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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: 1709
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
2 / 1709 Baltic (Dry) Wax Oostersche (Droge) Was 100 pounds 69.50 Guilders 11
4 / 1709 Baltic (Dry) Wax Oostersche (Droge) Was 100 pounds 71.75 Guilders 11
6 / 1709 Baltic (Dry) Wax Oostersche (Droge) Was 100 pounds 71.25 Guilders 11
2 / 1709 Black (or brown) peper Zwarte (of bruine) peper Pound 0.50 Guilders 29
4 / 1709 Black (or brown) peper Zwarte (of bruine) peper Pound 0.48 Guilders 29
6 / 1709 Black (or brown) peper Zwarte (of bruine) peper Pound 0.48 Guilders 29
2 / 1709 Bordeaux Brandy Bordeaux Brandewijn 30 double gallons 87.00 Guilders 38
4 / 1709 Bordeaux Brandy Bordeaux Brandewijn 30 double gallons 105.00 Guilders 38
6 / 1709 Bordeaux Brandy Bordeaux Brandewijn 30 double gallons 144.00 Guilders 38
2 / 1709 Bordeaux Honey bordeaux Honig tun 189.00 Guilders 92
4 / 1709 Bordeaux Honey bordeaux Honig tun 207.00 Guilders 92
6 / 1709 Bordeaux Honey bordeaux Honig tun 249.00 Guilders 92
2 / 1709 Brazilian Hides Braziliaansche Huiden pound 0.37 Guilders 61
4 / 1709 Brazilian Hides Braziliaansche Huiden pound 0.37 Guilders 61
6 / 1709 Brazilian Hides Braziliaansche Huiden pound 0.36 Guilders 61
6 / 1709 Cadix Salt Cadix Zout hundredweight of 404 measures 414.00 Guilders
2 / 1709 Cloves Nagelen pound 3.75 Guilders 16
4 / 1709 Cloves Nagelen pound 3.75 Guilders 16
6 / 1709 Cloves Nagelen pound 3.75 Guilders 16
2 / 1709 Cocoa Cacao pound 0.61 Guilders 55
4 / 1709 Cocoa Cacao pound 0.58 Guilders 55
6 / 1709 Cocoa Cacao pound 0.55 Guilders 55
2 / 1709 Common Madder Gemeene Meekrap 100 pounds 12.00 Guilders 75
4 / 1709 Common Madder Gemeene Meekrap 100 pounds 12.00 Guilders 75
6 / 1709 Common Madder Gemeene Meekrap 100 pounds 15.50 Guilders 75
2 / 1709 Corn Brandy Korenbrandewijn aum 34.00 Guilders 68
4 / 1709 Corn Brandy Korenbrandewijn aum 37.50 Guilders 68
6 / 1709 Corn Brandy Korenbrandewijn aum 51.50 Guilders 68
2 / 1709 East Indian Saltpetre Oostindische Salpeter 100 pounds 28.00 Guilders 1
4 / 1709 East Indian Saltpetre Oostindische Salpeter 100 pounds 27.00 Guilders 1
6 / 1709 East Indian Saltpetre Oostindische Salpeter 100 pounds 24.00 Guilders 1
2 / 1709 English Copperas Engelsch Koperrood (Couperose) 100 pounds 4.20 Guilders 51
4 / 1709 English Copperas Engelsch Koperrood (Couperose) 100 pounds 4.20 Guilders 51
6 / 1709 English Copperas Engelsch Koperrood (Couperose) 100 pounds 4.35 Guilders 51
2 / 1709 English Lead Engelsch Lood 100 pounds 6.30 Guilders 65
4 / 1709 English Lead Engelsch Lood 100 pounds 6.45 Guilders 65
6 / 1709 English Lead Engelsch Lood 100 pounds 6.30 Guilders 65
2 / 1709 Figs Vijgen 100 pounds 12.00 Guilders 13
4 / 1709 Figs Vijgen 100 pounds 11.75 Guilders 13
2 / 1709 Fine Refined Sugar Fijne Faffinade pound 0.38 Guilders 32
4 / 1709 Fine Refined Sugar Fijne Faffinade pound 0.40 Guilders 32
6 / 1709 Fine Refined Sugar Fijne Faffinade pound 0.40 Guilders 32
2 / 1709 French Bordeaux Wine Fransche Bordeauxwijn tun 177.00 Guilders 37
4 / 1709 French Bordeaux Wine Fransche Bordeauxwijn tun 156.00 Guilders 37
6 / 1709 French Bordeaux Wine Fransche Bordeauxwijn tun 210.00 Guilders 37
2 / 1709 Native Tobacco leaves Inlandsche Tabaksbladen 100 pounds 16.33 Guilders 82
4 / 1709 Native Tobacco leaves Inlandsche Tabaksbladen 100 pounds 17.00 Guilders 82
6 / 1709 Native Tobacco leaves Inlandsche Tabaksbladen 100 pounds 16.33 Guilders 82
2 / 1709 Native Wax Inlandsche Was 100 pounds 71.50 Guilders 10
4 / 1709 Native Wax Inlandsche Was 100 pounds 73.13 Guilders 10