INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
Published on December 23, 1998
Exhibit 23
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
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The Board of Directors
Emerson Electric Co.:
We consent to incorporation by reference in Registration Statement
Nos. 333-46919, 333-44163, 33-60055, 33-57161, 33-38805, 33-34948,
33-34633, 33-57985, 33-60399, 33-2739 and 2-76653 on Form S-8 and
Registration Statement Nos. 333-66865, 33-62545 and 33-39109 on Form
S-3 of Emerson Electric Co. of our report dated November 2, 1998, relating
to the consolidated balance sheets of Emerson Electric Co. and subsidiaries
as of September 30, 1998 and 1997, and the related consolidated statements
of earnings, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the
three-year period ended September 30, 1998, which report is incorporated by
reference in the September 30, 1998 annual report on Form 10-K of Emerson
Electric Co.
/s/ KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP
St. Louis, Missouri
December 22, 1998