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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F

FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
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VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGER SOLE SHARED NONE
1STDIBS COM INC COM COM 320551104 6,309,343 1,287,621 SH SOLE 1,280,621 0 7,000
ABBOTT LABS COM 002824100 101,948,843 1,123,527 SH SOLE 1,081,714 0 41,813
ABBVIE INC. COM COM 00287y109 4,440,188 17,645 SH SOLE 17,645 0 0
ADVANCED DRAIN SYS INC COM COM 00790R104 1,773,334 11,298 SH SOLE 11,298 0 0
AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS INC COM 009158106 293,766 1,002 SH SOLE 1,002 0 0
ALCON INC ORD SHS COM H01301128 56,200,008 837,556 SH SOLE 812,806 0 24,750
ALLIANCE BERNSTEIN HOLDING L.P COM 01881g106 269,715 7,658 SH SOLE 7,658 0 0
ALLSTATE CORP COM COM 020002101 502,053 2,110 SH SOLE 2,110 0 0
ALPHABET INC CAP STK CL A COM 02079k305 79,717,720 223,068 SH SOLE 217,728 0 5,340
ALPHABET INC CAP STK CL C COM 02079k107 284,121,840 804,126 SH SOLE 773,894 0 30,232
ALTRIA GROUP INC COM 02209S103 1,431,517 19,896 SH SOLE 19,896 0 0
AMAZON.COM INC COM 023135106 57,813,502 242,567 SH SOLE 237,182 0 5,385
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COM 025816109 136,585,142 403,799 SH SOLE 391,103 0 12,696
AMGEN INC COM COM 031162100 224,152 619 SH SOLE 619 0 0
APOLLO GLOBAL MGMT INC COM 03769M106 318,703,295 2,693,798 SH SOLE 2,571,772 0 122,026
APPLE INC COM COM 037833100 33,699,404 116,462 SH SOLE 116,367 0 95
ARES MGMT L P COM UNIT RP IN COM 03990B101 15,544,352 139,649 SH SOLE 121,619 0 18,030
ARM HOLDINGS PLC SPONSORED ADR COM 042068205 354,570 1,000 SH SOLE 1,000 0 0
ARMSTRONG WORLD INDS I COM COM 04247x102 4,331,180 26,999 SH SOLE 26,879 0 120
ARXIS INC CL A COM COM 04339D105 1,038,150 22,500 SH SOLE 22,500 0 0
ASML HOLDING N V NY REG SHS COM N07059210 395,899 199 SH SOLE 199 0 0
AUTOM.DATA PROCESSING COM 053015103 1,221,199 5,453 SH SOLE 3,905 0 1,548
AXIS CAP.HOLDGS.LTD. COM G0692U109 5,122,847 47,681 SH SOLE 47,681 0 0
BANK NEW YORK MELLON CORP COM 064058100 1,015,885 7,025 SH SOLE 7,025 0 0
BAXTER INTL INC COM 071813109 424,289 19,901 SH SOLE 19,901 0 0
BEL FUSE INC CL B COM 077347300 1,165,640 3,500 SH SOLE 3,500 0 0
BERKSHIRE HATHAW.CLB COM 084670702 44,053,980 88,039 SH SOLE 83,711 0 4,328
BLACKBERRY LTD COM COM 09228F103 229,598 18,150 SH SOLE 18,150 0 0
BLACKSTONE INC. COM 09260D107 262,410,719 2,230,056 SH SOLE 2,137,771 0 92,285
BLUE OWL CAPITAL INC COM CL A COM 09581B103 42,178,719 4,820,425 SH SOLE 4,450,650 0 369,775
BODYCOTE PLC COM COM G1214R111 151,555 17,000 SH SOLE 17,000 0 0
BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAG CL A LM COM 113004105 3,849,027 85,820 SH SOLE 84,494 0 1,326
BROOKFIELD CORP CL A LMT VTG S COM 11271J107 34,825,928 817,702 SH SOLE 808,515 0 9,187
CAPITAL ONE FINL CORP COM 14040H105 511,180 2,548 SH SOLE 2,548 0 0
CARRIER GLOBAL CORP COM COM 14448C104 762,400 10,394 SH SOLE 10,394 0 0
CBRE GROUP INC CL A COM 12504L109 394,103 2,926 SH SOLE 2,926 0 0
CENTRAL SECS CORP COM 155123102 307,516 5,863 SH SOLE 5,863 0 0
CHEVRON CORPORATION COM 166764100 2,904,447 17,522 SH SOLE 17,522 0 0
CHUBB LIMITED COM COM h1467j104 299,170 878 SH SOLE 878 0 0
CITY HLDG CO COM COM 177835105 346,323 2,611 SH SOLE 2,611 0 0
COCA-COLA CO COM 191216100 1,706,995 21,004 SH SOLE 21,004 0 0
COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO COM 194162103 595,553 6,496 SH SOLE 6,496 0 0
COMCAST CORP CL A COM 20030N101 557,702 22,717 SH SOLE 22,717 0 0
COMMERCE BANCSHARES COM COM 200525103 527,546 9,135 SH SOLE 9,135 0 0
CONOCOPHILLIPS COM COM 20825C104 372,177 3,580 SH SOLE 3,580 0 0
COOPER COS INC COM NEW COM 216648501 4,557,529 63,555 SH SOLE 63,555 0 0
CORNING INC COM COM 219350105 282,250 1,105 SH SOLE 1,105 0 0
COSTAR GROUP INC. COM 22160n109 59,025,479 2,084,233 SH SOLE 2,010,258 0 73,975
COSTCO WHSL CORP NEW COM 22160K105 9,208,351 9,844 SH SOLE 9,844 0 0
CREDIT ACCEP CORP MICH COM COM 225310101 194,831,615 305,983 SH SOLE 294,858 0 11,125
CRIMSON WINE GROUP LTD COM COM 22662X100 6,038,756 1,367,472 SH SOLE 1,355,472 0 12,000
CUMMINS INC COM COM 231021106 370,869 520 SH SOLE 520 0 0
DANAHER CORP DEL COM 235851102 1,139,070 5,980 SH SOLE 4,780 0 1,200
DEERE & CO COM COM 244199105 3,361,949 5,300 SH SOLE 5,300 0 0
DISNEY WALT CO COM 254687106 424,463 4,410 SH SOLE 4,410 0 0
DOMINION ENERGY COM 25746U109 1,276,545 18,693 SH SOLE 18,693 0 0
DOVER CORP COM 260003108 9,423,348 42,016 SH SOLE 41,366 0 650
DUKE ENERGY CORP NEW COM NEW COM 26441c204 15,999,079 126,395 SH SOLE 123,329 0 3,066
DUNDEE ENERGY LTD COM COM 26518Q102 0 10,000 SH SOLE 10,000 0 0
EAST GROUP PROPERTIES INC COM 277276101 546,831 2,700 SH SOLE 2,700 0 0
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES COR COM 28176E108 1,367,755 15,120 SH SOLE 15,120 0 0
ELEVANCE HEALTH INC COM 036752103 308,997 799 SH SOLE 799 0 0
ENBRIDGE INC COM COM 29250n105 17,352,404 320,096 SH SOLE 310,460 0 9,636
ENTERPRISE PRODS PARTNERS LP COM 293792107 30,307,480 824,469 SH SOLE 786,095 0 38,374
EOG RES INC COM COM 26875P101 635,677 4,900 SH SOLE 4,900 0 0
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORPORATIO COM 30233Q108 6,143,849 44,937 SH SOLE 44,937 0 0
FASTENAL CO COM 311900104 1,375,579 28,640 SH SOLE 28,640 0 0
FEDEX CORP COM 31428X106 8,262,248 26,386 SH SOLE 26,386 0 0
FEDEX FGHT HLDG CO INC COMMON COM 314352105 1,994,408 13,208 SH SOLE 13,208 0 0
FERGUSON ENTERPRISES INC. COM 31488V107 184,605,954 777,845 SH SOLE 748,630 0 29,215
FERROGLOBE PLC SHS COM G33856108 128,472 40,400 SH SOLE 40,400 0 0
FISERV INC COM COM 337738108 395,098 8,055 SH SOLE 8,055 0 0
FORTREA HOLDINGS INC. COM 34965K107 14,524,789 834,758 SH SOLE 810,738 0 24,020
GALLAGHER ARTHUR J COM 363576109 243,781,531 1,061,905 SH SOLE 1,025,253 0 36,652
GE AEROSPACE COM 369604301 2,714,027 7,262 SH SOLE 7,262 0 0
GE VERNOVA INC COM COM 36828A101 2,494,228 2,123 SH SOLE 2,123 0 0
GLOBALSTAR INC COM 378973507 89,771,799 1,104,340 SH SOLE 1,067,140 0 37,200
GLOBE LIFE INC COM COM 37959E102 3,774,615 21,125 SH SOLE 21,125 0 0
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP COM 38141G104 1,232,860 1,219 SH SOLE 1,219 0 0
HILTON WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS INC COM 43300a203 119,089,523 360,375 SH SOLE 345,752 0 14,623
HOME DEPOT INC COM COM 437076102 6,077,382 17,232 SH SOLE 17,232 0 0
HUBBELL INC COM COM 443510607 25,238,645 48,239 SH SOLE 46,939 0 1,300
I-80 GOLD CORP COM COM 44955L106 144,000 100,000 SH SOLE 100,000 0 0
IDEXX LABS INC COM COM 45168D104 302,703 575 SH SOLE 475 0 100
INTEL CORP COM COM 458140100 280,377 2,008 SH SOLE 2,008 0 0
INTL. BUSINESS MACHINES COM 459200101 513,500 1,826 SH SOLE 1,826 0 0
INTUIT COM COM 461202103 301,977 1,157 SH SOLE 1,157 0 0
IRON MOUNTAIN INC COM 46284v101 211,443 1,674 SH SOLE 1,674 0 0
JACOBS ENGR GROUP INC COM COM 46982L108 281,232 2,232 SH SOLE 2,232 0 0
JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP COM 47233W109 61,083,907 1,222,167 SH SOLE 1,189,327 0 32,840
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 52,602,680 207,122 SH SOLE 201,330 0 5,792
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. COM 46625H100 122,707,799 374,875 SH SOLE 359,679 0 15,196
KIMBERLY CLARK CORP COM 494368103 4,741,844 43,198 SH SOLE 42,398 0 800
KINDER MORGAN INC DEL COM COM 49456b101 257,359 8,050 SH SOLE 8,050 0 0
KINSALE CAP GROUP INC COM COM 49714P108 1,319,240 4,000 SH SOLE 4,000 0 0
KKR & CO INC. COM 48251W104 4,129,182 44,990 SH SOLE 43,440 0 1,550
KLA-TENCOR CORP COM COM 482480100 902,113 2,990 SH SOLE 2,990 0 0
KRAFT HEINZ CO COM COM 500754106 708,600 30,000 SH SOLE 30,000 0 0
LABCORP HOLDINGS COM 504922105 169,468,040 605,243 SH SOLE 586,492 0 18,751
LAMAR ADVERTISING CO COM 512816109 538,131 3,450 SH SOLE 3,450 0 0
LIBERTY MEDIA CORP DEL FRMULA COM 531229771 447,242 5,109 SH SOLE 5,109 0 0
LIBERTY MEDIA CORP DEL FRMULA COM 531229755 342,885 3,604 SH SOLE 3,604 0 0
LIGAND PHARM. CLB (RESTRICTED) COM 53220K504 415,342 1,314 SH SOLE 1,314 0 0
LINDE PLC COM COM G54950103 4,279,179 8,246 SH SOLE 8,246 0 0
LOAR HOLDINGS INC. COM 53947R105 2,176,470 27,000 SH SOLE 27,000 0 0
LOWES COS INC COM COM 548661107 26,494,960 120,164 SH SOLE 118,205 0 1,959
LUMEXA IMAGING HOLDING COM COM 550249106 1,925,496 170,700 SH SOLE 170,700 0 0
M & T BK CORP COM 55261F104 3,624,416 15,228 SH SOLE 13,863 0 1,365
MANITOK ENERGY INC COM COM 563499102 0 24,829 SH SOLE 24,829 0 0
MARKEL GROUP INC. COM 570535104 38,847,322 19,891 SH SOLE 19,485 0 406
MARRIOT INTERNATIONAL INC CL A COM 571903202 2,859,102 7,715 SH SOLE 7,715 0 0
MASTERCARD INC CL A COM 57636Q104 49,585,660 96,545 SH SOLE 93,403 0 3,142
MATADOR RES CO COM COM 576485205 67,607,469 1,358,125 SH SOLE 1,298,775 0 59,350
MCDONALDS CORP COM COM 580135101 324,372 1,200 SH SOLE 1,200 0 0
MERCK & CO INC COM 58933Y105 11,334,232 88,204 SH SOLE 87,204 0 1,000
META PLATFORMS INC CL A COM 30303m102 1,151,365 2,044 SH SOLE 2,044 0 0
METTLER TOLEDO INT'L COM 592688105 562,104 440 SH SOLE 440 0 0
MICRON TECHNOLOGY COM 595112103 963,832 835 SH SOLE 835 0 0
MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 203,644,354 545,934 SH SOLE 527,941 0 17,993
MORGAN STANLEY COM 617446448 1,045,200 5,000 SH SOLE 5,000 0 0
NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BK SPONSORE COM 632525408 131,150 10,000 SH SOLE 10,000 0 0
NESTLE SA SPONSORED ADR COM 641069406 1,804,263 17,570 SH SOLE 17,570 0 0
NEXTERA ENERGY INC. COM 65339F101 1,256,691 14,318 SH SOLE 14,318 0 0
NUCOR CORP COM 670346105 245,025 1,100 SH SOLE 1,100 0 0
NUTRIEN LTD COM COM 67077M108 11,484,283 182,435 SH SOLE 180,835 0 1,600
NVIDIA CORP COM COM 67066G104 2,485,318 12,421 SH SOLE 12,421 0 0
ONEOK INC NEW COM COM 682680103 205,526 2,364 SH SOLE 2,364 0 0
ONEX COPR SUB VTG (ONEXF) COM 68272k103 218,569 2,935 SH SOLE 2,935 0 0
OTIS WORLDWIDE CORP COM COM 68902V107 328,071 4,582 SH SOLE 4,582 0 0
PARAZERO TECHNOLOGIES SHS COM M7S13T102 13,571 27,900 SH SOLE 27,900 0 0
PARK AEROSPACE CORP. COM 70014A104 6,042,598 158,349 SH SOLE 154,349 0 4,000
PAYCHEX INC COM 704326107 957,439 9,737 SH SOLE 9,737 0 0
PEPSICO INC COM COM 713448108 2,845,100 21,013 SH SOLE 21,013 0 0
PERPETUA RESOURCES COR COM COM 714266103 761,892 36,700 SH SOLE 36,700 0 0
PFIZER INC COM 717081103 2,122,068 88,126 SH SOLE 88,126 0 0
PNC FINL SVCS GROUP COM COM 693475105 1,110,206 4,509 SH SOLE 4,509 0 0
PROCTER & GAMBLE COM 742718109 8,118,724 55,365 SH SOLE 55,365 0 0
PROGRESSIVE CORP OHIO COM 743315103 5,232,751 23,954 SH SOLE 18,854 0 5,100
PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GR COM 744573106 1,331,024 16,400 SH SOLE 16,400 0 0
QUALCOMM INC COM COM 747525103 60,754,332 328,775 SH SOLE 317,975 0 10,800
RADNET INC COM COM 750491102 195,098,719 3,163,592 SH SOLE 3,036,431 0 127,161
RENAISSANCE RE HLDGS COM g7496g103 538,730 1,700 SH SOLE 1,700 0 0
ROCKET COS INC COM CL A COM 77311W101 4,928,175 312,900 SH SOLE 312,900 0 0
ROPER TECHNOLOGIES INC COM COM 776696106 53,279,990 157,451 SH SOLE 151,454 0 5,997
RTX CORP. COM 75513E101 2,031,060 10,705 SH SOLE 10,705 0 0
RUSH ENTERPRISES INC CL A COM 781846209 67,895,610 930,268 SH SOLE 906,668 0 23,600
S&P GLOBAL INC COM COM 78409V104 311,554 765 SH SOLE 765 0 0
SAN JUAN BASIN RTUBI COM 798241105 43,913 13,680 SH SOLE 13,680 0 0
SCHWAB CHARLES CP NEW COM COM 808513105 186,093,843 2,016,840 SH SOLE 1,941,735 0 75,105
SHELL PLC SPON ADS COM 780259305 1,003,910 12,947 SH SOLE 12,947 0 0
SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO COM COM 824348106 8,747,794 25,406 SH SOLE 24,676 0 730
SLB LIMITED COM 806857108 1,338,912 28,800 SH SOLE 28,800 0 0
SMITH DOUGLAS HOMES CO COM SHS COM 83207R107 12,976,910 835,065 SH SOLE 822,665 0 12,400
SOMNIGROUP INTERNATIONAL COM COM 88023U101 193,529,224 2,468,485 SH SOLE 2,383,558 0 84,927
SOTERA HEALTH CO COM COM 83601L102 9,805,988 552,450 SH SOLE 520,850 0 31,600
SOUTHERN CO COM COM 842587107 325,414 3,400 SH SOLE 2,900 0 500
SUNBELT RENTALS HOLDING COMMON COM 866966104 237,047,155 3,168,656 SH SOLE 3,058,707 0 109,949
SYSCO CORP COM COM 871829107 15,115,109 180,846 SH SOLE 177,246 0 3,600
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR-SP ADR COM 874039100 2,619,471 5,485 SH SOLE 5,485 0 0
TESLA INC COM COM 88160R101 378,540 900 SH SOLE 900 0 0
TEVA PHARMAC.IND.ADR COM 881624209 35,823,865 1,057,375 SH SOLE 1,027,375 0 30,000
TEXAS INSTRS INC COM COM 882508104 382,126 1,282 SH SOLE 1,282 0 0
THE BALDWIN INSURANCE COM CL A COM 05589G102 11,642,572 438,020 SH SOLE 418,277 0 19,743
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIF COM COM 883556102 975,145 1,945 SH SOLE 1,945 0 0
TJX COS INC NEW COM COM 872540109 2,045,402 13,501 SH SOLE 13,501 0 0
TOAST INC CL A COM 888787108 459,976 16,534 SH SOLE 16,534 0 0
TORONTO-DOMINION BK COM 891160509 242,860 2,000 SH SOLE 2,000 0 0
TOWNSQUARE MEDIA INC CL A COM 892231101 3,346,938 473,400 SH SOLE 433,400 0 40,000
TRACTOR SUPPLY CO COM COM 892356106 377,740 11,950 SH SOLE 11,950 0 0
TRANSOCEAN LTD COM h8817h100 52,323 10,700 SH SOLE 10,700 0 0
UNION PAC CORP COM 907818108 33,219,904 122,132 SH SOLE 118,189 0 3,943
UNITED HEALTH GROUP COM 91324P102 204,906 493 SH SOLE 493 0 0
US BANCORP DEL COM COM 902973304 1,944,216 32,189 SH SOLE 32,189 0 0
VALERO ENERGY CORP NEW COM COM 91913Y100 844,336 3,242 SH SOLE 3,242 0 0
VERIZON COMM. COM 92343V104 9,498,980 224,350 SH SOLE 218,096 0 6,254
VERRICA PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM 92511W207 73,440 12,000 SH SOLE 12,000 0 0
VIATRIS INC COM COM 92556V106 169,392 10,667 SH SOLE 10,667 0 0
VISA INC COM CL A COM 92826C839 4,011,648 11,693 SH SOLE 9,693 0 2,000
VITESSE ENERGY INC COM 92852X103 3,121,514 197,940 SH SOLE 192,644 0 5,296
WABTEC CORPORATION COM 929740108 61,868,347 229,482 SH SOLE 223,232 0 6,250
WAL MART INC. COM 931142103 32,736,897 289,042 SH SOLE 283,842 0 5,200
WARNER BROS DISCOVERY INC COM COM 934423104 25,650,759 962,144 SH SOLE 940,144 0 22,000
WASTE MGMT INC DEL COM COM 94106L109 456,458 2,048 SH SOLE 2,048 0 0
WATERS CORPORATION COM 941848103 162,823,241 434,149 SH SOLE 418,960 0 15,189
WEBSTER FINANCIAL CP COM 947890109 312,634 4,091 SH SOLE 4,091 0 0
WELLS FARGO & CO NEW COM 949746101 304,280 3,682 SH SOLE 3,682 0 0
WESDOME GOLD MINES LTD COM COM 95083R100 187,371 10,900 SH SOLE 10,900 0 0
WILLIAMS COS INC DEL COM 969457100 31,235,810 420,175 SH SOLE 416,175 0 4,000
YUM! BRANDS INC. COM 988498101 281,354 1,760 SH SOLE 1,760 0 0
ZURN ELKAY WATER SOLUTIONS COR COM 98983L108 173,388,945 3,431,406 SH SOLE 3,341,046 0 90,360
JPMORGAN CHASE AND CO 6 DEP NC PFD 48128B648 361,950 14,312 SH SOLE 14,312 0 0
ISHARES S&P 500 INDEX FUND ETF 464287200 3,300,358 4,407 SH SOLE 4,407 0 0
SCHWAB STRATEGIC TR US LCAP VA ETF 808524409 317,946 9,134 SH SOLE 9,134 0 0
SCHWAB STRATEGIC TR US MID-CAP ETF 808524508 337,987 9,167 SH SOLE 9,167 0 0
SPDR GOLD TRUST ETF 78463V107 4,168,220 11,315 SH SOLE 11,315 0 0
STATE STREET SPDR S&P 500 ETF ETF 78462F103 1,279,964 1,714 SH SOLE 1,714 0 0
STATE STREET SPDR S&P DIVID ET ETF 78464a763 377,863 2,483 SH SOLE 2,483 0 0
VANGUARD INDEX FDS S&P 500 ETF ETF 922908363 1,594,773 2,322 SH SOLE 2,322 0 0
VANGUARD SMALL-CAP VIPERS ETF 922908751 251,590 830 SH SOLE 830 0 0
VANECK VECTORS ETF TR JR GOLD ETF 92189f791 599,325 6,100 SH SOLE 6,100 0 0
ISHARES TR IBOXX HI YD ETF ETF 464288513 223,836 2,799 SH SOLE 2,799 0 0