FORM 8-K
                                
               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                     Washington, D.C. 20549
                                
                         CURRENT REPORT





Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)     October 21, 1996




                Continental Materials Corporation
     (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)




        Delaware                           1-3834        36-2274391
     (State or other jurisdiction       (Commission    (IRS Employers
           of incorporation)           File Number)   Identification No.)




      225 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois        60606
      (Address of principal executive offices)      (Zip Code)



Registrant's telephone number, including area code   312-541-7200









              INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN REPORT


Item 2.  Acquisition of Assets
       
       On October 21, 1996, pursuant to an Acquisition
       Agreement (Exhibit 2A hereto), Registrant
       acquired the assets of Valco, Inc.'s ("Valco")
       ready mix concrete and aggregates operation in
       Pueblo, Colorado for a cash purchase price of
       $5,148,000 net of $163,000 of accrued
       liabilities assumed.  The assets purchased
       consist primarily of property, plant and
       equipment of $3,559,000, receivables of $917,000
       inventories of $335,000 and a covenant not to
       compete of $500,000 (Exhibit 2B hereto).
       
       In addition to the above, pursuant to a Fee Sand
       and Gravel Lease (Exhibit 2C hereto), Registrant
       concurrently entered into a long-term lease to
       mine aggregates from properties in Pueblo owned
       by Valco.  The lease calls for Registrant to pay
       Valco 37 cents per ton of aggregate mined with a
       minimum annual royalty of $300,000.  Both
       amounts are subject to inflation adjustments.
       
       The terms and conditions of this acquisition and
       lease, including the consideration paid, were
       reached as the result of arms-length
       negotiations and bargaining between Registrant
       and Valco.  There was, and is, no material
       relationship between the Registrant or any of
       its affiliates, directors or officers, or any
       associate of any director or officer and Valco.
       
       The acquisition was financed by the proceeds of
       the Amended and Restated Revolving Credit and
       Term Loan Agreement (Exhibit 2D hereto) also
       entered into on October 21, 1996 with the
       Registrant's existing lending banks.  The
       purchased operations are involved in the
       production and sale of ready-mix concrete and
       other building materials as well as the
       extraction and sale of sand and river rock.
       Sales are restricted primarily to Pueblo County.
       The purchased operations principal premises are
       located at 5476 Route 96 West, Pueblo, Colorado.
       An additional batch plant is located on East
       Route 50 in Pueblo, Colorado.
       
Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

       (b)  Pro Forma Financial Information
            
            The acquisition does not meet the
            "significance" test as detailed in Item 2
            of Form 8-K under the 1934 Act and
            Regulation S-X of the 1940 Act, therefore
            no proforma financial information is
            provided.
            
       (c)  Exhibits
            
            See Exhibits Index, page 4 hereof.


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                           SIGNATURES




      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



         (Registrant)  CONTINENTAL MATERIALS CORPORATION

         (Signature)  /S/Joseph J. Sum
                      Joseph J. Sum, Vice President - Finance
                      
         Date         November 1, 1996




























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                         EXHIBITS INDEX






Exhibit 2A    Acquisition Agreement Between Valco Properties,
              Ltd. and Continental Materials Corporation
           
Exhibit 2B    Non-Competition and Non-Disclosure Agreement by
              Valco, Inc. and Thomas E. Brubaker in favor of
              Continental Materials Corporation.
           
Exhibit 2C   Fee Sand and Gravel Lease Between Valco, Inc.
             and Continental Materials Corporation
           
Exhibit 2D   Amended and Restated Revolving Credit and Term
             Loan Agreement Between Continental Materials
             Corporation, The Northern Trust Company and
             LaSalle National Bank



                        Omitted Exhibits


No exhibits to Exhibits 2A, 2C or 2D above are filed with this 8-K Report.
Registrant agrees to furnish supplementally with the
Commission a copy of any such omitted exhibit, upon the request
of the Commission.





















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