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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: 1626
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
11 / 1626 Nutmeg in various qualities Noten in soorten pound 2.44 Guilders 49
12 / 1626 Nutmeg in various qualities Noten in soorten pound 2.44 Guilders 49
1 / 1626 Pernambuco Wood Pernambuco Hout 100 pounds 42.00 Guilders 77
2 / 1626 Pernambuco Wood Pernambuco Hout 100 pounds 42.00 Guilders 77
3 / 1626 Pernambuco Wood Pernambuco Hout 100 pounds 42.00 Guilders 77
7 / 1626 Pernambuco Wood Pernambuco Hout 100 pounds 43.50 Guilders 77
8 / 1626 Pernambuco Wood Pernambuco Hout 100 pounds 45.00 Guilders 77
1 / 1626 Preserved Chinese Ginger Geconfijte Chineesche Gember Pound 1.38 Guilders 28
1 / 1626 Rape-oil Raapolie aum 37.00 Guilders 88
2 / 1626 Rape-oil Raapolie aum 35.00 Guilders 88
3 / 1626 Rape-oil Raapolie aum 36.00 Guilders 88
7 / 1626 Rape-oil Raapolie aum 36.00 Guilders 88
8 / 1626 Rape-oil Raapolie aum 37.00 Guilders 88
10 / 1626 Rape-oil Raapolie aum 37.50 Guilders 88
11 / 1626 Rape-oil Raapolie aum 37.50 Guilders 88
12 / 1626 Rape-oil Raapolie aum 37.50 Guilders 88
1 / 1626 Refined Borax Geraffineerde Borax pound 3.30 Guilders 50
2 / 1626 Refined Borax Geraffineerde Borax pound 3.53 Guilders 50
3 / 1626 Refined Borax Geraffineerde Borax pound 3.53 Guilders 50
8 / 1626 Refined Borax Geraffineerde Borax pound 3.30 Guilders 50
11 / 1626 Refined Borax Geraffineerde Borax pound 3.30 Guilders 50
12 / 1626 Refined Borax Geraffineerde Borax pound 3.30 Guilders 50
1 / 1626 Refined Camphor Geraffineerde Kamfer pound 2.10 Guilders 57
2 / 1626 Refined Camphor Geraffineerde Kamfer pound 2.10 Guilders 57
3 / 1626 Refined Camphor Geraffineerde Kamfer pound 2.10 Guilders 57
8 / 1626 Refined Camphor Geraffineerde Kamfer pound 2.05 Guilders 57
11 / 1626 Refined Camphor Geraffineerde Kamfer pound 2.05 Guilders 57
12 / 1626 Refined Camphor Geraffineerde Kamfer pound 2.05 Guilders 57
1 / 1626 Roman Alum Roomsch Aluin 100 pounds 14.40 Guilders 3
2 / 1626 Roman Alum Roomsch Aluin 100 pounds 14.40 Guilders 3
3 / 1626 Roman Alum Roomsch Aluin 100 pounds 14.25 Guilders 3
7 / 1626 Roman Alum Roomsch Aluin 100 pounds 13.50 Guilders 3
8 / 1626 Roman Alum Roomsch Aluin 100 pounds 13.50 Guilders 3
10 / 1626 Roman Alum Roomsch Aluin 100 pounds 13.50 Guilders 3
11 / 1626 Roman Alum Roomsch Aluin 100 pounds 13.65 Guilders 3
12 / 1626 Roman Alum Roomsch Aluin 100 pounds 13.65 Guilders 3
Month / Year: 1628
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
9 / 1628 West Indian Hides Westindische Huiden pound 0.43 Guilders 61
9 / 1628 White Candy Witte Kandij pound 1.17 Guilders 30
9 / 1628 Yellow Wood Geelhout 100 pounds 8.00 Guilders 26
9 / 1628 Yufts Juchten pound 1.08 Guilders 46
9 / 1628 Alicante Anise Alicantsche Anijs 100 pounds 31.50 Guilders 76
9 / 1628 Baltic (Dry) Wax Oostersche (Droge) Was 100 pounds 70.00 Guilders 11
9 / 1628 Big Gallnuts Groote Galnoten 100 pounds 39.00 Guilders 9
9 / 1628 Bordeaux Brandy Bordeaux Brandeijn hogshead 138.00 Guilders 38
9 / 1628 Brazilian white sugar Braziliaansche witte suiker pound 0.57 Guilders 31
10 / 1628 Cinnamon in various qualities Kaneel in Soorten pound 2.20 Guilders 90
9 / 1628 Clean Mace Schoone Foelie pound 6.90 Guilders 86
9 / 1628 Cloves Nagelen pound 4.65 Guilders 16
9 / 1628 Cod-liver Oil Levertraan tun 46.00 Guilders 13
9 / 1628 Common Madder Gemeene Meekrap 100 pounds 22.00 Guilders 75