USX <X> UNIT RAISES SOME STEEL PRICES
USX Corp said its USS steelmaking
division increased prices on plate and H-pile products.
    Effective with May three shipments, it said the price base
on carbon and high-strength low-alloy, or HSLA, H-piles will
increase by 1-1/2 cts per pound.
    Effective with shipments beginning June 28, the price on
carbon, HSLA, and alloy plates will increase by 1-1/4 cts per
pound. Strip mill plate prices will rise by 3/4 cts per pound.
    It said the price increases on plate and H-pile products
will apply to all shipments from USS plants.
 Reuter
