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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 Rope-Yarn of Clean Hemp Kabelgaren van Rein-Hennep ship-pound 43.00 Guilders
2 / 1709 Sail-Yarn Zeilgaren 100 pounds 18.50 Guilders
4 / 1709 Sail-Yarn Zeilgaren 100 pounds 18.50 Guilders
6 / 1709 Sail-Yarn Zeilgaren 100 pounds 18.50 Guilders
2 / 1709 Sappan Wood of Siam Sappanhout van Siam 100 pounds 10.75 Guilders 23
4 / 1709 Sappan Wood of Siam Sappanhout van Siam 100 pounds 10.50 Guilders 23
6 / 1709 Sappan Wood of Siam Sappanhout van Siam 100 pounds 10.50 Guilders 23
2 / 1709 Sherry Syrese Secken tun 270.00 Guilders 39
6 / 1709 Sherry Syrese Secken tun 402.00 Guilders 39
2 / 1709 Single White Iron Enkel Blik 100 pounds 30.00 Guilders
4 / 1709 Single White Iron Enkel Blik 100 pounds 31.00 Guilders
6 / 1709 Single White Iron Enkel Blik 100 pounds 31.00 Guilders
2 / 1709 Smyrna Cotton Smirna Katoen pound 0.34 Guilders
4 / 1709 Smyrna Cotton Smirna Katoen pound 0.36 Guilders
6 / 1709 Smyrna Cotton Smirna Katoen pound 0.44 Guilders
2 / 1709 Smyrna Cotton Yarns Smirnasche Katoenen Garens pound 0.65 Guilders
4 / 1709 Smyrna Cotton Yarns Smirnasche Katoenen Garens pound 0.70 Guilders
2 / 1709 Smyrna Gallnuts Smirna Galnoten 100 pounds 48.00 Guilders 9
4 / 1709 Smyrna Gallnuts Smirna Galnoten 100 pounds 48.00 Guilders 9
6 / 1709 Smyrna Gallnuts Smirna Galnoten 100 pounds 50.00 Guilders 9
2 / 1709 Sole-leather of Native Backs Zoolleer van Inlandsche Ruggen pound 0.51 Guilders
4 / 1709 Sole-leather of Native Backs Zoolleer van Inlandsche Ruggen pound 0.54 Guilders
6 / 1709 Sole-leather of Native Backs Zoolleer van Inlandsche Ruggen pound 0.54 Guilders
2 / 1709 Soria Segovia wool Soria Segovia wol pound 1.55 Banco
4 / 1709 Soria Segovia wool Soria Segovia wol pound 1.55 Banco
6 / 1709 Soria Segovia wool Soria Segovia wol pound 1.55 Banco
2 / 1709 Spanish Iron Spaansch Ijzer 100 pounds 5.50 Guilders 5
4 / 1709 Spanish Iron Spaansch Ijzer 100 pounds 5.50 Guilders 5
6 / 1709 Spanish Iron Spaansch Ijzer 100 pounds 5.25 Guilders 5
2 / 1709 Split Stockfish Roodschaar 100 pounds 10.25 Guilders
4 / 1709 Split Stockfish Roodschaar 100 pounds 10.25 Guilders
6 / 1709 Split Stockfish Roodschaar 100 pounds 10.25 Guilders
2 / 1709 St. Ubes Salt St. Ubes Zout last 468.00 Guilders
4 / 1709 St. Ubes Salt St. Ubes Zout last 480.00 Guilders
6 / 1709 St. Ubes Salt St. Ubes Zout last 576.00 Guilders
2 / 1709 Starch Stijfsel 100 pounds 10.50 Guilders
4 / 1709 Starch Stijfsel 100 pounds 11.25 Guilders
6 / 1709 Starch Stijfsel 100 pounds 11.25 Guilders
2 / 1709 Steermark Steel Stiermarksch Staal bundle 22.00 Guilders
4 / 1709 Steermark Steel Stiermarksch Staal bundle 22.00 Guilders
2 / 1709 Stockfish Rondvisch 100 pounds 12.00 Guilders 87
4 / 1709 Stockfish Rondvisch 100 pounds 13.00 Guilders 87
6 / 1709 Stockfish Rondvisch 100 pounds 13.00 Guilders 87
2 / 1709 Surinam Sugar Surinaamsche suiker pound 0.18 Guilders 12
4 / 1709 Surinam Sugar Surinaamsche suiker pound 0.20 Guilders 12
6 / 1709 Surinam Sugar Surinaamsche suiker pound 0.19 Guilders 12
2 / 1709 Swedish Garcopper Zweedsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 57.00 Guilders 4
4 / 1709 Swedish Garcopper Zweedsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 57.00 Guilders 4
6 / 1709 Swedish Garcopper Zweedsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 54.00 Guilders 4
2 / 1709 Tanni Silk A Tanni Zijde A pound 7.05 Guilders 44