Exhibit 23



            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


     As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the
incorporation of our report included in this Form 10-K for the
year ended October 28, 1995 into the Company's previously filed
Registration Statements on Form S-8 File Numbers 33-20437 and 33-
61322.





                                   ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP


St. Louis, Missouri
January 16, 1996