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Show : STEEL SHORTAGE IS REPORTED Supply for Non-essential Industries In-dustries May Be Cut Down Very Soon. WASHINGTON, June 5. Data indicating indi-cating that a steel shortage exists and that the government and allies' requirements re-quirements will necessitate the virtual rutting off of non-war industries from their steel supply will be given the war industries board tomorrow by J. Leonard Replogle. director of steel supply of the board Mr Replogle will report the result of conferences he held last week with the joint committee of the American Iron and Steel institute and the war Industries board appointed to obtain facts as to government and allied needs. It was said tonight that one of the chief factors in the situation is the vast extension of the American mill-tarj mill-tarj propram. In addition the allies are asking for increasing quantities of steel plates and ordnance material. The steel mills have now on their books unfilled orders for steel approximating approx-imating 17.000.000 tons which is a little lit-tle more than half of the entire output for last year. Opposition to further curtailment of non-essential industries has reached such proportions that doubt is expressed ex-pressed in some quarters that any immediate im-mediate curtailment will follow this report. |