COMPUTATION OF RATIOS


 
                                  EXHIBIT 12.1

                    Statement Regarding Computation of Ratios
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Computation of Ratios
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The following formulas were used to calculate the ratios in Financial
Information and Supplementary Data, page 50, Selected Financial Data for the
years ended December 31, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993 and  1992, included in this
report.

(Calculation)
Net Income / Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding for the
period =  Earnings Per Share



                                                          December 31,
                                1996           1995          1994          1993           1992
                             ----------     ----------    ----------    ----------     ---------- 
                                                                         

Net Income                   $1,643,994     $1,470,347    $1,287,713    $1,192,614     $  563,091
 
Weighted Average
Shares Outstanding              806,107        806,107       806,009       803,520        632,594
 
Per Share Amount                  $2.04          $1.82         $1.60         $1.48           $.89




(Calculation)
Cash dividends/ Shares issued
=  Cash dividends declared per share



                                                          December 31,
                                1996           1995          1994          1993          1992
                             ----------     ----------    ----------    ----------    ---------- 
                                                                         

Cash dividends               $  573,698     $  410,525    $  448,535    $  410,130    $ $293,544

Shares issued                   806,107        806,107       806,107       806,107       634,107
 
Per Share Amount                   $.71           $.51         $.56           $.51          $.46




(Calculation)
Stockholders' Equity/ Shares issued
=  Book Value per share



                                                          December 31,
                                1996           1995          1994          1993          1992
                          -----------    -----------    -----------    -----------    -----------
                                                                       
Stockholders' Equity      $12,649,278    $11,709,207    $10,367,843    $9,755,475     $6,940,715

Shares issued                 806,107        806,107        806,107       806,107        634,107
 
Per Share Amount               $15.69         $14.53         $12.86        $12.10         $10.95



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(Calculation)
Net Income / Total average assets
=  Return on Average Assets



                                                         (In thousands)
                                                          December 31,
                                1996           1995          1994          1993          1992
                             ----------     ----------    ----------    ----------    ---------- 
                                                                       
Net Income                   $    1,644     $    1,470    $    1,288    $    1,193    $      563

Total Average Assets         $  137,810     $  124,145    $  117,996    $  115,765    $   92,491

Return on Average Assets           1.19%          1.18%         1.09%         1.03%          .61%




(Calculation)
Net Income / Average stockholders' equity
=  Return on Average Equity



                                                        (In thousands)
                                                          December 31,
                                1996           1995          1994          1993          1992
                             ----------     ----------    ----------    ----------    ---------- 
                                                                         

Net Income                   $    1,644     $    1,470    $    1,288    $    1,193    $      563

Total Average
Stockholders' Equity         $   12,186     $   11,170    $   10,253    $    9,252    $    6,783

Return on Average Equity          13.49%         13.16%        12.56%        12.89%         8.30%




(Calculation)
Average Equity / Assets
=  Average Equity to Average Assets



                                                         (In thousands)
                                                          December 31,
                                1996           1995          1994          1993          1992
                             ----------     ----------    ----------    ----------    ---------- 
                                                                       
Total Average
Stockholders' Equity         $   12,186     $   11,170    $   10,253    $    9,252    $    6,783

Total Average Assets         $  137,810     $  124,145    $  117,996    $  115,765    $   92,491

Average Equity 
 to Average Assets                  8.84%        9.00%         8.69%        7.99%          7.33%



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(Calculation)
Cash dividends per share / Net income per share
=  Dividend Payout Ratio 




                                                          December 31,
                                1996           1995          1994          1993          1992
                             ----------     ----------    ----------    ----------    ----------
                                                                       
Cash dividends          
  per share                        $.71           $.51          $.56          $.51          $.46 
 
Net income per share              $2.04          $1.82         $1.60         $1.48          $.89 
 
Dividend Payout Ratio             34.80%         28.02%        35.00%        34.46%        51.69%



(Calculation)
Loans/ Total deposits
=  Loan to Deposit Ratio




                                                           December 31,
                              1996            1995            1994            1993            1992
                          ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------
                                                                           
Loans                     $ 80,416,680    $ 72,006,276    $ 61,667,148    $ 55,838,361    $ 47,914,203

Total deposits            $125,271,069    $114,895,154    $105,730,236    $105,790,970    $ 86,758,759
 
Loan to Deposit Ratio            64.19%          62.67%          58.32%          52.78%          55.23%



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