rtokens: " Boatmen 's was the plum of Missouri and was the plum of the central Midwest , " Weber said .
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tokens: Boatmen 's was the prize in Missouri , where barriers to outside acquirers were brought down last year by a federal banking statute .
ltokens: With a presence in nine states and $ 41 billion in assets ,