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 November 1, 1997 into the Company's previously 
filed Registration Statements on Form S-8 (File Numbers 33-20437 and 33-
61322) and Form S-3 (File Number 333-24527).




										
                                   	ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP


St. Louis, Missouri
January 12, 1998