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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: 1665
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
10 / 1665 German Tartar Duitsche Wijnsteen 100 pounds 23.00 Guilders 2
11 / 1665 German Tartar Duitsche Wijnsteen 100 pounds 23.00 Guilders 2
10 / 1665 Greenland Whale-Oil Groenlandsche traan quarter 58.50 Guilders 73
10 / 1665 Gunpowder Buskruit 100 pounds 48.00 Guilders 8
6 / 1665 Hamburg Sheet-copper Hamburgsch Bladkoper 100 pounds 68.00 Guilders 25
10 / 1665 Hamburg Sheet-copper Hamburgsch Bladkoper 100 pounds 67.00 Guilders 25
11 / 1665 Hamburg Sheet-copper Hamburgsch Bladkoper 100 pounds 67.00 Guilders 25
10 / 1665 Leyden Black Naturel Serges, 5 Seals Leidsche Zwarte Naturel Saaien, 5 Looden piece 27.00 Guilders
10 / 1665 Leyden Bleached Hondschoote Serges, 3 Seals Leidsche Gebleekte Hondschootsche Saaien, 3 Looden piece 29.70 Guilders
10 / 1665 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen piece 75.00 Guilders
10 / 1665 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, 1 Seal Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, 1 Lood piece 33.00 Guilders
10 / 1665 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen piece 68.25 Guilders
10 / 1665 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 2 Seals Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 2 Looden piece 34.00 Guilders
10 / 1665 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 3 Seals Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 3 Looden piece 36.50 Guilders
10 / 1665 Leyden Ermine Serges, 1 Seal Leidsche Armijnsaaien, 1 Lood piece 22.80 Guilders
10 / 1665 Leyden Fustians, Double Lions Leidsche Fusteinen, Dubbele Leeuwen piece 10.35 Guilders
10 / 1665 Leyden Fustians, Single Lions Leidsche Fusteinen, Enkele Leeuwen piece 9.30 Guilders
10 / 1665 Leyden Satin Crown Bombasines Leidsche Satijn Bombazijnen, Kronen piece 17.50 Guilders
10 / 1665 Leyden Satin Crown Bombasines, 1 Seal Leidsche Satijn Bombazijnen, Kronen, 1 Lood piece 10.00 Guilders
10 / 1665 Leyden Single Gentlemen's Crown Serges Leidsche Enkele Heerensaaien Kronen piece 37.25 Guilders
10 / 1665 Leyden Single Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced Leidsche Enkele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen piece 34.00 Guilders
10 / 1665 Leyden Single Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 1 Seal Leidsche Enkele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 1 Lood piece 16.25 Guilders
10 / 1665 Leyden Single Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 2 Seals Leidsche Enkele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 2 Looden piece 17.00 Guilders
10 / 1665 Liege Rods Luiksche Roeden 100 pounds 5.75 Guilders
10 / 1665 Linseed Oil Lijnolie aum 43.00 Guilders 64
10 / 1665 Loaf-sugar Melissuiker pound 0.45 Guilders 89
10 / 1665 Luneberg and Bremer Shorn Wool Luneburger en Bremer Schoorwol 100 pounds 36.50 Guilders
10 / 1665 Marseilles Soap Marseillaansche Zeep 100 pounds 24.50 Guilders 78
10 / 1665 Matie Maatjesharing last 125.00 Guilders
10 / 1665 Mercury Kwikzilver pound 1.80 Guilders 58
10 / 1665 Mexican Cochineal Mexicaansche Cochenille pound 15.00 Guilders 14
10 / 1665 Milanese Rice Milaansche rijst 100 pounds 12.00 Guilders
9 / 1665 Muscovados Moscovades pound 0.31 Guilders 33
10 / 1665 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun 42.25 Guilders 81
10 / 1665 Native Salted Ox-hides Inlandsche Gezouten Ossenhuiden pound 0.18 Guilders
10 / 1665 Native Sweet Tallow Inlandsche Zoete Talk 100 pounds 22.00 Guilders
10 / 1665 Paternoster Flax Paternoster Vlas ship-pound 49.50 Guilders
10 / 1665 Polish Summer Wool Poolsche Zomerwol pound 0.57 Guilders
10 / 1665 Prussian rye Pruisische rogge last 162.40 Guilders
10 / 1665 Riga Clean Hemp Riga Reinhennep ship-pound 63.50 Guilders
10 / 1665 Sappan Wood Sappan Hout 100 pounds 14.00 Guilders 23
10 / 1665 Sherry Syrese Secken tun 243.00 Guilders 39
10 / 1665 Single White Iron Enkel Blik 100 pounds 36.00 Guilders
10 / 1665 Small Pepper Kleine peper Pound 0.61 Guilders 29
10 / 1665 Smyrna Gallnuts Smirna Galnoten 100 pounds 34.50 Guilders 9
10 / 1665 Sole-Leather Zoolleer pound 0.60 Guilders
10 / 1665 Split Stockfish Roodschaar 100 pounds 9.50 Guilders
5 / 1665 St. Ubes Salt St. Ubes Zout last 588.00 Guilders
6 / 1665 St. Ubes Salt St. Ubes Zout last 585.00 Guilders
10 / 1665 St. Ubes Salt St. Ubes Zout last 648.00 Guilders