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                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS




We consent to the incorporation by reference in Post-Effective Amendment No. 4
to the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 2-72410) pertaining to the 
Employees' Savings Plan of UST Inc. of our report dated April 29, 1996, with 
respect to the financial statements and schedules of the UST Inc. Employees' 
Savings Plan included in this Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the year ended 
December 31, 1995.

                                            ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Stamford, Connecticut
May 10, 1996