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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: 1710
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
6 / 1710 English Copperas Engelsch Koperrood (Couperose) 100 pounds 4.13 Guilders 51
1 / 1710 English Lead Engelsch Lood 100 pounds 6.30 Guilders 65
3 / 1710 English Lead Engelsch Lood 100 pounds 6.30 Guilders 65
6 / 1710 English Lead Engelsch Lood 100 pounds 5.85 Guilders 65
1 / 1710 Figs Vijgen 100 pounds 14.50 Guilders 13
3 / 1710 Figs Vijgen 100 pounds 14.00 Guilders 13
1 / 1710 Fine Refined Sugar Fijne Faffinade pound 0.36 Guilders 32
3 / 1710 Fine Refined Sugar Fijne Faffinade pound 0.37 Guilders 32
6 / 1710 Fine Refined Sugar Fijne Faffinade pound 0.38 Guilders 32
1 / 1710 French Bordeaux Wine Fransche Bordeauxwijn tun 285.00 Guilders 37
3 / 1710 French Bordeaux Wine Fransche Bordeauxwijn tun 255.00 Guilders 37
6 / 1710 French Bordeaux Wine Fransche Bordeauxwijn tun 195.00 Guilders 37
1 / 1710 Native Tobacco leaves Inlandsche Tabaksbladen 100 pounds 16.33 Guilders 82
3 / 1710 Native Tobacco leaves Inlandsche Tabaksbladen 100 pounds 15.66 Guilders 82
6 / 1710 Native Tobacco leaves Inlandsche Tabaksbladen 100 pounds 14.33 Guilders 82
1 / 1710 Native Wax Inlandsche Was 100 pounds 71.50 Guilders 10
3 / 1710 Native Wax Inlandsche Was 100 pounds 71.50 Guilders 10
6 / 1710 Native Wax Inlandsche Was 100 pounds 69.75 Guilders 10
1 / 1710 Norwegian cod-liver oil Noordsche levertraan tun 40.00 Guilders 13
3 / 1710 Norwegian cod-liver oil Noordsche levertraan tun 40.00 Guilders 13
6 / 1710 Norwegian cod-liver oil Noordsche levertraan tun 38.50 Guilders 13
1 / 1710 Nutmeg Noten pound 3.75 Guilders 49
3 / 1710 Nutmeg Noten pound 3.75 Guilders 49
6 / 1710 Nutmeg Noten pound 3.75 Guilders 49
1 / 1710 Pernambuco Wood Pernambuco Hout 100 pounds 51.00 Guilders 77
3 / 1710 Pernambuco Wood Pernambuco Hout 100 pounds 51.00 Guilders 77
1 / 1710 Preserved Ginger Geconfijte Gember Pound 0.53 Guilders 28
3 / 1710 Preserved Ginger Geconfijte Gember Pound 0.53 Guilders 28
6 / 1710 Preserved Ginger Geconfijte Gember Pound 0.53 Guilders 28
1 / 1710 Rape-oil Raapolie aum 67.00 Guilders 88
3 / 1710 Rape-oil Raapolie aum 49.50 Guilders 88
6 / 1710 Rape-oil Raapolie aum 41.25 Guilders 88
1 / 1710 Refined Borax Geraffineerde Borax pound 2.00 Guilders 50
3 / 1710 Refined Borax Geraffineerde Borax pound 1.93 Guilders 50
6 / 1710 Refined Borax Geraffineerde Borax pound 1.88 Guilders 50
1 / 1710 Refined Camphor Geraffineerde Kamfer pound 2.82 Guilders 57
3 / 1710 Refined Camphor Geraffineerde Kamfer pound 2.24 Guilders 57
6 / 1710 Refined Camphor Geraffineerde Kamfer pound 2.21 Guilders 57
1 / 1710 Roman Alum Roomsch Aluin 100 pounds 15.15 Guilders 3
3 / 1710 Roman Alum Roomsch Aluin 100 pounds 14.85 Guilders 3
6 / 1710 Roman Alum Roomsch Aluin 100 pounds 17.25 Guilders 3
1 / 1710 White Salt Wit Zout hundredweight of 404 measures 684.00 Guilders 41
3 / 1710 White Salt Wit Zout hundredweight of 404 measures 684.00 Guilders 41
6 / 1710 White Salt Wit Zout hundredweight of 404 measures 648.00 Guilders 41
Month / Year: 1713
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
8 / 1713 White forage-oats Witte voerhaver last 68.60 Guilders
8 / 1713 Konigsberg Rye Koningsberger rogge last 151.67 Guilders
8 / 1713 Konigsberg wheat Koningsberger tarwe last 227.30 Guilders
Month / Year: 1718
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
5 / 1718 Aix-la-Chapelle and Namur Kettles Ketels van Aken en Namen 100 pounds 73.00 Guilders
7 / 1718 Aix-la-Chapelle and Namur Kettles Ketels van Aken en Namen 100 pounds 72.00 Guilders
8 / 1718 Aix-la-Chapelle and Namur Kettles Ketels van Aken en Namen 100 pounds 72.00 Guilders