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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
11 / 1665 St. Ubes Salt St. Ubes Zout last 672.00 Guilders
10 / 1665 Steel in Bars Staal in Staven 100 pounds 23.50 Guilders 63
10 / 1665 Stockfish Rondvisch 100 pounds 13.00 Guilders 87
6 / 1665 Swedish Brass-Wire Zweedsch Koperdraad 100 pounds 63.00 Guilders
10 / 1665 Swedish Brass-Wire Zweedsch Koperdraad 100 pounds 63.00 Guilders
2 / 1665 Swedish Garcopper Zweedsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 65.73 Guilders 4
3 / 1665 Swedish Garcopper Zweedsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 66.09 Guilders 4
6 / 1665 Swedish Garcopper Zweedsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 60.91 Guilders 4
7 / 1665 Swedish Garcopper Zweedsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 61.64 Guilders 4
8 / 1665 Swedish Garcopper Zweedsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 62.17 Guilders 4
9 / 1665 Swedish Garcopper Zweedsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 60.00 Guilders 4
10 / 1665 Swedish Garcopper Zweedsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 59.50 Guilders 4
11 / 1665 Swedish Garcopper Zweedsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 62.00 Guilders 4
12 / 1665 Swedish Garcopper Zweedsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 61.00 Guilders 4
6 / 1665 Swedish Iron Zweedsch Ijzer 100 pounds 7.00 Guilders 91
10 / 1665 Swedish Iron Zweedsch Ijzer 100 pounds 6.50 Guilders 91
11 / 1665 Swedish Iron Zweedsch Ijzer 100 pounds 6.50 Guilders 91
10 / 1665 The Best Dantzig Potash De Beste Dantziger Potasch 100 pounds 20.55 Guilders
10 / 1665 Train-Oil Spektraan 100 pounds 54.00 Guilders 13
10 / 1665 Treacle Suikersiroop pound 12.23 Guilders 90
10 / 1665 Unbleached Hondschoote Serges, 3 Seals Ongebleekte Hondschootsche Saaien, 3 Looden piece 25.20 Guilders
10 / 1665 Washed Segovia Lamb's wool Gewasschen Segovia Lamswol 100 pounds 72.50 Guilders
10 / 1665 White Candy Witte Kandij pound 0.95 Guilders 30
10 / 1665 Yellow Wood Geelhout 100 pounds 4.75 Guilders 26
10 / 1665 Yufts Juchten pound 0.93 Guilders 46
10 / 1665 Zantos Currants Xantos' Krenten 100 pounds 20.00 Guilders
10 / 1665 Alicante Anise Alicantsche Anijs 100 pounds 35.00 Guilders 76
10 / 1665 Apulian oil Olie van Puglia tun 480.00 Guilders 35
10 / 1665 Baltic (Dry) Wax Oostersche (Droge) Was 100 pounds 75.00 Guilders 11
10 / 1665 Bordeaux Brandy Bordeaux Brandewijn 30 double gallons 86.25 Guilders 38
10 / 1665 Bordeaux Honey bordeaux Honig tun 303.00 Guilders 92
10 / 1665 Brazilian white sugar Braziliaansche witte suiker pound 0.40 Guilders 31
10 / 1665 Cadix Salt Cadix Zout hundredweight of 404 measures 588.00 Guilders
10 / 1665 Clean Mace Schoone Foelie pound 5.55 Guilders 86
10 / 1665 Cloves in various qualities Nagelen in soorten pound 5.43 Guilders 16
10 / 1665 Cod-liver Oil Levertraan tun 22.50 Guilders 13
10 / 1665 Common Madder Gemeene Meekrap 100 pounds 11.50 Guilders 75
1 / 1665 East Indian Saltpetre Oostindische Salpeter 100 pounds 49.25 Guilders 1
3 / 1665 East Indian Saltpetre Oostindische Salpeter 100 pounds 54.00 Guilders 1
10 / 1665 East Indian Saltpetre Oostindische Salpeter 100 pounds 48.00 Guilders 1
10 / 1665 English Copperas Engelsch Koperrood (Couperose) 100 pounds 3.69 Guilders 51
10 / 1665 English Lead Engelsch Lood 100 pounds 10.95 Guilders 65
10 / 1665 Fine Refined Sugar Fijne Faffinade pound 0.48 Guilders 32
10 / 1665 French Bordeaux Wine Fransche Bordeauxwijn tun 138.00 Guilders 37
10 / 1665 Native Wax Inlandsche Was 100 pounds 77.00 Guilders 10
10 / 1665 Nutmeg in various qualities Noten in soorten pound 2.38 Guilders 49
10 / 1665 Pernambuco Wood Pernambuco Hout 100 pounds 36.00 Guilders 77
10 / 1665 Preserved Ginger of the East India Co. Geconfijte Compagnies Gember Pound 0.39 Guilders 28
10 / 1665 Rape-oil Raapolie aum 41.00 Guilders 88
10 / 1665 Rio de la Plata Hides Rio de la Plata Huiden pound 0.43 Guilders 61