EXHIBIT IV.

REPLIES TO CARD AND SCHEDULE INQUIRIES.

This exhibit discusses in detail the replies to the card and schedule
inquiries sent out by the Commission as a part of its investigation of
conditions that affect American foreign trade. About 26,000 cards
were sent to representative manufacturers, export commission houses,
manufacturers’ export agents, export merchants, domestic merchants
and importers, and to a number of publicists, economists, lawyers,
bankers, engineers, contractors, and others, to which 9,628 replies
were received. A total of 8,484 schedules were sent out, of which
2,004 were returned answered in whole or in part. In addition, a
number of letters were written to individuals or companies, many
of these letters asking for further information in regard to specific
replies on the schedules. In these ways considerable information
was secured on the various phases of export trade.
The replies to the cards and schedules have been tabulated so far as
practicable to show the general character and grouping of the
answers received. F ollowing the tabulation of i 1S a more or
less complete discussion of the replies to a number of the schedule
inquiries, including information furnished inNletters written in connection
 therewith.

I. TABULATION OF REPLIES.
1. Replies to postal-eard inquiries,

In its study of cooperation in export trade the Commission desired
to obtain a broad expression of opinion regarding the advisability of
combinations among American manufacturers and producers, solely
for export trade, by means of common selling agencies or by other
means. For this purpose a card was sent out first. which contained
the following general questions:
1. Do you favor combinations or cooperative organizations, solely for export
business, , among American manufacturers or producers by common selling
agencies or by other means? Write “ Yes” or “ No.”
2. Do you think such combinations are in the public interest? Write “ Yes”
or “ No.”
8. The Federal Trade Commission desires further suggestions and information
 regarding combinations for export business and conditions in foreign trade.
Will you cooperate with the Commission in this matter? Write “ Yes” or
16 No *?

Over 18,000 of these cards were sent to American manufacturers
and producers, and some 8,000 more were sent to other authorities on
foreign trade conditions, such as export commission merchants, manufacturers’
 export agents, importers, domestic merchants, publicists,
lawyers, economists, bankers, engineers, ete. This list, totaling about
26,000, was intended to include those who were understood to be
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