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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
11 / 1651 Gatimalo Indigo Guatimalo Indigo pound 2.30 Guilders 48
11 / 1651 German Tartar Duitsche Wijnsteen 100 pounds 41.00 Guilders 2
11 / 1651 Greenland Whale-Oil Groenlandsche traan quarter 37.50 Guilders 73
11 / 1651 Gunpowder Buskruit 100 pounds 44.00 Guilders 8
11 / 1651 Hamburg Sheet-copper Hamburgsch Bladkoper 100 pounds 55.00 Guilders 25
11 / 1651 Konigsberg Rye Koningsberger rogge last 230.30 Guilders
11 / 1651 Leyden Bleached Hondschoote Serges, 2 seals Leidsche Gebleekte Hondschootsche Saaien, 2 Looden piece 40.80 Guilders
11 / 1651 Leyden Bleached Hondschoote Serges, 3 Seals Leidsche Gebleekte Hondschootsche Saaien, 3 Looden piece 42.00 Guilders
11 / 1651 Leyden Bombasines, Overlookers Leidsche Bombazijnen, Overkijkers piece 22.75 Guilders
11 / 1651 Leyden Bombasines, Reduced Overlookers Leidsche Bombazijnen, Vervallen Overkijkers piece 20.50 Guilders
11 / 1651 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen piece 93.00 Guilders
11 / 1651 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, 1 Seal Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, 1 Lood piece 43.00 Guilders
11 / 1651 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen piece 86.00 Guilders
11 / 1651 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 2 Seals Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 2 Looden piece 44.75 Guilders
11 / 1651 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 3 Seals Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 3 Looden piece 48.00 Guilders
11 / 1651 Leyden Fustians with the L Leidsche Fusteinen met de L piece 12.45 Guilders
11 / 1651 Leyden Fustians, Double Lions Leidsche Fusteinen, Dubbele Leeuwen piece 14.40 Guilders
11 / 1651 Leyden Fustians, Single Lions Leidsche Fusteinen, Enkele Leeuwen piece 13.05 Guilders
11 / 1651 Leyden Satin Crown Bombasines Leidsche Satijn Bombazijnen, Kronen piece 23.25 Guilders
11 / 1651 Leyden Satin Crown Bombasines, 1 Seal Leidsche Satijn Bombazijnen, Kronen, 1 Lood piece 14.13 Guilders
11 / 1651 Leyden Single Gentlemen's Crown Serges Leidsche Enkele Heerensaaien Kronen piece 46.50 Guilders
11 / 1651 Leyden Single Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced Leidsche Enkele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen piece 42.75 Guilders
11 / 1651 Leyden Single Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 1 Seal Leidsche Enkele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 1 Lood piece 21.50 Guilders
11 / 1651 Leyden Single Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 2 Seals Leidsche Enkele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 2 Looden piece 22.25 Guilders
11 / 1651 Liege Rods Luiksche Roeden 100 pounds 6.25 Guilders
11 / 1651 Linseed Oil Lijnolie aum 36.00 Guilders 64
11 / 1651 Loaf-sugar Melissuiker pound 0.79 Guilders 89
11 / 1651 Luneberg and Bremer Shorn Wool Luneburger en Bremer Schoorwol 100 pounds 39.50 Guilders
11 / 1651 Marseilles Soap Marseillaansche Zeep 100 pounds 28.00 Guilders 78
11 / 1651 Matie Maatjesharing last 109.00 Guilders
11 / 1651 Mercury Kwikzilver pound 1.58 Guilders 58
11 / 1651 Mexican Cochineal Mexicaansche Cochenille pound 13.95 Guilders 14
11 / 1651 Milanese Rice Milaansche rijst 100 pounds 17.10 Guilders
11 / 1651 Muscovados Moscovades pound 0.53 Guilders 33
11 / 1651 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun 33.50 Guilders 81
11 / 1651 Native Salted Hides Inlandsche Gezouten Huiden pound 0.17 Guilders
11 / 1651 Native Sweet Tallow Inlandsche Zoete Talk 100 pounds 27.00 Guilders
11 / 1651 Paternoster Flax Paternoster Vlas ship-pound 37.00 Guilders
11 / 1651 Polish Summer Wool Poolsche Zomerwol pound 0.85 Guilders
11 / 1651 Prussian rye Pruisische rogge last 246.40 Guilders
11 / 1651 Riga Clean Hemp Riga Reinhennep ship-pound 28.50 Guilders
11 / 1651 Sappan Wood Sappan Hout 100 pounds 23.00 Guilders 23
11 / 1651 Sherry Syrese Secken tun 345.00 Guilders 39
11 / 1651 Single White Iron Enkel Blik 100 pounds 41.75 Guilders
11 / 1651 Small Pepper Kleine peper Pound 0.43 Guilders 29
11 / 1651 Smyrna Cotton Smirna Katoen pound 0.34 Guilders
11 / 1651 St. Ubes Salt St. Ubes Zout last 432.00 Guilders
11 / 1651 Steel in Bars Staal in Staven 100 pounds 22.00 Guilders 63
11 / 1651 Stockfish Rondvisch 100 pounds 6.00 Guilders 87
11 / 1651 Swedish Brass-Wire Zweedsch Koperdraad 100 pounds 49.17 Guilders