Exhibit 23


                     INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
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 The Board of Directors
 Emerson Electric Co.:

 We consent to incorporation by reference in Registration Statement
 Nos. 333-46919, 333-44163, 33-60055,  33-57161, 33-38805, 33-34948,
 33-34633, 33-57985, 33-60399, 33-2739 and 2-76653 on Form S-8 and
 Registration Statement Nos. 333-66865, 33-62545 and 33-39109 on Form
 S-3 of Emerson Electric Co. of our report dated November 2, 1998, relating
 to the consolidated balance sheets of Emerson Electric Co. and subsidiaries
 as of September 30, 1998 and 1997, and the related consolidated statements
 of earnings, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the
 three-year period ended September 30, 1998, which report is incorporated by
 reference in the September 30, 1998 annual report on Form 10-K of Emerson
 Electric Co.



 /s/ KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP
 St. Louis, Missouri
 December 22, 1998