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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: 1708
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
10 / 1708 Stockfish Rondvisch 100 pounds 11.25 Guilders 87
12 / 1708 Stockfish Rondvisch 100 pounds 11.25 Guilders 87
10 / 1708 Surinam Sugar Surinaamsche suiker pound 0.19 Guilders 12
12 / 1708 Surinam Sugar Surinaamsche suiker pound 0.18 Guilders 12
10 / 1708 Swedish Garcopper Zweedsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 56.50 Guilders 4
12 / 1708 Swedish Garcopper Zweedsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 57.00 Guilders 4
10 / 1708 Tanni Silk A Tanni Zijde A pound 6.90 Guilders 44
12 / 1708 Tanni Silk A Tanni Zijde A pound 7.05 Guilders 44
10 / 1708 The Best Dantzig Potash De Beste Dantziger Potasch 100 pounds 13.20 Guilders
12 / 1708 The Best Dantzig Potash De Beste Dantziger Potasch 100 pounds 13.20 Guilders
10 / 1708 The Best Konigsberg Bear's Foot Ashes De Beste Koningsberger Berenklauwasch last 165.00 Guilders 80
12 / 1708 The Best Konigsberg Bear's Foot Ashes De Beste Koningsberger Berenklauwasch last 165.00 Guilders 80
10 / 1708 Thorn Wool Thornsche Wol 100 pounds 29.50 Guilders
12 / 1708 Thorn Wool Thornsche Wol 100 pounds 32.50 Guilders
10 / 1708 Tonkin Musk Muscus van Tonkin ounce 6.50 Guilders
12 / 1708 Tonkin Musk Muscus van Tonkin ounce 6.50 Guilders
10 / 1708 Train-Oil Spektraan quarter 51.50 Guilders 13
12 / 1708 Train-Oil Spektraan quarter 55.75 Guilders 13
10 / 1708 Treacle Suikersiroop pound 8.78 Guilders 90
12 / 1708 Treacle Suikersiroop pound 8.93 Guilders 90
10 / 1708 Valence Almonds Valencia Amandelen 100 pounds 34.00 Guilders 72
12 / 1708 Valence Almonds Valencia Amandelen 100 pounds 36.50 Guilders 72
10 / 1708 Varinas Tobacco Varinas Tabak pound 2.50 Guilders 93
12 / 1708 Varinas Tobacco Varinas Tabak pound 2.33 Guilders 93
10 / 1708 Venetian Turpentine Venetiaansche Terpentijn 100 pounds 30.00 Guilders
12 / 1708 Venetian Turpentine Venetiaansche Terpentijn 100 pounds 30.00 Guilders
10 / 1708 Virginian Tobacco leaves Virginia Tabaksbladen pound 0.23 Guilders
12 / 1708 Virginian Tobacco leaves Virginia Tabaksbladen pound 0.35 Guilders
10 / 1708 Warder wheat Warder tarwe last 172.20 Guilders
12 / 1708 Warder wheat Warder tarwe last 198.10 Guilders
10 / 1708 Washed Segovia Lamb's wool Gewasschen Segovia Lamswol 100 pounds 97.50 Guilders
12 / 1708 Washed Segovia Lamb's wool Gewasschen Segovia Lamswol 100 pounds 97.50 Guilders
10 / 1708 Whale-bones Walvischbaarden 100 pounds 65.00 Guilders
12 / 1708 Whale-bones Walvischbaarden 100 pounds 58.50 Guilders
10 / 1708 White (dry) Ginger Witte (droge) Gember 100 pounds 10.50 Guilders 7
12 / 1708 White (dry) Ginger Witte (droge) Gember 100 pounds 10.50 Guilders 7
10 / 1708 White Candy Witte Kandij pound 0.55 Guilders 30
12 / 1708 White Candy Witte Kandij pound 0.55 Guilders 30
10 / 1708 White Pepper Witte Peper Pound 1.01 Guilders 27
12 / 1708 White Pepper Witte Peper Pound 1.31 Guilders 27
10 / 1708 White forage-oats Witte voerhaver last 45.50 Guilders
12 / 1708 White forage-oats Witte voerhaver last 46.90 Guilders
10 / 1708 White-Lead Loodwit 100 pounds 8.25 Guilders 6
12 / 1708 White-Lead Loodwit 100 pounds 8.50 Guilders 6
10 / 1708 Yellow Wood Geelhout 100 pounds 8.63 Guilders 26
12 / 1708 Yellow Wood Geelhout 100 pounds 8.63 Guilders 26
10 / 1708 Yufts Juchten pound 0.64 Guilders 46
12 / 1708 Yufts Juchten pound 0.60 Guilders 46
10 / 1708 Zealand, Flemish & Overmaas Coleseed Zeeuwsch, Vlaamsch en Overmaasch Koolzaad last 243.00 Guilders
12 / 1708 Zealand, Flemish & Overmaas Coleseed Zeeuwsch, Vlaamsch en Overmaasch Koolzaad last 247.50 Guilders