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Prices (Posthumus)

This data base contains prices taken from the tables of absolute prices contained in volume 1 of N. W. Posthumus's Nederlandsche Prijsgeschiedenis (Leiden, 1943). For a detailed explanation of the sources of this data, see his Introduction, pp. XVIII-LXXIX. Posthumus took most of the quotations from published listings of the Amsterdam commodity exchange. The listings appeared irregularly from 1585 to 1609, weekly from 1609 to 1796, and twice a week from 1796 to 1813. Of the approximately 12,000 price currents that were issued between 1585 and 1813, Posthumus was able to find 3,033, or about one-fourth. There are, moreover, large gaps among these. Only 138 years are represented, so that numerous years are lacking, particularly before 1624, and between the years 1654-64, 1694-1701,1710-18, and 1722-28.

Posthumus also supplemented the information drawn from the price currents with data contained in other, more specialized price lists, from various printed periodicals and newspapers, from miscellaneous documents published by other historians, and from archival sources. All quotations before 1585 come from such sources. If Posthumus gave the specific source of the price, the information has been included in the on-screen note of MEMDB ("BLARO" refers to Brokers' Lists from the Amsterdam Record Office; for other abbreviations, see Posthumus).

Posthumus listed only monthly quotations, chosen from the list that appeared on the 15th day of each month, or as close as possible to this date. The quotations are given with the relevant weight or measure, and Posthumus indicated when the unit of measure changed, in some cases switching to a new series when one unit of measure replaced another. The prices were actually quoted in guilders, stuivers, and penningen(1 gulden = 20 stuivers = 320 penningen); or sometimes in Flemish pounds, shillings and pennies (1 pond = 20 schellingen = 240 groten); or, for grain prices, in "goudguldens" of 28 stuivers. Quotations in bank money ('banco'; currency of the Amsterdam Wisselbank) begin as early as 1634 and enter general use in 1683.

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Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
9 / 1648 First quality Segovia wool Prima Segovia wol pound 2.07 Guilders
10 / 1648 First quality Segovia wool Prima Segovia wol pound 2.10 Guilders
11 / 1648 First quality Segovia wool Prima Segovia wol pound 2.10 Guilders
8 / 1648 French Wine of the Highlands Fransche Hooglandsche Wijn tun 96.00 Guilders
9 / 1648 French Wine of the Highlands Fransche Hooglandsche Wijn tun 123.00 Guilders
10 / 1648 French Wine of the Highlands Fransche Hooglandsche Wijn tun 123.00 Guilders
11 / 1648 French Wine of the Highlands Fransche Hooglandsche Wijn tun 123.00 Guilders
8 / 1648 Frisian Winter-Barley Friesche Wintergerst last 165.20 Guilders
9 / 1648 Frisian Winter-Barley Friesche Wintergerst last 91.00 Guilders
10 / 1648 Frisian Winter-Barley Friesche Wintergerst last 91.00 Guilders
11 / 1648 Frisian Winter-Barley Friesche Wintergerst last 110.60 Guilders
9 / 1648 Full Herring Volle Haring last 125.00 Guilders 19
10 / 1648 Full Herring Volle Haring last 116.00 Guilders 19
11 / 1648 Full Herring Volle Haring last 116.00 Guilders 19
8 / 1648 Gatimalo Indigo Guatimalo Indigo pound 2.35 Guilders 48
9 / 1648 Gatimalo Indigo Guatimalo Indigo pound 2.25 Guilders 48
10 / 1648 Gatimalo Indigo Guatimalo Indigo pound 2.25 Guilders 48
11 / 1648 Gatimalo Indigo Guatimalo Indigo pound 2.40 Guilders 48
8 / 1648 German Tartar Duitsche Wijnsteen 100 pounds 32.00 Guilders 2
9 / 1648 German Tartar Duitsche Wijnsteen 100 pounds 32.00 Guilders 2
10 / 1648 German Tartar Duitsche Wijnsteen 100 pounds 33.00 Guilders 2
11 / 1648 German Tartar Duitsche Wijnsteen 100 pounds 33.00 Guilders 2
8 / 1648 Greenland Whale-Oil Groenlandsche traan quarter 35.00 Guilders 73
9 / 1648 Greenland Whale-Oil Groenlandsche traan quarter 37.00 Guilders 73
10 / 1648 Greenland Whale-Oil Groenlandsche traan quarter 38.50 Guilders 73
11 / 1648 Greenland Whale-Oil Groenlandsche traan quarter 39.00 Guilders 73
10 / 1648 Gunpowder Buskruit 100 pounds 35.00 Guilders 8
11 / 1648 Gunpowder Buskruit 100 pounds 35.00 Guilders 8
8 / 1648 Hamburg Sheet-copper Hamburgsch Bladkoper 100 pounds 62.00 Guilders 25
9 / 1648 Hamburg Sheet-copper Hamburgsch Bladkoper 100 pounds 60.00 Guilders 25
10 / 1648 Hamburg Sheet-copper Hamburgsch Bladkoper 100 pounds 58.00 Guilders 25
11 / 1648 Hamburg Sheet-copper Hamburgsch Bladkoper 100 pounds 59.00 Guilders 25
8 / 1648 Konigsberg Rye Koningsberger rogge last 176.40 Guilders
9 / 1648 Konigsberg Rye Koningsberger rogge last 162.40 Guilders
10 / 1648 Konigsberg Rye Koningsberger rogge last 152.60 Guilders
11 / 1648 Konigsberg Rye Koningsberger rogge last 161.00 Guilders
9 / 1648 Konigsberg wheat Koningsberger tarwe last 336.00 Guilders
10 / 1648 Konigsberg wheat Koningsberger tarwe last 336.00 Guilders
11 / 1648 Konigsberg wheat Koningsberger tarwe last 285.60 Guilders
8 / 1648 Leyden Bleached Hondschoote Serges, 2 seals Leidsche Gebleekte Hondschootsche Saaien, 2 Looden piece 43.20 Guilders
9 / 1648 Leyden Bleached Hondschoote Serges, 2 seals Leidsche Gebleekte Hondschootsche Saaien, 2 Looden piece 41.70 Guilders
10 / 1648 Leyden Bleached Hondschoote Serges, 2 seals Leidsche Gebleekte Hondschootsche Saaien, 2 Looden piece 42.00 Guilders
11 / 1648 Leyden Bleached Hondschoote Serges, 2 seals Leidsche Gebleekte Hondschootsche Saaien, 2 Looden piece 42.00 Guilders
8 / 1648 Leyden Bleached Hondschoote Serges, 3 Seals Leidsche Gebleekte Hondschootsche Saaien, 3 Looden piece 41.40 Guilders
9 / 1648 Leyden Bleached Hondschoote Serges, 3 Seals Leidsche Gebleekte Hondschootsche Saaien, 3 Looden piece 42.60 Guilders
10 / 1648 Leyden Bleached Hondschoote Serges, 3 Seals Leidsche Gebleekte Hondschootsche Saaien, 3 Looden piece 43.20 Guilders
11 / 1648 Leyden Bleached Hondschoote Serges, 3 Seals Leidsche Gebleekte Hondschootsche Saaien, 3 Looden piece 43.20 Guilders
8 / 1648 Leyden Bombasines, Overlookers Leidsche Bombazijnen, Overkijkers piece 22.63 Guilders
9 / 1648 Leyden Bombasines, Overlookers Leidsche Bombazijnen, Overkijkers piece 24.50 Guilders
10 / 1648 Leyden Bombasines, Overlookers Leidsche Bombazijnen, Overkijkers piece 24.00 Guilders