[For SEC Filing
PRICING SUPPLEMENT NO. 3 Dated: March 19, 1999 Purposes Only:
(To Prospectus Dated February 25, 1998, and Rule 424(b)(2)
Prospectus Supplement dated May 12, 1998) File No. 333-41033]
$489,400,000
BOISE CASCADE CORPORATION
Medium-Term Notes, Series A
Due 9 Months or More from Date of Issue
Date of Issue: March 24, 1999 Principal Amount: $5,000,000
Stated Maturity: March 24, 2008 Issue Price (As a Percentage of
Principal Amount): 100%
Form of Note: Interest Rate/Initial Interest
Rate: 7.95%
X Global Redemption Provisions: N/A
____ Definitive CUSIP No.: 09738HBZ4
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:
The agent is BNY Capital Management.
GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO. SALOMON SMITH BARNEY
