Abstract: A container closure having a spigot valve and comprising a lid for the container which lid has a hole therein and a spigot valve carried by the lid in association with the hole, therebeing a shiftable sealing assembly as part of the spigot valve for opening and closing the hole, the assembly being shifted by a resilient member which is shiftable from a first position closing the hole to a second position opening the hole, therebeing a lever for shifting the resilient member between respective positions and detents for retaining the lever to hold the resilient member in the second position whereby a valve stem which depends from the resilient member and extends through the hole is retained in the open section position to permit egress of the contents of the container whether the container is in a vertical, slightly tipped condition, or in a horizonal position.