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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
9 / 1628 Currants Krenten 100 pounds 30.00 Guilders 67
9 / 1628 English Copperas Engelsch Koperrood (Couperose) 100 pounds 4.05 Guilders 51
9 / 1628 English Lead Engelsch Lood 100 pounds 8.23 Guilders 65
9 / 1628 Fine Refined Sugar Fijne Faffinade pound 0.82 Guilders 32
9 / 1628 French Bordeaux Wine Fransche Bordeauxwijn tun 138.00 Guilders 37
9 / 1628 Nutmeg in various qualities Noten in soorten pound 2.50 Guilders 49
9 / 1628 Rape-oil Raapolie aum 35.50 Guilders 88
9 / 1628 Roman Alum Roomsch Aluin 100 pounds 12.00 Guilders 3
9 / 1628 Aix-la-Chapelle Kettles Ketels van Aken 100 pounds 77.00 Guilders
9 / 1628 Baltic Tallow Oostersche Talk 100 pounds 18.00 Guilders
10 / 1628 Bologna Organzine Bologneesche Organsijn pound 21.00 Guilders
9 / 1628 Cyprus Cotton Cypersche Katoen pound 0.75 Guilders
9 / 1628 Eastland Brass-Wire Koperdraad van Oostland 100 pounds 73.00 Guilders
9 / 1628 English Tin Engelsch Tin 100 pounds 56.00 Guilders
9 / 1628 First quality Molina and Castilian wool Prima Molina en Castilla wol pound 1.24 Guilders
9 / 1628 Frisian Winter-Barley Friesche Wintergerst last 100.10 Guilders
9 / 1628 Full Herring Volle Haring last 152.00 Guilders 19
9 / 1628 Gatimalo Indigo Guatimalo Indigo pound 3.90 Guilders 48
9 / 1628 German Tartar Duitsche Wijnsteen 100 pounds 25.50 Guilders 2
9 / 1628 Greenland Whale-Oil Groenlandsche traan quarter 48.50 Guilders 73
9 / 1628 Hamburg Sheet-copper Hamburgsch Bladkoper 100 pounds 61.50 Guilders 25
9 / 1628 Konigsberg Rye Koningsberger rogge last 144.67 Guilders
9 / 1628 Konigsberg wheat Koningsberger tarwe last 205.80 Guilders
9 / 1628 Leyden Bleached Hondschoote Serges, 2 seals Leidsche Gebleekte Hondschootsche Saaien, 2 Looden piece 37.80 Guilders
9 / 1628 Leyden Bleached Hondschoote Serges, 3 Seals Leidsche Gebleekte Hondschootsche Saaien, 3 Looden piece 38.40 Guilders
9 / 1628 Leyden Bombasines, Overlookers Leidsche Bombazijnen, Overkijkers piece 26.25 Guilders
9 / 1628 Leyden Bombasines, Reduced Overlookers Leidsche Bombazijnen, Vervallen Overkijkers piece 23.00 Guilders
9 / 1628 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen piece 102.50 Guilders
9 / 1628 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, 1 Seal Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, 1 Lood piece 45.25 Guilders
9 / 1628 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen piece 93.00 Guilders
9 / 1628 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 2 Seals Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 2 Looden piece 47.00 Guilders
9 / 1628 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 3 Seals Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 3 Looden piece 50.25 Guilders
9 / 1628 Leyden Fustians with the L Leidsche Fusteinen met de L piece 13.20 Guilders
9 / 1628 Leyden Fustians, Double Lions Leidsche Fusteinen, Dubbele Leeuwen piece 14.40 Guilders
9 / 1628 Leyden Fustians, Single Lions Leidsche Fusteinen, Enkele Leeuwen piece 13.50 Guilders
9 / 1628 Leyden Satin Crown Bombasines Leidsche Satijn Bombazijnen, Kronen piece 26.00 Guilders
9 / 1628 Leyden Satin Crown Bombasines, 1 Seal Leidsche Satijn Bombazijnen, Kronen, 1 Lood piece 15.00 Guilders
9 / 1628 Leyden Single Gentlemen's Crown Serges Leidsche Enkele Heerensaaien Kronen piece 50.00 Guilders
9 / 1628 Leyden Single Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced Leidsche Enkele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen piece 45.50 Guilders
9 / 1628 Leyden Single Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 1 Seal Leidsche Enkele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 1 Lood piece 22.25 Guilders
9 / 1628 Leyden Single Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 2 Seals Leidsche Enkele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 2 Looden piece 23.00 Guilders
9 / 1628 Linseed Oil Lijnolie aum 35.00 Guilders 64
9 / 1628 Loaf-sugar Melissuiker pound 0.78 Guilders 89
9 / 1628 Long Prunes Lange Pruimen 100 pounds 7.95 Guilders
9 / 1628 Long Raisins Lange Rozijnen 100 pounds 19.50 Guilders 71
9 / 1628 Luneberg and Bremer Shorn Wool Luneburger en Bremer Schoorwol 100 pounds 38.50 Guilders
9 / 1628 Matie Maatjesharing last 138.00 Guilders
9 / 1628 Mercury Kwikzilver pound 2.00 Guilders 58
9 / 1628 Mexican Cochineal Mexicaansche Cochenille pound 26.85 Guilders 14
9 / 1628 Milanese Rice Milaansche rijst 100 pounds 17.25 Guilders