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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
6 / 1709 Genoese Oil Genueesche Olie tun 690.00 Guilders 36
2 / 1709 German Tartar Duitsche Wijnsteen 100 pounds 27.50 Guilders 2
4 / 1709 German Tartar Duitsche Wijnsteen 100 pounds 28.00 Guilders 2
6 / 1709 German Tartar Duitsche Wijnsteen 100 pounds 28.00 Guilders 2
2 / 1709 Groningen winter barley Groninger wintergerst last 98.00 Guilders
4 / 1709 Groningen winter barley Groninger wintergerst last 133.00 Guilders
6 / 1709 Groningen winter barley Groninger wintergerst last 165.20 Guilders
2 / 1709 Gunpowder Buskruit 100 pounds 29.00 Guilders 8
4 / 1709 Gunpowder Buskruit 100 pounds 29.00 Guilders 8
6 / 1709 Gunpowder Buskruit 100 pounds 28.00 Guilders 8
2 / 1709 Hamburg Sheet-copper Hamburgsch Bladkoper 100 pounds 62.00 Guilders 25
4 / 1709 Hamburg Sheet-copper Hamburgsch Bladkoper 100 pounds 62.00 Guilders 25
6 / 1709 Hamburg Sheet-copper Hamburgsch Bladkoper 100 pounds 63.50 Guilders 25
2 / 1709 Iron-Wire nr.0 Ijzerdraad no.0 100 pounds 1.75 Guilders
4 / 1709 Iron-Wire nr.0 Ijzerdraad no.0 100 pounds 1.75 Guilders
6 / 1709 Iron-Wire nr.0 Ijzerdraad no.0 100 pounds 1.75 Guilders
2 / 1709 Konigsberg Rye Koningsberger rogge last 156.80 Guilders
4 / 1709 Konigsberg Rye Koningsberger rogge last 180.60 Guilders
6 / 1709 Konigsberg Rye Koningsberger rogge last 266.00 Guilders
8 / 1709 Konigsberg Rye Koningsberger rogge last 273.00 Guilders
2 / 1709 Konigsberg wheat Koningsberger tarwe last 203.00 Guilders
4 / 1709 Konigsberg wheat Koningsberger tarwe last 252.00 Guilders
6 / 1709 Konigsberg wheat Koningsberger tarwe last 364.00 Guilders
8 / 1709 Konigsberg wheat Koningsberger tarwe last 350.00 Guilders
2 / 1709 Lemons Citroenen 100 pounds 55.00 Guilders
2 / 1709 Leyden Black Naturel Serges, 5 Seals Leidsche Zwarte Naturel Saaien, 5 Looden piece 25.20 Guilders
4 / 1709 Leyden Black Naturel Serges, 5 Seals Leidsche Zwarte Naturel Saaien, 5 Looden piece 25.20 Guilders
6 / 1709 Leyden Black Naturel Serges, 5 Seals Leidsche Zwarte Naturel Saaien, 5 Looden piece 25.20 Guilders
2 / 1709 Leyden Bombasines, Overlookers Leidsche Bombazijnen, Overkijkers piece 12.00 Guilders
4 / 1709 Leyden Bombasines, Overlookers Leidsche Bombazijnen, Overkijkers piece 12.00 Guilders
6 / 1709 Leyden Bombasines, Overlookers Leidsche Bombazijnen, Overkijkers piece 12.00 Guilders
2 / 1709 Leyden Bombasines, Reduced Overlookers Leidsche Bombazijnen, Vervallen Overkijkers piece 11.00 Guilders
4 / 1709 Leyden Bombasines, Reduced Overlookers Leidsche Bombazijnen, Vervallen Overkijkers piece 11.00 Guilders
6 / 1709 Leyden Bombasines, Reduced Overlookers Leidsche Bombazijnen, Vervallen Overkijkers piece 11.00 Guilders
2 / 1709 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen piece 51.00 Guilders
4 / 1709 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen piece 51.50 Guilders
6 / 1709 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen piece 51.50 Guilders
2 / 1709 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen piece 49.00 Guilders
4 / 1709 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen piece 50.00 Guilders
6 / 1709 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen piece 49.50 Guilders
2 / 1709 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 2 Seals Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 2 Looden piece 28.00 Guilders
4 / 1709 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 2 Seals Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 2 Looden piece 29.00 Guilders
6 / 1709 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 2 Seals Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 2 Looden piece 29.00 Guilders
2 / 1709 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 3 Seals Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 3 Looden piece 30.00 Guilders
4 / 1709 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 3 Seals Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 3 Looden piece 31.00 Guilders
6 / 1709 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 3 Seals Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 3 Looden piece 31.00 Guilders
2 / 1709 Leyden Ermine Serges, 1 Seal Leidsche Armijnsaaien, 1 Lood piece 17.55 Guilders
4 / 1709 Leyden Ermine Serges, 1 Seal Leidsche Armijnsaaien, 1 Lood piece 17.10 Guilders
6 / 1709 Leyden Ermine Serges, 1 Seal Leidsche Armijnsaaien, 1 Lood piece 17.40 Guilders
4 / 1709 Leyden Ermine Serges, 3 Seals, 12 3/4 Pounds Leidsche Armijnsaaien, 3 Looden, 12 3/4 Pond piece 18.15 Guilders