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 ------------------------------ ---------------- --------- -------- -------- --- ---- ------- ------------ -------- -------- -------- AEP Industries Inc. COM 001031103 29030 1161206 SH SOLE 1161206 AGCO Corporation COM 001084102 2941 325000 SH SOLE 325000 ASA Ltd. COM 002050102 6671 360000 SH SOLE 360000 AT&T Corporation COM 001957109 4342 225000 SH SOLE 225000 AT&T Wireless Services COM 00209A106 1082 72405 SH SOLE 72405 Airborne Inc. COM 009269101 9550 1000000 SH SOLE 1000000 Alberto Culver Co. CL-A COM 013068200 5771 175000 SH SOLE 175000 Alcoa Inc. 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COM 427866108 8171 125000 SH SOLE 125000 Homestake Mining Co. COM 437614100 13717 1475000 SH SOLE 1475000 Honeywell International Inc. COM 438516106 13200 500000 SH SOLE 500000 Hubbell Inc. Cl B COM 443510201 18225 625000 SH SOLE 625000 IMC Global, Inc. COM 449669100 12240 1360000 SH SOLE 1360000 Intermet COM 45881K104 154 55000 SH SOLE 55000 International Paper Company COM 460146103 5226 150000 SH SOLE 150000 Kellogg Company COM 487836108 6000 200000 SH SOLE 200000 Kerr McGee Corp. COM 492386107 22062 425000 SH SOLE 425000 Kinross Gold Corp. COM 496902107 176 181618 SH SOLE 181618 La-Z-Boy Inc. 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COM 786429100 15165 500000 SH SOLE 500000 San Juan Basin Rty Trust Unit COM 798241105 1548 150000 SH SOLE 150000 Saul Centers Inc. COM 804395101 3800 200000 SH SOLE 200000 Sherwin-Williams Co. COM 824348106 14998 675000 SH SOLE 675000 Tenneco Automotive Inc. COM 880349105 2264 1078000 SH SOLE 1078000 The Walt Disney Company COM 254687106 12475 670000 SH SOLE 670000 Thomas & Betts Corp. COM 884315102 6992 400000 SH SOLE 400000 Timken Company COM 887389104 8562 625000 SH SOLE 625000 Transportacion Maritima Mexica COM 893868208 23055 4154056 SH SOLE 4154056 Transportacion Maritima Mexica COM 893868307 19778 3696859 SH SOLE 3696859 Triarc Companies Inc. COM 895927101 24457 1058763 SH SOLE 1058763 UST Inc. 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