EXHIBIT 23.4
 
                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
 
The Board of Directors
Falconite, Inc.
 
  We consent to the use of our report dated February 20, 1997 with respect to
the consolidated balance sheet of Falconite, Inc. and subsidiaries as of
December 31, 1996, and the related consolidated statements of income,
shareholders' equity, and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 1995 and
1996 included herein, and to the reference to our firm under the heading
"Experts" in the prospectus.
 
/s/ KPMG Peat Marwick L.L.P.
 
St. Louis, Missouri
September 8, 1998