SCHEDULE 13G
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Type of Filing: Initial
Amendment No.: 
Name of Issuer:  Boise Cascade Corp.
Title of Class of Securities:  Depository Shares
CUSIP Number:  097383863
Is a fee being paid with this statement:   (X )Yes    (  )No 
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CUSIP No.:  097383863
1)	Name of Reporting Person:  Scudder, Stevens & Clark,
Inc.
1a)  S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of above person:  133241232
2)	Check the appropriate box if member of a group: (  )a
(  )b
3)	SEC Use Only:
4)	Citizenship or Place of Organization:  Delaware
Number of shares beneficially owned by each reporting person with:
5)	Sole Voting Power:  292,000
6)	Shared Voting Power:  138,000
7)	Sole Dispositive Power:  873,200
8)	Shared Dispositive Power:
9)	Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting
person:  873,200
10)  Does aggregate amount (Item #9) exclude certain shares: (  ) Yes    (  ) No
11)  Percent of Class represented by amount in Item No. 9: 10.1%
12)  Type of Reporting Person:  IA

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CUSIP No.:  097383863
1)	Name of Reporting Person:  Scudder Stevens & Clark of
Canada Ltd.
Scudder, Stevens & Clark Du Canada Ltee.
1a)  S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person: ADX135263
2)	Check the appropriate box if member of a group:  (  )a
(  )b
3)	SEC Use Only:
4)	Citizenship or Place of Organization:  Canada (Federal
Corporation)
Number of shares beneficially owned by each reporting person with:
5)	Sole Voting Power:
6)	Shared Voting Power:
7)	Sole Dispositive Power:  See Exhibit "1" on page 5
8)	Shared Dispositive Power:
9)	Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting
person:  See Exhibit
"1" on page 5
10)  Does aggregate amount (Item #9) exclude certain shares: (  )Yes    (  )No
11)  Percent of Class represented by amount in Item No. 9: See Exhibit "1" on
page 5
12)  Type of Reporting Person:  IA

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CUSIP No.:  097383863
Exhibit "1"
Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc., 345 Park Avenue, New York, New York; Scudder,
Stevens & Clark of Canada Ltd. - Scudder, Stevens & Clark du Canada Ltee., 220
Bay Street - Suite 802, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; are all registered investment
advisers and reporting persons.  Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc. is filing on
behalf of all three entities.

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CUSIP No.:  097383863
Item 1a) Name of Issuer:  Boise Cascade Corp.
Item 1b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: One Jefferson Square, 
P.O. Box 50, Boise, Idaho 83702
Item 2a) Name of Person Filing:  Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc.
Item 2b) Address of Principal Business Office or, in non, Residence:
345 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10154

Item 2c) Citizenship:  Delaware
Item 2d) Title of Class of Securities:  Common Stock
Item 2e) CUSIP Number:  097383608
Item  3)  If this statement if filed pursuant to Rules 13d1(b), or 13d-2(b),
check whether the person filing is a:
(a) __	Broker of Dealer registered under Section 15 of
the Act
(b) __	Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act
(c) __	Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19)
of the Act
(d) __	Investment Company registered under Section 8 of
the Investment
		Company Act
(e) XX	Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of
the Investment
		Advisers Act of 1940
(f) __	Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is
subject to the provisions
		of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or Endowment
		Fund; see 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)
(g)  __	Parent Holding Company, in accordance with 240.13d-
1(b)(1)(ii)(G)
		(Note: See Item 7)
(h)  __	Group, in accordance with 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H)

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CUSIP No.:  097383863
Item 4)	OWNERSHIP: If the percent of the class owned, as
of December 31 of the
year covered by the statement, or as of the last day of any month described in
Rule 13d-1(b)(2), if applicable, exceeds five percent, provide the following
information as of the date and identify those shares which there is a right to
acquire.
a)	Amount Beneficially Owned:  873,200
b)	Percent of Class:  10.1%
c)	Number of shares as to which each person has:
Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 292,000
Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:  138,000
Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 873,200
	Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
Item 5)	OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS: If
this statement is
being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person
has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of
securities, check (  )Yes    (  )No
Item 6)   OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON:  If
any other person is known to have the right to receive or the power to direct
the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, such
securities, a statement to the effect should be included in response to this
item and, if such interest relates to more than five percent of the class, such
person should be identified.  A listing of the shareholders of an Investment
Company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or the
beneficiaries of any employee benefit plan, pension fund or endowment fund is
not required.

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CUSIP No.:  097383863
Item 7)   IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED
THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY If a parent
holding company has filed this schedule, pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b)(ii)(G),
so indicated under Item 3(g) and attach an exhibit stating the identity and
the Item 3 classification of the relevant subsidiary.  If a parent holding
company has filed this schedule pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c), attach an exhibit
stating the identification of the relevant subsidiary.
Item 8)   IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP:  If a group
has filed this schedule pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b)(ii)(H), so indicate under
Item 3(h) and attach an exhibit stating the identity and Item 3 classification
of each member of the group.  If a group has filed this schedule pursuant to
Rule 13d-1(c), attach an exhibit stating the identity of each member of the
group.
SEE EXHIBIT "1"
Item 9)   NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP:  Notice of dissolution of a group may
be furnished as an exhibit stating the date of the dissolution and that all
further filings with respect to transactions in the security reported on will
be filed, if required, by members of the group, in their individual capacity.
See Item 5.
Item 10)  CERTIFICATION:  The following certification shall be included if the
statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b):
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my
knowledge and belief,
the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of
business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the
effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such
securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in
any transaction having such purposes or effect.


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CUSIP No.:  097383863
SIGNATURE:  After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.
DATE:  June 9, 1994
SIGNATURE:
NAME/TITLE:  David S. Lee, Assistant Secretary