575 SH SOLE 2575 ISHARES DOW JONES SELECT DIVID COM 464287168 337 5832 SH SOLE 5832 ISHARES DOW JONES US OIL & SER COM 464288844 364 5918 SH SOLE 5918 ISHARES MSCI EAFE COM 464287465 7027 97732 SH SOLE 97732 ISHARES MSCI EMERG MKTS COM 464287234 386 2871 SH SOLE 2871 ISHARES RUSSELL 1000 GROWTH COM 464287614 866 15916 SH SOLE 15916 ISHARES S&P GLOBAL HEALTHCARE COM 464287325 478 9106 SH SOLE 9106 ISHARES TR S&P 500 GROWTH COM 464287309 935 14909 SH SOLE 14909 ISTAR FINL INC COM 45031U101 333 23750 SH SOLE 6000 17750 J.P. 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