

Exhibit 23.1




INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the use in this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 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
September 12, 1996



