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BANKING FIRMS EAST BUSINESS Boston, Dec. banking with aggregate deposits, according to the latest of $58,700,today. The were closed 000. cluded four national banks and five central figure in The state the closings the Federal NR. tional Bank of Boston, which has and with which city branches five institutions were all the other filiated. The Federal National Bank, whose directors voted to ask the comptroller of currency to take charge after runs at the its branches yesterday, had deposits, on September 29, of $28.The other banks and their latest available statements of deposit were: The Middlesex National Bank. Lowell, $4,000,000; the State National Bank, Lynn. $2,013,565; the Gloucester National Bank, $1,600,000; The Trust cester, $5,876,474; the Lawrence Trust Company, Lawrence. $9,555,926: the Inman Trust Company, Cambridge, $3,808,412; the Brockton Trust Company, $1,508.753; the Salem Trust Company, Sa$2,115,530. Governor Joseph Ely, in statement from his home in Westfield, said that with proper measures, plan the speedy reopening of the Institutions could be accomplished and further said he had instructed Bank Commissioner Arthur Guy to proceed with that end in view. Three savings banks in East (Continued on Page Thirteen)