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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: 1694
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
7 / 1694 Bordeaux Brandy Bordeaux Brandewijn 30 double gallons 195.00 Guilders 38
7 / 1694 Bordeaux Honey bordeaux Honig tun 180.00 Guilders 92
7 / 1694 Brazilian Hides Braziliaansche Huiden pound 0.56 Guilders 61
7 / 1694 Cadix Salt Cadix Zout hundredweight of 404 measures 768.00 Guilders
7 / 1694 Caliatour Wood Caliatour Hout 100 pounds 10.50 Guilders 24
7 / 1694 Cloves Nagelen pound 3.75 Guilders 16
7 / 1694 Cocoa Cacao pound 0.71 Guilders 55
7 / 1694 Common Madder Gemeene Meekrap 100 pounds 14.50 Guilders 75
7 / 1694 Corn Brandy Korenbrandewijn aum 42.25 Guilders 68
7 / 1694 East Indian Saltpetre Oostindische Salpeter 100 pounds 25.00 Guilders 1
7 / 1694 English Copperas Engelsch Koperrood (Couperose) 100 pounds 4.38 Guilders 51
7 / 1694 English Lead Engelsch Lood 100 pounds 6.15 Guilders 65
7 / 1694 Fine Refined Sugar Fijne Faffinade pound 0.42 Guilders 32
7 / 1694 French Bordeaux Wine Fransche Bordeauxwijn tun 450.00 Guilders 37
7 / 1694 Native Tobacco leaves Inlandsche Tabaksbladen 100 pounds 14.00 Guilders 82
7 / 1694 Native Wax Inlandsche Was 100 pounds 62.00 Guilders 10
7 / 1694 Norwegian cod-liver oil Noordsche levertraan tun 27.50 Guilders 13
7 / 1694 Nutmeg Noten pound 3.05 Guilders 49
7 / 1694 Preserved Ginger Geconfijte Gember Pound 0.63 Guilders 28
7 / 1694 Rape-oil Raapolie aum 44.50 Guilders 88
7 / 1694 Refined Borax Geraffineerde Borax pound 2.18 Guilders 50
7 / 1694 Refined Camphor Geraffineerde Kamfer pound 1.95 Guilders 57
7 / 1694 Roman Alum Roomsch Aluin 100 pounds 18.60 Guilders 3
7 / 1694 White Salt Wit Zout hundredweight of 404 measures 930.00 Guilders 41
7 / 1694 Aix-la-Chapelle and Namur Kettles Ketels van Aken en Namen 100 pounds 61.00 Guilders
7 / 1694 Amsterdam Civet Amsterdamsche Civet ounce 6.63 Guilders
7 / 1694 Ardasse Silk Ardassette Zijde pound 7.65 Guilders
7 / 1694 Baltic Tallow Oostersche Talk 100 pounds 20.75 Guilders
7 / 1694 Basins Bekkens 100 pounds 62.00 Guilders
7 / 1694 Black Folded Latten Zwart Gevouwen Latoen 100 pounds 62.00 Guilders
7 / 1694 Bologna Organzine Bologneesche Organsijn pound 17.70 Guilders
7 / 1694 Brass-Wire Koperdraad 100 pounds 57.00 Guilders
7 / 1694 Brazilian (white) powdered sugar Braziliaansche (witte)poedersuiker pound 0.34 Guilders
7 / 1694 Brew-oats Brouwhaver last 72.10 Guilders
7 / 1694 Bullets Kogels ship-pound 10.00 Guilders
7 / 1694 Card-Thread (Maestricht) nr.0 Kaardendraad (Maasstrichtsch) no.0 100 pounds 29.00 Guilders
7 / 1694 China Silk Chineesche Zijde pound 8.55 Guilders
7 / 1694 Common Iron Gemeen Ijzer 100 pounds 6.25 Guilders
7 / 1694 Crowned Stockholm Pitch Gekroond Stockholmsch Pek last 177.00 Guilders
7 / 1694 Currants Krenten 100 pounds 24.50 Guilders
7 / 1694 Danish Hides Deensche Huiden pound 0.26 Guilders
7 / 1694 English Tin Engelsch Tin 100 pounds 38.00 Guilders
7 / 1694 Fine Grey Pommeranian Wool Fijne Grijze Pommersche Wol 100 pounds 42.00 Guilders
7 / 1694 First quality Segovia wool Prima Segovia wol pound 1.78 Banco
7 / 1694 Gatinais Saffron Gastinois Saffraan pound 15.25 Guilders 69
7 / 1694 Genoese Oil Genueesche Olie tun 639.00 Guilders 36
8 / 1694 German Tartar Duitsche Wijnsteen 100 pounds 21.00 Guilders 2
7 / 1694 Gunpowder Buskruit 100 pounds 38.00 Guilders 8
7 / 1694 Hamburg Sheet-copper Hamburgsch Bladkoper 100 pounds 66.50 Guilders 25
7 / 1694 Horse-Beans Paardeboonen last 84.00 Guilders