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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
4 / 1709 Molina wool Molina wol pound 1.38 Banco
6 / 1709 Molina wool Molina wol pound 1.38 Banco
2 / 1709 Muscovados Moscovades pound 0.22 Guilders 33
4 / 1709 Muscovados Moscovades pound 0.23 Guilders 33
6 / 1709 Muscovados Moscovades pound 0.22 Guilders 33
2 / 1709 Muscovite Tar Moscovisch Teer last 108.00 Guilders
4 / 1709 Muscovite Tar Moscovisch Teer last 96.00 Guilders
6 / 1709 Muscovite Tar Moscovisch Teer last 105.00 Guilders
2 / 1709 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun 30.25 Guilders 81
4 / 1709 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun 32.50 Guilders 81
6 / 1709 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun 34.50 Guilders 81
2 / 1709 Native Salted Ox-hides Inlandsche Gezouten Ossenhuiden pound 0.13 Guilders
4 / 1709 Native Salted Ox-hides Inlandsche Gezouten Ossenhuiden pound 0.13 Guilders
6 / 1709 Native Salted Ox-hides Inlandsche Gezouten Ossenhuiden pound 0.13 Guilders
2 / 1709 Native Sweet Tallow Inlandsche Zoete Talk 100 pounds 14.50 Guilders
4 / 1709 Native Sweet Tallow Inlandsche Zoete Talk 100 pounds 16.75 Guilders
6 / 1709 Native Sweet Tallow Inlandsche Zoete Talk 100 pounds 24.00 Guilders
2 / 1709 Norwegian Garcopper Noorsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 56.50 Guilders
4 / 1709 Norwegian Garcopper Noorsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 56.50 Guilders
6 / 1709 Norwegian Garcopper Noorsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 54.00 Guilders
2 / 1709 Opium Opium pound 5.88 Guilders
4 / 1709 Opium Opium pound 5.88 Guilders
6 / 1709 Opium Opium pound 4.50 Guilders
2 / 1709 Ordinary Ermine Serges, 3 Seals, 13 pounds Ordinaire Armijnsaaien, 3 Looden, 13 Pond piece 18.30 Guilders
4 / 1709 Ordinary Ermine Serges, 3 Seals, 13 pounds Ordinaire Armijnsaaien, 3 Looden, 13 Pond piece 18.45 Guilders
6 / 1709 Ordinary Ermine Serges, 3 Seals, 13 pounds Ordinaire Armijnsaaien, 3 Looden, 13 Pond piece 18.60 Guilders
2 / 1709 Paternoster Flax Paternoster Vlas ship-pound 44.50 Guilders
4 / 1709 Paternoster Flax Paternoster Vlas ship-pound 44.50 Guilders
6 / 1709 Paternoster Flax Paternoster Vlas ship-pound 44.50 Guilders
2 / 1709 Polish Summer Wool Poolsche Zomerwol pound 0.35 Guilders
4 / 1709 Polish Summer Wool Poolsche Zomerwol pound 0.35 Guilders
6 / 1709 Polish Summer Wool Poolsche Zomerwol pound 0.45 Guilders
2 / 1709 Polish wheat Poolsche tarwe last 224.00 Guilders
4 / 1709 Polish wheat Poolsche tarwe last 287.00 Guilders
6 / 1709 Polish wheat Poolsche tarwe last 402.50 Guilders
8 / 1709 Polish wheat Poolsche tarwe last 402.50 Guilders
2 / 1709 Prussian rye Pruisische rogge last 166.60 Guilders
4 / 1709 Prussian rye Pruisische rogge last 193.20 Guilders
6 / 1709 Prussian rye Pruisische rogge last 273.00 Guilders
2 / 1709 Riga Clean Hemp Riga Reinhennep ship-pound 35.50 Guilders
4 / 1709 Riga Clean Hemp Riga Reinhennep ship-pound 39.25 Guilders
6 / 1709 Riga Clean Hemp Riga Reinhennep ship-pound 39.25 Guilders
2 / 1709 Riga crushed linseed Riga slaglijnzaad tun 7.50 Guilders
4 / 1709 Riga crushed linseed Riga slaglijnzaad tun 10.00 Guilders
6 / 1709 Riga crushed linseed Riga slaglijnzaad tun 10.25 Guilders
2 / 1709 Riga hempseed Riga hennepzaad tun 7.50 Guilders
4 / 1709 Riga hempseed Riga hennepzaad tun 9.00 Guilders
6 / 1709 Riga hempseed Riga hennepzaad tun 9.75 Guilders
2 / 1709 Rope-Yarn of Clean Hemp Kabelgaren van Rein-Hennep ship-pound 39.00 Guilders
4 / 1709 Rope-Yarn of Clean Hemp Kabelgaren van Rein-Hennep ship-pound 43.00 Guilders