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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
1 / 1701 Horse-Beans Paardeboonen last 88.50 Guilders
1 / 1701 Iron-Wire nr.0 Ijzerdraad no.0 100 pounds 2.00 Guilders
1 / 1701 Konigsberg Rye Koningsberger rogge last 117.60 Guilders
1 / 1701 Konigsberg wheat Koningsberger tarwe last 170.80 Guilders
1 / 1701 Leyden Black Naturel Serges, 5 Seals Leidsche Zwarte Naturel Saaien, 5 Looden piece 27.00 Guilders
1 / 1701 Leyden Bombasines, Overlookers Leidsche Bombazijnen, Overkijkers piece 16.00 Guilders
1 / 1701 Leyden Bombasines, Reduced Overlookers Leidsche Bombazijnen, Vervallen Overkijkers piece 15.00 Guilders
1 / 1701 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen piece 58.00 Guilders
1 / 1701 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen piece 55.00 Guilders
1 / 1701 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 2 Seals Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 2 Looden piece 33.00 Guilders
1 / 1701 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 3 Seals Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 3 Looden piece 35.00 Guilders
1 / 1701 Leyden Ermine Serges, 1 Seal Leidsche Armijnsaaien, 1 Lood piece 18.90 Guilders
1 / 1701 Leyden Fustians, Double Lions Leidsche Fusteinen, Dubbele Leeuwen piece 10.50 Guilders
1 / 1701 Leyden Fustians, Single Lions Leidsche Fusteinen, Enkele Leeuwen piece 9.60 Guilders
1 / 1701 Leyden Naturel Serges, 4 Seals Leidsche Naturel Saaien, 4 Looden piece 25.80 Guilders
1 / 1701 Liege Rods Luiksche Roeden 100 pounds 7.50 Guilders
1 / 1701 Linseed Oil Lijnolie aum 33.50 Guilders 64
1 / 1701 Loaf-sugar Melissuiker pound 0.38 Guilders 89
1 / 1701 Long Cinnamon Lange Kaneel pound 3.35 Guilders
1 / 1701 Long Prunes Lange Pruimen 100 pounds 5.03 Guilders
1 / 1701 Long Raisins Lange Rozijnen 100 pounds 10.00 Guilders 71
1 / 1701 Luneberg and Bremer Shorn Wool Luneburger en Bremer Schoorwol 100 pounds 40.33 Guilders
1 / 1701 Mace Foelie pound 8.48 Guilders 86
1 / 1701 Marseilles Soap Marseillaansche Zeep 100 pounds 26.50 Guilders 78
1 / 1701 Mercury Kwikzilver pound 3.20 Guilders 58
1 / 1701 Mexican Cochineal Mexicaansche Cochenille pound 13.73 Guilders 14
1 / 1701 Milanese Rice Milaansche rijst 100 pounds 10.35 Guilders
1 / 1701 Molina wool Molina wol pound 1.45 Banco
1 / 1701 Muscovados Moscovades pound 0.31 Guilders 33
1 / 1701 Muscovite Tar Moscovisch Teer last 126.00 Guilders
1 / 1701 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun 30.25 Guilders 81
1 / 1701 Native Salted Ox-hides Inlandsche Gezouten Ossenhuiden pound 0.13 Guilders
1 / 1701 Native Sweet Tallow Inlandsche Zoete Talk 100 pounds 20.13 Guilders
1 / 1701 Norwegian Garcopper Noorsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 62.50 Guilders
1 / 1701 Paternoster Flax Paternoster Vlas ship-pound 39.50 Guilders
1 / 1701 Polish Summer Wool Poolsche Zomerwol pound 0.60 Guilders
1 / 1701 Polish wheat Poolsche tarwe last 203.00 Guilders
1 / 1701 Prussian rye Pruisische rogge last 126.00 Guilders
1 / 1701 Riga Clean Hemp Riga Reinhennep ship-pound 47.00 Guilders
1 / 1701 Riga crushed linseed Riga slaglijnzaad tun 6.13 Guilders
1 / 1701 Riga hempseed Riga hennepzaad tun 5.38 Guilders
1 / 1701 Rope-Yarn of Clean Hemp Kabelgaren van Rein-Hennep ship-pound 47.00 Guilders
1 / 1701 Sail-Yarn Zeilgaren 100 pounds 19.50 Guilders
1 / 1701 Sappan Wood Sappan Hout 100 pounds 15.50 Guilders 23
1 / 1701 Sherry Syrese Secken tun 210.00 Guilders 39
1 / 1701 Single White Iron Enkel Blik 100 pounds 33.00 Guilders
1 / 1701 Smyrna Cotton Smirna Katoen pound 0.39 Guilders
1 / 1701 Smyrna Gallnuts Smirna Galnoten 100 pounds 23.50 Guilders 9
1 / 1701 Sole-Leather Zoolleer pound 0.54 Guilders
1 / 1701 Soria Segovia wool Soria Segovia wol pound 2.03 Banco