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INTRODUCTION. 



But, rapid as has been the increase in the facilities for the transportation of grain and flour from 

 the west to the east, it is evident, from the high rates of freight that have ruled during the past two or 

 three years, that they are still inadequate to meet the requirements of the trade. 



The following table shows the receipts of flour and grain at the port of Buffalo during the past 



twenty-eight years: 



TABLE E. 

 Receipts of flour and grain at Buffalo for twenty-eight years. 



The next most important receiving point on the lakes is the port of Oswego, on Lake Ontario. 

 The following table shows the receipts at that port for sixteen years : 



TABLE F. Receipts of flour and grain at Oswego for sixteen years. 



