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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 Iron-Wire nr.0 Ijzerdraad no.0 100 pounds 1.85 Guilders
7 / 1694 Konigsberg Rye Koningsberger rogge last 140.70 Guilders
7 / 1694 Konigsberg wheat Koningsberger tarwe last 204.40 Guilders
7 / 1694 Lemons Citroenen 100 pounds 85.00 Guilders
7 / 1694 Leyden Black Naturel Serges, 5 Seals Leidsche Zwarte Naturel Saaien, 5 Looden piece 26.40 Guilders
7 / 1694 Leyden Bombasines, Reduced Overlookers Leidsche Bombazijnen, Vervallen Overkijkers piece 15.00 Guilders
7 / 1694 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen piece 50.00 Guilders
7 / 1694 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen piece 48.00 Guilders
7 / 1694 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 2 Seals Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 2 Looden piece 30.00 Guilders
7 / 1694 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 3 Seals Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 3 Looden piece 32.00 Guilders
7 / 1694 Leyden Ermine Serges, 1 Seal Leidsche Armijnsaaien, 1 Lood piece 20.10 Guilders
7 / 1694 Leyden Fustians, Double Lions Leidsche Fusteinen, Dubbele Leeuwen piece 10.50 Guilders
7 / 1694 Leyden Fustians, Single Lions Leidsche Fusteinen, Enkele Leeuwen piece 9.60 Guilders
7 / 1694 Leyden Naturel Serges, 4 Seals Leidsche Naturel Saaien, 4 Looden piece 25.80 Guilders
7 / 1694 Liege Rods Luiksche Roeden 100 pounds 5.50 Guilders
7 / 1694 Linseed Oil Lijnolie aum 44.50 Guilders 64
7 / 1694 Loaf-sugar Melissuiker pound 0.38 Guilders 89
7 / 1694 Long Cinnamon Lange Kaneel pound 3.00 Guilders
7 / 1694 Long Prunes Lange Pruimen 100 pounds 4.80 Guilders
7 / 1694 Long Raisins Lange Rozijnen 100 pounds 20.50 Guilders 71
7 / 1694 Luneberg and Bremer Shorn Wool Luneburger en Bremer Schoorwol 100 pounds 21.00 Guilders
8 / 1694 Mace Foelie pound 6.38 Guilders 86
7 / 1694 Marseilles Soap Marseillaansche Zeep 100 pounds 28.50 Guilders 78
7 / 1694 Matie Maatjesharing last 260.00 Guilders
7 / 1694 Milanese Rice Milaansche rijst 100 pounds 17.25 Guilders
7 / 1694 Milanese Tram-silk Milaansche Tramzijde pound 10.65 Guilders
7 / 1694 Molina wool Molina wol pound 1.33 Banco
7 / 1694 Muscovados Moscovades pound 0.29 Guilders 33
7 / 1694 Muscovite Tar Moscovisch Teer last 148.50 Guilders
7 / 1694 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun 30.00 Guilders 81
7 / 1694 Native Salted Ox-hides Inlandsche Gezouten Ossenhuiden pound 0.14 Guilders
7 / 1694 Native Sweet Tallow Inlandsche Zoete Talk 100 pounds 23.75 Guilders
7 / 1694 Norwegian Garcopper Noorsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 58.00 Guilders
7 / 1694 Paternoster Flax Paternoster Vlas ship-pound 36.00 Guilders
7 / 1694 Polish Summer Wool Poolsche Zomerwol pound 0.58 Guilders
7 / 1694 Polish wheat Poolsche tarwe last 215.60 Guilders
7 / 1694 Prussian rye Pruisische rogge last 162.40 Guilders
7 / 1694 Riga Clean Hemp Riga Reinhennep ship-pound 37.75 Guilders
7 / 1694 Riga crushed linseed Riga slaglijnzaad tun 8.50 Guilders
7 / 1694 Riga hempseed Riga hennepzaad tun 6.53 Guilders
7 / 1694 Rope-Yarn of Clean Hemp Kabelgaren van Rein-Hennep ship-pound 43.75 Guilders
7 / 1694 Sail-Yarn Zeilgaren 100 pounds 19.00 Guilders
7 / 1694 Sappan Wood Sappan Hout 100 pounds 21.50 Guilders 23
7 / 1694 Sherry Syrese Secken tun 315.00 Guilders 39
7 / 1694 Single White Iron Enkel Blik 100 pounds 35.00 Guilders
7 / 1694 Smyrna Cotton Smirna Katoen pound 0.61 Guilders
7 / 1694 Smyrna Cotton Yarns Smirnasche Katoenen Garens pound 0.95 Guilders
7 / 1694 Smyrna Gallnuts Smirna Galnoten 100 pounds 38.33 Guilders 9
7 / 1694 Sole-Leather Zoolleer pound 0.50 Guilders
7 / 1694 Soria Segovia wool Soria Segovia wol pound 1.63 Banco