UNITED STATES
	    	  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
			 Washington, DC  20549

FORM 13F

FORM 13F COVER PAGE

Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended:  December 31, 1999

Check here is Amendment  [  ] ; Amendment Number:
This Amendment (check only one):  [  ] is a restatement.
				  [  ] adds new holdings entries

Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:

Name:      Sasco Capital, Inc.
Address:   10 Sasco Hill Road
	   Fairfield, CT  06430

13F File Number:  28-1646

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 form.

Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:

Name:  	Daniel L. Leary
Title:	Secretary
Phone:	203-254-6800
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:

Daniel L. Leary    Fairfield, Connecticut    February 1, 2000

Report Type (Check only one):

[X]	13F HOLDINGS REPORT.

[ ] 	13F NOTICE.

[ ]	13F COMBINATION REPORT.

List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:


I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934.


FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE


Report Summary:

Number of Other Included Managers:  0

Form 13F Information Table Entry Total:  37

Form 13F Information Table Value Total:  $1,467,178


List of Other Included Managers:



FORM 13 F           DECEMBER 1999
REPORTING MANAGER:  SASCO CAPITAL, INC.


NAME OF ISSUER      TITLE OF
                    CLASS     CUSIP   VALUE   SHARES /   SH/ INVESTMENTOTHER           VOTING AUTHORITY
                                      (x$1000  PRN AMT   PRN DISCRETION  MGR   SOLE    SHARED   NONE
                                                                   
AK STL HLDG CORP       COMMON  001547108 74,655  3,955,215  SH     SOLE       0 2,061,384      0 1,893,831
ALLEGHANY CORP DEL     COMMON  017175100 68,636    370,005  SH     SOLE       0   198,193      0   171,812
ALLEGHENY TECHNOLOGIES COMMON  01741R102 33,223  1,480,713  SH     SOLE       0   781,295      0   699,418
AMERICAN NATL CAN GROUPCOMMON  027714104 25,764  1,981,830  SH     SOLE       0 1,046,530      0   935,300
ATMOS ENERGY           COMMON  049560105 26,964  1,319,320  SH     SOLE       0   703,520      0   615,800
BALL CORP              COMMON  058498106 56,112  1,425,056  SH     SOLE       0   761,570      0   663,486
CHICAGO TITLE CORP     COMMON  168228104 23,106    499,599  SH     SOLE       0   259,468      0   240,131
CITIZENS UTILITIES     CL B    177342201 73,255  5,163,380  SH     SOLE       0 2,779,680      0 2,383,700
COOPER CAMERON CORP    COMMON  216640102 38,242    781,440  SH     SOLE       0   418,740      0   362,700
CROWN CORK & SEAL      COMMON  228255105 28,005  1,251,620  SH     SOLE       0   681,220      0   570,400
DEVON ENERGY CORP      COMMON  25179M103 48,909  1,487,733  SH     SOLE       0   787,977      0   699,756
EASTERN ENTERPRISES    COMMON  27637F100  5,873    102,250  SH     SOLE       0    25,550      0    76,700
EASTMAN KODAK CO       COMMON  277461109 46,665    704,370  SH     SOLE       0   375,870      0   328,500
ENGELHARD CORP         COMMON  292845104 51,822  2,745,510  SH     SOLE       0 1,471,060      0 1,274,450
FOOTSTAR INC           COMMON  344912100 51,803  1,698,467  SH     SOLE       0   898,873      0   799,594
FORT JAMES CORP        COMMON  347471104 61,674  2,252,940  SH     SOLE       0 1,200,840      0 1,052,100
GRACE W R & CO DEL     COMMON  38388F108 51,246  3,628,010  SH     SOLE       0 1,935,610      0 1,692,400
HARTMARX CORP          COMMON  417119104     70     17,200  SH     SOLE       0    17,200      0         0
HERCULES INC           COMMON  427056106 43,833  1,572,488  SH     SOLE       0   833,810      0   738,678
KERR MCGEE CORP        COMMON  492386107 47,582    767,455  SH     SOLE       0   408,322      0   359,133
KINDER MORGAN INC KANS COMMON  49455P101 27,510  1,362,730  SH     SOLE       0   732,830      0   629,900
NORTHEAST UTILS        COMMON  664397106 33,917  1,649,467  SH     SOLE       0   880,840      0   768,627
OCEAN ENERGY INC TEX   COMMON  67481E106 36,076  4,655,020  SH     SOLE       0 2,480,820      0 2,174,200
ONEOK INC              COMMON  682680103 24,158    961,500  SH     SOLE       0   521,900      0   439,600
PACTIV CORP            COMMON  695257105 31,937  3,005,810  SH     SOLE       0 1,613,010        1,392,800
R&B FALCON             COMMON  74912E101 34,114  2,574,670  SH     SOLE       0 1,370,470      0 1,204,200
REYNOLDS METALS CO     COMMON  761763101 59,512    776,661  SH     SOLE       0   413,680      0   362,981
STANLEY WORKS          COMMON  854616109 52,514  1,743,200  SH     SOLE       0   920,000      0   823,200
SUNOCO, INC.           COMMON  86764P109 40,681  1,731,088  SH     SOLE       0   916,038      0   815,050
TELEDYNE TECHNOLOGIES  COMMON  879360105  3,992    423,046  SH     SOLE       0   223,214          199,832
TERRA INDS INC         COMMON  880915103  2,931  1,875,950  SH     SOLE       0   903,450      0   972,500
UGI CORP NEW           COMMON  902681105 54,705  2,676,720  SH     SOLE       0 1,429,820      0 1,246,900
U S INDS INC NEW       COMMON  912080108 56,003  4,000,220  SH     SOLE       0 2,122,670      0 1,877,550
VENATOR GROUP INC      COMMON  922944103 56,612  8,087,392  SH     SOLE       0 4,299,800      0 3,787,592
WASTE MANAGEMENT       COMMON  94106L109 53,060  3,087,110  SH     SOLE       0 1,648,510      0 1,438,600
WATER PIK TECHNOLOGIES COMMON  94113U100  1,416    148,071  SH     SOLE       0    78,130           69,941
WESTERN RES INC        COMMON  959425109 40,601  2,397,120  SH     SOLE       0 1,277,020      0 1,120,100
               
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