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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
12 / 1708 Crowned Stockholm Pitch Gekroond Stockholmsch Pek last 150.00 Guilders
10 / 1708 Currants Krenten 100 pounds 14.67 Guilders
12 / 1708 Currants Krenten 100 pounds 14.83 Guilders
10 / 1708 Cyprus Cotton Cypersche Katoen pound 0.40 Guilders
12 / 1708 Cyprus Cotton Cypersche Katoen pound 0.40 Guilders
10 / 1708 Danish Hides Deensche Huiden pound 0.22 Guilders
12 / 1708 Danish Hides Deensche Huiden pound 0.24 Guilders
10 / 1708 English Tin Engelsch Tin 100 pounds 47.50 Guilders
12 / 1708 English Tin Engelsch Tin 100 pounds 47.00 Guilders
10 / 1708 Fine Grey Pommeranian Wool Fijne Grijze Pommersche Wol 100 pounds 36.00 Guilders
12 / 1708 Fine Grey Pommeranian Wool Fijne Grijze Pommersche Wol 100 pounds 36.00 Guilders
10 / 1708 Fine Segovia wool Fijne Segovia wol pound 1.65 Banco
12 / 1708 Fine Segovia wool Fijne Segovia wol pound 1.65 Banco
10 / 1708 Flemish & Brabantine Buckwheat Vlaamsche en Brabantsche boekweit last 84.00 Guilders
12 / 1708 Flemish & Brabantine Buckwheat Vlaamsche en Brabantsche boekweit last 93.76 Guilders
10 / 1708 French Wine of the Highlands Fransche Hooglandsche Wijn tun 123.00 Guilders
10 / 1708 Frisian Winter-Barley Friesche Wintergerst last 89.60 Guilders
12 / 1708 Frisian Winter-Barley Friesche Wintergerst last 101.50 Guilders
10 / 1708 Full Herring Volle Haring last 195.00 Guilders 19
12 / 1708 Full Herring Volle Haring last 130.00 Guilders 19
10 / 1708 Genoese Oil Genueesche Olie tun 654.00 Guilders 36
12 / 1708 Genoese Oil Genueesche Olie tun 579.00 Guilders 36
10 / 1708 German Tartar Duitsche Wijnsteen 100 pounds 27.50 Guilders 2
12 / 1708 German Tartar Duitsche Wijnsteen 100 pounds 27.50 Guilders 2
10 / 1708 Groningen winter barley Groninger wintergerst last 85.40 Guilders
12 / 1708 Groningen winter barley Groninger wintergerst last 98.00 Guilders
10 / 1708 Gunpowder Buskruit 100 pounds 31.00 Guilders 8
12 / 1708 Gunpowder Buskruit 100 pounds 29.00 Guilders 8
10 / 1708 Hamburg Sheet-copper Hamburgsch Bladkoper 100 pounds 62.00 Guilders 25
12 / 1708 Hamburg Sheet-copper Hamburgsch Bladkoper 100 pounds 62.00 Guilders 25
10 / 1708 Iron-Wire nr.0 Ijzerdraad no.0 100 pounds 1.75 Guilders
12 / 1708 Iron-Wire nr.0 Ijzerdraad no.0 100 pounds 1.75 Guilders
10 / 1708 Konigsberg Rye Koningsberger rogge last 119.00 Guilders
12 / 1708 Konigsberg Rye Koningsberger rogge last 149.80 Guilders
10 / 1708 Konigsberg wheat Koningsberger tarwe last 172.20 Guilders
12 / 1708 Konigsberg wheat Koningsberger tarwe last 190.40 Guilders
10 / 1708 Lemons Citroenen 100 pounds 55.00 Guilders
12 / 1708 Lemons Citroenen 100 pounds 55.00 Guilders
10 / 1708 Leyden Black Naturel Serges, 5 Seals Leidsche Zwarte Naturel Saaien, 5 Looden piece 25.20 Guilders
12 / 1708 Leyden Black Naturel Serges, 5 Seals Leidsche Zwarte Naturel Saaien, 5 Looden piece 25.20 Guilders
10 / 1708 Leyden Bombasines, Overlookers Leidsche Bombazijnen, Overkijkers piece 12.00 Guilders
10 / 1708 Leyden Bombasines, Reduced Overlookers Leidsche Bombazijnen, Vervallen Overkijkers piece 11.00 Guilders
12 / 1708 Leyden Bombasines, Reduced Overlookers Leidsche Bombazijnen, Vervallen Overkijkers piece 11.00 Guilders
10 / 1708 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen piece 50.00 Guilders
12 / 1708 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen piece 50.00 Guilders
10 / 1708 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen piece 48.00 Guilders
12 / 1708 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen piece 48.00 Guilders
10 / 1708 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 2 Seals Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 2 Looden piece 28.00 Guilders
12 / 1708 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 2 Seals Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 2 Looden piece 28.00 Guilders
10 / 1708 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 3 Seals Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 3 Looden piece 30.00 Guilders