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, 33-39374,  33-53763
and  33-53899)  of our  reports  dated January  6, 1995,  on  our audits  of the
consolidated financial statements of  CLARCOR Inc. as of  November 30, 1994  and
1993 and for the years ended November 30, 1994, 1993 and 1992, and the financial
statements schedule for the years ended November 30, 1994, 1993, and 1992, which
reports  are included or incorporated by reference in this Annual Report on Form
10-K.

                                          COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.

Rockford, Illinois
February 24, 1995