EXHIBIT 99:

      Certifications of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer

                    CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
                          PEOPLES FINANCIAL CORPORATION
                         PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SS. 1350

I, Chevis C. Swetman, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Peoples
Financial Corporation (the "Company"), hereby certify that the accompanying
report on Form 10-Q for the period ending March 31, 2003 and filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof pursuant to Section 13(a)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Report") by the Company fully
complies with the requirements of that section.

I further certify that the information contained in the Report fairly presents,
in all material aspects, the financial operations and results of operations of
the Company.


                         By:     /s/ Chevis C. Swetman
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                                 Chevis C. Swetman,
                                 Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

                         Date:   May 13, 2003
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                    CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
                          PEOPLES FINANCIAL CORPORATION
                         PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SS. 1350

I, Lauri A. Wood, Chief Financial Officer and Controller of Peoples Financial
Corporation (the "Company"), hereby certify that the accompanying report on Form
10-Q for the period ending March 31, 2003 and filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on the date hereof pursuant to Section 13(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Report") by the Company fully complies
with the requirements of that section.

I further certify that the information contained in the Report fairly presents,
in all material aspects, the financial operations and results of operations of
the Company.

                         By:     /s/ Lauri A. Wood
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                                 Lauri A. Wood
                                 Chief Financial Officer and Controller

                         Date:   May 13, 2003
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