rtokens: Talk that the Missouri banks were seeking inflated prices from buyers was seen as a reason a deal has not occurred sooner .
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tokens: " Boatmen 's was the plum of Missouri and was the plum of the central Midwest , " Weber said .
ltokens: Boatmen 's was the prize in Missouri , where barriers to outside acquirers were brought down last year by a federal banking statute .