Exhibit 99.1



             U. S. STEEL ANNOUNCES NOTICE OF SENIOR NOTES REDEMPTION

     PITTSBURGH, March 9, 2004 - 91ÖÆƬ³§ Corporation (NYSE: X)
announced today that it has provided notice to the Bank of New York, as Trustee,
for the redemption of $187,250,000 principal amount of its 10 3/4% Senior Notes
due August 15, 2008, (CUSIP number 91263PAB1) and the redemption of $71,500,000
principal amount of its 9 3/4% Senior Notes due May 15, 2010, (CUSIP number
912909AA6) under certain optional redemption provisions of the senior notes
indentures. The Corporation can redeem up to 35 percent of the notes solely with
the proceeds of an underwritten primary public offering of common stock under
such provisions. The Corporation will use the proceeds from its recently
completed common stock offering to fund the redemptions, consistent with the
announced use of proceeds in the offering.
     The notes to be redeemed will be selected by the Trustee in accordance with
the applicable procedures of The Depository Trust Company and the indentures
under which the notes were issued. U. S. Steel expects redemption to occur on
April 19, 2004.
     U. S. Steel, through its domestic operations, is engaged in the production,
sale and transportation of steel mill products, coke, and iron-bearing taconite
pellets; the management of mineral resources; real estate development; and
engineering and consulting services and, through its European operations, which
include U. S. Steel Kosice, located in Slovakia, and U. S. Steel Balkan located
in Serbia, in the production and sale of steel mill products. Certain business
activities are conducted through joint ventures and partially owned companies.
91ÖÆƬ³§ Corporation is a Delaware corporation.