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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: 1691
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
1 / 1691 Unbleached Hondschoote Serges, 3 Seals Ongebleekte Hondschootsche Saaien, 3 Looden piece 20.93 Guilders
1 / 1691 Valence Almonds Valencia Amandelen 100 pounds 27.50 Guilders 72
1 / 1691 Venetian Turpentine Venetiaansche Terpentijn 100 pounds 38.00 Guilders
1 / 1691 Virginian Tobacco leaves Virginia Tabaksbladen pound 0.25 Guilders
1 / 1691 Warder wheat Warder tarwe last 137.20 Guilders
1 / 1691 Whale-bones Walvischbaarden 100 pounds 105.00 Guilders
1 / 1691 White (dry) Ginger Witte (droge) Gember 100 pounds 19.00 Guilders 7
1 / 1691 White Candy Witte Kandij pound 0.50 Guilders 30
1 / 1691 White Pepper Witte Peper Pound 1.01 Guilders 27
1 / 1691 White forage-oats Witte voerhaver last 74.20 Guilders
1 / 1691 White-Lead Loodwit 100 pounds 9.00 Guilders 6
1 / 1691 Yellow Wood Geelhout 100 pounds 12.00 Guilders 26
1 / 1691 Yufts Juchten pound 0.60 Guilders 46
1 / 1691 Zealand, Flemish & Overmaas Coleseed Zeeuwsch, Vlaamsch en Overmaasch Koolzaad last 202.50 Guilders
1 / 1691 Alicante Anise Alicantsche Anijs 100 pounds 20.25 Guilders 76
1 / 1691 Apulian oil Olie van Puglia tun 393.00 Guilders 35
1 / 1691 Baltic (Dry) Wax Oostersche (Droge) Was 100 pounds 65.13 Guilders 11
1 / 1691 Bordeaux Brandy Bordeaux Brandewijn 30 double gallons 151.50 Guilders 38
1 / 1691 Bordeaux Honey bordeaux Honig tun 249.00 Guilders 92
1 / 1691 Brazilian Hides Braziliaansche Huiden pound 0.56 Guilders 61
1 / 1691 Caliatour Wood Caliatour Hout 100 pounds 8.00 Guilders 24
1 / 1691 Cloves Nagelen pound 3.75 Guilders 16
1 / 1691 Cocoa Cacao pound 1.13 Guilders 55
1 / 1691 Common Madder Gemeene Meekrap 100 pounds 17.00 Guilders 75
1 / 1691 Corn Brandy Korenbrandewijn aum 30.00 Guilders 68
3 / 1691 East Indian Saltpetre Oostindische Salpeter 100 pounds 34.00 Guilders 1
1 / 1691 English Copperas Engelsch Koperrood (Couperose) 100 pounds 5.75 Guilders 51
1 / 1691 English Lead Engelsch Lood 100 pounds 6.45 Guilders 65
1 / 1691 Fine Refined Sugar Fijne Faffinade pound 0.33 Guilders 32
1 / 1691 French Bordeaux Wine Fransche Bordeauxwijn tun 360.00 Guilders 37
1 / 1691 Native Tobacco leaves Inlandsche Tabaksbladen 100 pounds 17.00 Guilders 82
1 / 1691 Native Wax Inlandsche Was 100 pounds 65.75 Guilders 10
1 / 1691 Norwegian cod-liver oil Noordsche levertraan tun 24.50 Guilders 13
1 / 1691 Nutmeg Noten pound 3.00 Guilders 49
1 / 1691 Pernambuco Wood Pernambuco Hout 100 pounds 30.00 Guilders 77
1 / 1691 Preserved Ginger Geconfijte Gember Pound 0.64 Guilders 28
1 / 1691 Rape-oil Raapolie aum 37.00 Guilders 88
1 / 1691 Refined Borax Geraffineerde Borax pound 2.28 Guilders 50
1 / 1691 Refined Camphor Geraffineerde Kamfer pound 2.28 Guilders 57
1 / 1691 Roman Alum Roomsch Aluin 100 pounds 13.20 Guilders 3
1 / 1691 White Salt Wit Zout hundredweight of 404 measures 600.00 Guilders 41
Month / Year: 1692
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
6 / 1692 Virginian Tobacco leaves Virginia Tabaksbladen pound 0.21 Guilders
6 / 1692 Warder wheat Warder tarwe last 131.60 Guilders
6 / 1692 Whale-bones Walvischbaarden 100 pounds 108.00 Guilders
6 / 1692 White (dry) Ginger Witte (droge) Gember 100 pounds 19.00 Guilders 7
6 / 1692 White Candy Witte Kandij pound 0.52 Guilders 30
6 / 1692 White Pepper Witte Peper Pound 1.10 Guilders 27
6 / 1692 White forage-oats Witte voerhaver last 60.90 Guilders
6 / 1692 White-Lead Loodwit 100 pounds 9.00 Guilders 6
6 / 1692 Yellow Wood Geelhout 100 pounds 16.00 Guilders 26