EXHIBIT 23



                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


      As  independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation
of  our reports included or incorporated by reference in this Form 10-K for  the
year  ended  October  28, 2000 into the Company's previously filed  Registration
Statements  on  Form  S-8 (File Numbers 33-20437, 33-61322, 333-60381  and  333-
30878)  and  Form  S-3 (File Numbers 333-24527, 333-90745,  333-38246  and  333-
38218).




/s/ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP


St. Louis, Missouri
January 19, 2001