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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 Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
6 / 1710 White-Lead Loodwit 100 pounds 7.38 Guilders 6
1 / 1710 Yellow Wood Geelhout 100 pounds 6.75 Guilders 26
3 / 1710 Yellow Wood Geelhout 100 pounds 6.25 Guilders 26
6 / 1710 Yellow Wood Geelhout 100 pounds 5.63 Guilders 26
1 / 1710 Yufts Juchten pound 0.59 Guilders 46
3 / 1710 Yufts Juchten pound 0.59 Guilders 46
6 / 1710 Yufts Juchten pound 0.56 Guilders 46
1 / 1710 Zealand, Flemish & Overmaas Coleseed Zeeuwsch, Vlaamsch en Overmaasch Koolzaad last 396.00 Guilders
3 / 1710 Zealand, Flemish & Overmaas Coleseed Zeeuwsch, Vlaamsch en Overmaasch Koolzaad last 276.00 Guilders
6 / 1710 Zealand, Flemish & Overmaas Coleseed Zeeuwsch, Vlaamsch en Overmaasch Koolzaad last 282.00 Guilders
1 / 1710 Alicante Anise Alicantsche Anijs 100 pounds 30.50 Guilders 76
3 / 1710 Alicante Anise Alicantsche Anijs 100 pounds 30.50 Guilders 76
6 / 1710 Alicante Anise Alicantsche Anijs 100 pounds 30.50 Guilders 76
1 / 1710 Apulian oil Olie van Puglia tun 438.00 Guilders 35
3 / 1710 Apulian oil Olie van Puglia tun 438.00 Guilders 35
6 / 1710 Apulian oil Olie van Puglia tun 456.00 Guilders 35
1 / 1710 Baltic (Dry) Wax Oostersche (Droge) Was 100 pounds 69.00 Guilders 11
3 / 1710 Baltic (Dry) Wax Oostersche (Droge) Was 100 pounds 68.50 Guilders 11
6 / 1710 Baltic (Dry) Wax Oostersche (Droge) Was 100 pounds 65.75 Guilders 11
1 / 1710 Black (or brown) peper Zwarte (of bruine) peper Pound 0.49 Guilders 29
3 / 1710 Black (or brown) peper Zwarte (of bruine) peper Pound 0.52 Guilders 29
6 / 1710 Black (or brown) peper Zwarte (of bruine) peper Pound 0.51 Guilders 29
1 / 1710 Bordeaux Brandy Bordeaux Brandewijn 30 double gallons 149.50 Guilders 38
3 / 1710 Bordeaux Brandy Bordeaux Brandewijn 30 double gallons 135.00 Guilders 38
6 / 1710 Bordeaux Brandy Bordeaux Brandewijn 30 double gallons 112.50 Guilders 38
1 / 1710 Bordeaux Honey bordeaux Honig tun 243.00 Guilders 92
3 / 1710 Bordeaux Honey bordeaux Honig tun 246.00 Guilders 92
6 / 1710 Bordeaux Honey bordeaux Honig tun 213.00 Guilders 92
1 / 1710 Brazilian Hides Braziliaansche Huiden pound 0.33 Guilders 61
3 / 1710 Brazilian Hides Braziliaansche Huiden pound 0.33 Guilders 61
6 / 1710 Brazilian Hides Braziliaansche Huiden pound 0.29 Guilders 61
1 / 1710 Caliatour Wood Caliatour Hout 100 pounds 12.25 Guilders 24
3 / 1710 Caliatour Wood Caliatour Hout 100 pounds 12.25 Guilders 24
1 / 1710 Cloves Nagelen pound 3.75 Guilders 16
3 / 1710 Cloves Nagelen pound 3.75 Guilders 16
6 / 1710 Cloves Nagelen pound 3.75 Guilders 16
1 / 1710 Cocoa Cacao pound 0.52 Guilders 55
3 / 1710 Cocoa Cacao pound 0.52 Guilders 55
6 / 1710 Cocoa Cacao pound 0.49 Guilders 55
1 / 1710 Common Madder Gemeene Meekrap 100 pounds 18.00 Guilders 75
3 / 1710 Common Madder Gemeene Meekrap 100 pounds 17.00 Guilders 75
6 / 1710 Common Madder Gemeene Meekrap 100 pounds 12.50 Guilders 75
1 / 1710 Corn Brandy Korenbrandewijn aum 47.50 Guilders 68
3 / 1710 Corn Brandy Korenbrandewijn aum 37.50 Guilders 68
6 / 1710 Corn Brandy Korenbrandewijn aum 38.00 Guilders 68
1 / 1710 East Indian Saltpetre Oostindische Salpeter 100 pounds 21.50 Guilders 1
3 / 1710 East Indian Saltpetre Oostindische Salpeter 100 pounds 20.00 Guilders 1
6 / 1710 East Indian Saltpetre Oostindische Salpeter 100 pounds 20.00 Guilders 1
1 / 1710 English Copperas Engelsch Koperrood (Couperose) 100 pounds 4.13 Guilders 51
3 / 1710 English Copperas Engelsch Koperrood (Couperose) 100 pounds 4.13 Guilders 51