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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: 1688
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
1 / 1688 Black (or brown) peper Zwarte (of bruine) peper Pound 0.55 Guilders 29
1 / 1688 Bordeaux Brandy Bordeaux Brandewijn 30 double gallons 46.13 Guilders 38
1 / 1688 Bordeaux Honey bordeaux Honig tun 171.00 Guilders 92
1 / 1688 Brazilian Hides Braziliaansche Huiden pound 0.34 Guilders 61
1 / 1688 Cadix Salt Cadix Zout hundredweight of 404 measures 228.00 Guilders
1 / 1688 Caliatour Wood Caliatour Hout 100 pounds 7.75 Guilders 24
1 / 1688 Cloves Nagelen pound 3.75 Guilders 16
1 / 1688 Cocoa Cacao pound 0.71 Guilders 55
1 / 1688 Common Madder Gemeene Meekrap 100 pounds 16.00 Guilders 75
1 / 1688 English Lead Engelsch Lood 100 pounds 7.20 Guilders 65
1 / 1688 Figs Vijgen 100 pounds 8.50 Guilders 13
1 / 1688 Fine Refined Sugar Fijne Faffinade pound 0.27 Guilders 32
1 / 1688 French Bordeaux Wine Fransche Bordeauxwijn tun 84.00 Guilders 37
1 / 1688 Native Tobacco leaves Inlandsche Tabaksbladen 100 pounds 12.75 Guilders 82
1 / 1688 Native Wax Inlandsche Was 100 pounds 66.75 Guilders 10
1 / 1688 Norwegian cod-liver oil Noordsche levertraan tun 20.50 Guilders 13
1 / 1688 Nutmeg Noten pound 3.00 Guilders 49
1 / 1688 Pernambuco Wood Pernambuco Hout 100 pounds 34.00 Guilders 77
1 / 1688 Preserved Ginger Geconfijte Gember Pound 0.60 Guilders 28
1 / 1688 Rape-oil Raapolie aum 35.00 Guilders 88
1 / 1688 Refined Borax Geraffineerde Borax pound 1.08 Guilders 50
1 / 1688 Refined Camphor Geraffineerde Kamfer pound 1.79 Guilders 57
1 / 1688 Roman Alum Roomsch Aluin 100 pounds 8.70 Guilders 3
1 / 1688 White Salt Wit Zout hundredweight of 404 measures 324.00 Guilders 41
1 / 1688 Aix-la-Chapelle and Namur Kettles Ketels van Aken en Namen 100 pounds 63.00 Guilders
1 / 1688 Amsterdam Civet Amsterdamsche Civet ounce 11.50 Guilders
1 / 1688 Ardasse Silk Ardassette Zijde pound 6.15 Guilders
1 / 1688 Baltic Tallow Oostersche Talk 100 pounds 16.00 Guilders
1 / 1688 Basins Bekkens 100 pounds 66.00 Guilders
1 / 1688 Black Folded Latten Zwart Gevouwen Latoen 100 pounds 64.00 Guilders
1 / 1688 Bologna Organzine Bologneesche Organsijn pound 15.90 Guilders
1 / 1688 Brass-Wire Koperdraad 100 pounds 60.00 Guilders
1 / 1688 Brazilian (white) powdered sugar Braziliaansche (witte)poedersuiker pound 0.23 Guilders
1 / 1688 Bullets Kogels ship-pound 10.00 Guilders
1 / 1688 Card-Thread (Maestricht) nr.0 Kaardendraad (Maasstrichtsch) no.0 100 pounds 31.00 Guilders
1 / 1688 Common Iron Gemeen Ijzer 100 pounds 6.13 Guilders
1 / 1688 Currants Krenten 100 pounds 14.75 Guilders
1 / 1688 Cyprus Cotton Cypersche Katoen pound 0.35 Guilders
1 / 1688 Danish Hides Deensche Huiden pound 0.18 Guilders
1 / 1688 English Tin Engelsch Tin 100 pounds 47.50 Guilders
12 / 1688 Fine Grey Pommeranian Wool Fijne Grijze Pommersche Wol 100 pounds 40.00 Guilders
1 / 1688 First quality Molina and Castilian wool Prima Molina en Castilla wol pound 1.23 Banco
1 / 1688 First quality Segovia wool Prima Segovia wol pound 1.78 Banco
1 / 1688 Flemish & Brabantine Buckwheat Vlaamsche en Brabantsche boekweit last 93.00 Guilders
1 / 1688 Frisian Winter-Barley Friesche Wintergerst last 70.00 Guilders
1 / 1688 Frisian coleseed Friesch koolzaad last 174.00 Guilders
1 / 1688 Gatimalo Indigo Guatimalo Indigo pound 3.53 Guilders 48
1 / 1688 Gatinais Saffron Gastinois Saffraan pound 31.50 Guilders 69
1 / 1688 Genoese Oil Genueesche Olie tun 366.00 Guilders 36
1 / 1688 German Tartar Duitsche Wijnsteen 100 pounds 20.50 Guilders 2