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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23.1


                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS




We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements
(Form S-8 No. 33-89126 and Form S-8 No. 33-54484) pertaining to the 1989 Stock
Option Plan of Encore Wire Corporation of our report dated January 22, 1997,
with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Encore Wire
Corporation included in the Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996.







Dallas, Texas
March 19, 1997





