Programming :: Writing A Script To Do A Speed Measurement From ISP's Test Ftp Server

I am writing a script to do a speed measurement from my ISP's test ftp server. To do this interactively I connect to the server, enter credentials, enable hash and download a test file. The process concludes with something like

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################################################################
226 Transfer complete.
1048576 bytes received in 2.87 secs (356.6 kB/s)

So I entered the credentials for the server in my .netrc file and created a little bash script as follows

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#!/bin/bash
cd ~/Desktop
# poiuytrewq is the limit string of the "here" document

[code]...

The script executes as expected EXCEPT that I do not see the statistics at the end of the transfer. It terminates thusly

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#################################################################################################### ############################################
ken@taylor12:~/Desktop$

I have tried adding another ftp command such as ls to the end of the "here" document (in case the results were clipped by the bye command) but to no avail. The ls result immediately follows the ### - no stats I am at a loss.