EXHIBIT 23.1
The Board of Directors
Core-Mark International, Inc.:
 
The audits referred to in our report dated February 23, 1996, included the
related financial statement schedule for each of the years in the three-year
period ended December 31, 1995, included in the registration statement on Form
S-4. This financial statement schedule is the responsibility of the Company's
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on this financial
statement schedule based on our audits. In our opinion, such financial statement
schedule, when considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial
statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all material respects the
information set forth therein.
 
We consent to the use of our reports included herein and to the reference to our
firm under the heading "Experts" in the prospectus.
 
KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
October 8, 1996