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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1
 
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
 
     We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus
constituting part of this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our reports
dated February 8, 1994, relating to the consolidated financial statements of USX
Corporation, the financial statements of the Marathon Group, the financial
statements of the U.S. Steel Group, and the financial statements of the Delhi
Group, appearing in the Form 8-K of USX Corporation dated February 14, 1994. We
also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such
Prospectus.
 
PRICE WATERHOUSE
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
February 15, 1994