EXHIBIT 23

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

    We  consent to the incorporation by reference in each Registration Statement
of CLARCOR Inc. on Form S-8 (file numbers 33-5456, 33-38590 and 33-39374) of our
reports dated  January 7,  1994, on  our audits  of the  consolidated  financial
statements  of CLARCOR Inc. as  of November 30, 1993 and  1992 and for the years
ended November 30, 1993,  1992 and 1991, and  the financial statement  schedules
for  the  years ended  November  30, 1993,  1992,  and 1991,  which  reports are
included or incorporated by reference in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

                                          COOPERS & LYBRAND

Rockford, Illinois
February 23, 1994