[For SEC Filing
PRICING SUPPLEMENT NO. 9 Dated: June 12, 1997 Purposes Only:
(To Prospectus Dated July 15, 1994, and Rule 424(b)(2)
Prospectus Supplement dated May 22, 1996) File No. 33-54533]
$275,400,000
BOISE CASCADE CORPORATION
Medium-Term Notes, Series A
Due 9 Months or More from Date of Issue
Date of Issue: June 17, 1997 Principal Amount: $ 20,000,000
Stated Maturity: June 19, 2006 Issue Price (As a Percentage of
Principal Amount): 100%
Form of Note: Interest Rate/Initial Interest
Rate: 7.45%
X Global Redemption Provisions: N/A
_____ Definitive
X Fixed Rate Note
_____ Floating Rate Note:
_____ Commercial Paper Rate Note _____ LIBOR Note
_____ LIBOR Telerate
_____ Federal Funds Effective Rate _____ LIBOR Reuters
Note
_____ Treasury Rate Note
_____ Other
Spread: +/- ______________________ Maximum Interest Rate: _______%
Spread Multiplier: ______________% Minimum Interest Rate: _______%
Index Maturity: _____________________
Interest Reset Period: _____________________________________________
(daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly,
semiannually, or annually)
Interest Payment Dates: 2/1 and 8/1 Regular Record Dates: _________
Interest Reset Dates: ________ Interest Determination Dates: _______
Calculation Agent: ____________ Calculation Dates: ______________
Additional Terms: Salomon Brothers has purchased the Notes as principal
in this transaction for resale to one or more investors at varying
prices related to prevailing market conditions at the time or times of
resale as determined by Salomon Brothers.
GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO. SALOMON BROTHERS INC