
                                                     Exhibit 23.1

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the use in this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to
Registration Statement No. 33-98280 of C.R. Anthony Company on Form S-1
of our report dated March 8, 1996, appearing in the Prospectus, which
is a part of such registration statement, and to the reference to us 
under the heading "Experts" in such Prospectus.


Deloitte & Touche LLP

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
July 9, 1996
