EXHIBIT 23.1


                         Consent of Independent Auditors


         We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts"
and to the use of our report dated January 29, 2001 (except for paragraph 1
of Note 7, as to which the date is February 23, 2001), in the Registration
Statement (Form S-4 No. 333-58030) of Stone Container Corporation dated May
18, 2001.

                                           /s/  Ernst & Young LLP


St. Louis, Missouri
May 14, 2001