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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: 1677
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
4 / 1677 Fine Refined Sugar Fijne Faffinade pound 0.33 Guilders 32
2 / 1677 French Bordeaux Wine Fransche Bordeauxwijn tun 132.00 Guilders 37
4 / 1677 French Bordeaux Wine Fransche Bordeauxwijn tun 120.00 Guilders 37
2 / 1677 Native Tobacco leaves Inlandsche Tabaksbladen 100 pounds 19.00 Guilders 82
4 / 1677 Native Tobacco leaves Inlandsche Tabaksbladen 100 pounds 19.00 Guilders 82
2 / 1677 Native Wax Inlandsche Was 100 pounds 73.50 Guilders 10
4 / 1677 Native Wax Inlandsche Was 100 pounds 74.00 Guilders 10
4 / 1677 New English Saffron Nieuw Engelsch Saffraan pound 19.00 Guilders 69
2 / 1677 Nutmeg in various qualities Noten in soorten pound 2.58 Guilders 49
4 / 1677 Nutmeg in various qualities Noten in soorten pound 2.36 Guilders 49
2 / 1677 Pernambuco Wood Pernambuco Hout 100 pounds 34.00 Guilders 77
4 / 1677 Preserved Ginger of the East India Co. Geconfijte Compagnies Gember Pound 0.85 Guilders 28
2 / 1677 Rape-oil Raapolie aum 35.50 Guilders 88
4 / 1677 Rape-oil Raapolie aum 35.00 Guilders 88
2 / 1677 Refined Borax Geraffineerde Borax pound 0.85 Guilders 50
4 / 1677 Refined Borax Geraffineerde Borax pound 0.80 Guilders 50
2 / 1677 Refined Camphor Geraffineerde Kamfer pound 2.30 Guilders 57
4 / 1677 Refined Camphor Geraffineerde Kamfer pound 2.40 Guilders 57
4 / 1677 Roman Alum Roomsch Aluin 100 pounds 12.00 Guilders 3
2 / 1677 Aix-la-Chapelle Kettles Ketels van Aken 100 pounds 63.00 Guilders
4 / 1677 Aix-la-Chapelle Kettles Ketels van Aken 100 pounds 63.00 Guilders
2 / 1677 Amsterdam Civet Amsterdamsche Civet ounce 23.50 Guilders
4 / 1677 Amsterdam Civet Amsterdamsche Civet ounce 23.50 Guilders
2 / 1677 Baltic Tallow Oostersche Talk 100 pounds 19.50 Guilders
4 / 1677 Baltic Tallow Oostersche Talk 100 pounds 19.25 Guilders
2 / 1677 Bologna Organzine Bologneesche Organsijn pound 19.80 Guilders
3 / 1677 Bologna Organzine Bologneesche Organsijn pound 19.80 Guilders
2 / 1677 Brass-Wire Koperdraad 100 pounds 65.00 Guilders
4 / 1677 Brass-Wire Koperdraad 100 pounds 63.00 Guilders
4 / 1677 Bullets Kogels ship-pound 10.00 Guilders
2 / 1677 Card-Thread (Maestricht) Kaardendraad (Maastrichtsch) 100 pounds 35.00 Guilders
4 / 1677 Card-Thread (Maestricht) Kaardendraad (Maastrichtsch) 100 pounds 34.00 Guilders
2 / 1677 Cinnamon of the East India Co. Compagnies Kaneel pound 3.12 Guilders
4 / 1677 Cinnamon of the East India Co. Compagnies Kaneel pound 3.20 Guilders
2 / 1677 Cyprus Cotton Cypersche Katoen pound 0.33 Guilders
4 / 1677 Cyprus Cotton Cypersche Katoen pound 0.30 Guilders
2 / 1677 Danish Hides Deensche Huiden pound 0.23 Guilders
4 / 1677 Danish Hides Deensche Huiden pound 0.23 Guilders
2 / 1677 English Block-tin Engelsch Bloktin 100 pounds 46.00 Guilders
4 / 1677 English Block-tin Engelsch Bloktin 100 pounds 46.00 Guilders
2 / 1677 Fine Grey Pommeranian Wool Fijne Grijze Pommersche Wol 100 pounds 41.00 Guilders
4 / 1677 Fine Grey Pommeranian Wool Fijne Grijze Pommersche Wol 100 pounds 41.00 Guilders
2 / 1677 First quality Molina and Castilian wool Prima Molina en Castilla wol pound 0.88 Guilders
4 / 1677 First quality Molina and Castilian wool Prima Molina en Castilla wol pound 0.86 Guilders
2 / 1677 First quality Segovia wool Prima Segovia wol pound 1.38 Guilders
4 / 1677 First quality Segovia wool Prima Segovia wol pound 1.33 Guilders
2 / 1677 French Wine of the Highlands Fransche Hooglandsche Wijn tun 150.00 Guilders
4 / 1677 French Wine of the Highlands Fransche Hooglandsche Wijn tun 156.00 Guilders
2 / 1677 Frisian Winter-Barley Friesche Wintergerst last 105.00 Guilders
4 / 1677 Frisian Winter-Barley Friesche Wintergerst last 85.40 Guilders