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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
2 / 1686 Riga Clean Hemp Riga Reinhennep ship-pound 27.00 Guilders
1 / 1686 Riga crushed linseed Riga slaglijnzaad tun 7.13 Guilders
2 / 1686 Riga crushed linseed Riga slaglijnzaad tun 7.00 Guilders
1 / 1686 Rope-Yarn of Clean Hemp Kabelgaren van Rein-Hennep ship-pound 32.00 Guilders
2 / 1686 Rope-Yarn of Clean Hemp Kabelgaren van Rein-Hennep ship-pound 32.50 Guilders
1 / 1686 Sail-Yarn Zeilgaren 100 pounds 20.50 Guilders
2 / 1686 Sail-Yarn Zeilgaren 100 pounds 20.75 Guilders
1 / 1686 Sappan Wood Sappan Hout 100 pounds 9.63 Guilders 23
2 / 1686 Sappan Wood Sappan Hout 100 pounds 9.63 Guilders 23
1 / 1686 Sherry Syrese Secken tun 141.00 Guilders 39
2 / 1686 Sherry Syrese Secken tun 141.00 Guilders 39
1 / 1686 Single White Iron Enkel Blik 100 pounds 35.00 Guilders
2 / 1686 Single White Iron Enkel Blik 100 pounds 35.00 Guilders
1 / 1686 Smyrna Cotton Yarns Smirnasche Katoenen Garens pound 0.73 Guilders
2 / 1686 Smyrna Cotton Yarns Smirnasche Katoenen Garens pound 0.73 Guilders
1 / 1686 Smyrna Gallnuts Smirna Galnoten 100 pounds 30.50 Guilders 9
2 / 1686 Smyrna Gallnuts Smirna Galnoten 100 pounds 30.50 Guilders 9
1 / 1686 Sole-Leather Zoolleer pound 0.46 Guilders
2 / 1686 Sole-Leather Zoolleer pound 0.46 Guilders
1 / 1686 Soria Segovia wool Soria Segovia wol pound 1.63 Banco
2 / 1686 Soria Segovia wool Soria Segovia wol pound 1.53 Banco
1 / 1686 Spanish Iron Spaansch Ijzer 100 pounds 6.00 Guilders 5
2 / 1686 Spanish Iron Spaansch Ijzer 100 pounds 6.00 Guilders 5
1 / 1686 Split Stockfish Roodschaar 100 pounds 8.00 Guilders
2 / 1686 Split Stockfish Roodschaar 100 pounds 7.50 Guilders
1 / 1686 St. Ubes Salt St. Ubes Zout last 282.00 Guilders
2 / 1686 St. Ubes Salt St. Ubes Zout last 288.00 Guilders
1 / 1686 Starch Stijfsel 100 pounds 10.38 Guilders
2 / 1686 Starch Stijfsel 100 pounds 10.38 Guilders
1 / 1686 Steermark Steel Stiermarksch Staal bundle 23.50 Guilders
2 / 1686 Steermark Steel Stiermarksch Staal bundle 23.50 Guilders
1 / 1686 Stockfish Rondvisch 100 pounds 10.75 Guilders 87
2 / 1686 Stockfish Rondvisch 100 pounds 10.88 Guilders 87
1 / 1686 Surinam Sugar Surinaamsche suiker pound 0.13 Guilders 12
2 / 1686 Surinam Sugar Surinaamsche suiker pound 0.13 Guilders 12
1 / 1686 Swedish Garcopper Zweedsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 54.50 Guilders 4
2 / 1686 Swedish Garcopper Zweedsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 55.50 Guilders 4
1 / 1686 Swedish Iron Zweedsch Ijzer 100 pounds 6.00 Guilders 91
2 / 1686 Swedish Iron Zweedsch Ijzer 100 pounds 6.00 Guilders 91
1 / 1686 The Best Konigsberg Bear's Foot Ashes De Beste Koningsberger Berenklauwasch last 255.00 Guilders 80
2 / 1686 The Best Konigsberg Bear's Foot Ashes De Beste Koningsberger Berenklauwasch last 255.00 Guilders 80
1 / 1686 Thorn Wool Thornsche Wol 100 pounds 31.00 Guilders
2 / 1686 Thorn Wool Thornsche Wol 100 pounds 31.00 Guilders
1 / 1686 Tonkin Musk Muscus van Tonkin ounce 13.00 Guilders
2 / 1686 Tonkin Musk Muscus van Tonkin ounce 13.00 Guilders
1 / 1686 Train-Oil Spektraan quarter 32.00 Guilders 13
2 / 1686 Train-Oil Spektraan quarter 32.00 Guilders 13
1 / 1686 Treacle Suikersiroop pound 6.23 Guilders 90
2 / 1686 Treacle Suikersiroop pound 6.23 Guilders 90
1 / 1686 Unbleached Hondschoote Serges, 3 Seals Ongebleekte Hondschootsche Saaien, 3 Looden piece 19.05 Guilders