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EXHIBIT 23.1
KPMG LLP
112 East Pecan, Suite 2400
San Antonio, TX 78205-1585
Independent Auditor's Consent
The Board of Directors
Lancer Corporation:
We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statement on Form
S-8 of Lancer Corporation of our report dated February 29, 2000, relating to the
consolidated balance sheets of Lancer Corporation and subsidiaries as of
December 31, 1999, and 1998, and the related consolidated statements of
operations, shareholders' equity and comprehensive income (loss), and cash flows
for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 1999, and
related schedule, which report appears in the December 31, 1999, annual report
on Form 10-K of Lancer Corporation.
/s/ KPMG LLP
San Antonio, Texas
September 28, 2000
