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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: 1628
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
9 / 1628 Muscovados Moscovades pound 0.44 Guilders 33
9 / 1628 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun 33.00 Guilders 81
9 / 1628 Native Salted Hides Inlandsche Gezouten Huiden pound 0.18 Guilders
10 / 1628 Native Sweet Tallow Inlandsche Zoete Talk 100 pounds 22.50 Guilders
9 / 1628 Paternoster Flax Paternoster Vlas ship-pound 49.00 Guilders
9 / 1628 Polish Summer Wool Poolsche Zomerwol pound 0.69 Guilders
11 / 1628 Polish Summer Wool Poolsche Zomerwol pound 0.94 Guilders
9 / 1628 Prussian rye Pruisische rogge last 163.00 Guilders
9 / 1628 Single White Iron Enkel Blik 100 pounds 35.00 Guilders
9 / 1628 Small Pepper Kleine peper Pound 0.58 Guilders 29
9 / 1628 Smyrna Cotton Smirna Katoen pound 0.60 Guilders
9 / 1628 Steel in Bars Staal in Staven 100 pounds 27.50 Guilders 63
7 / 1628 Swedish Garcopper Zweedsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 54.55 Guilders 4
10 / 1628 Swedish Garcopper Zweedsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 57.00 Guilders 4
9 / 1628 Swedish Iron Zweedsch Ijzer 100 pounds 7.17 Guilders 91
9 / 1628 The Best Bear's Foot Ashes De Beste Berenklauwasch last 540.00 Guilders 80
9 / 1628 The Best Dantzig Potash De Beste Dantziger Potasch 100 pounds 25.00 Guilders
9 / 1628 Treacle Suikersiroop pound 16.43 Guilders 90
9 / 1628 Unbleached Hondschoote Serges, 3 Seals Ongebleekte Hondschootsche Saaien, 3 Looden piece 32.25 Guilders
9 / 1628 Valence Almonds Valencia Amandelen 100 pounds 47.50 Guilders 72
Month / Year: 1629
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
9 / 1629 Swedish Garcopper Zweedsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 48.00 Guilders 4
10 / 1629 Swedish Garcopper Zweedsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 48.00 Guilders 4
Month / Year: 1630
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
1 / 1630 Aix-la-Chapelle Kettles Ketels van Aken 100 pounds 67.00 Guilders
5 / 1630 Aix-la-Chapelle Kettles Ketels van Aken 100 pounds 62.00 Guilders
11 / 1630 Aix-la-Chapelle Kettles Ketels van Aken 100 pounds 55.50 Guilders
1 / 1630 Baltic Tallow Oostersche Talk 100 pounds 18.00 Guilders
5 / 1630 Baltic Tallow Oostersche Talk 100 pounds 19.50 Guilders
11 / 1630 Baltic Tallow Oostersche Talk 100 pounds 17.00 Guilders
1 / 1630 Bologna Organzine Bologneesche Organsijn pound 21.00 Guilders
5 / 1630 Bologna Organzine Bologneesche Organsijn pound 21.00 Guilders
11 / 1630 Bologna Organzine Bologneesche Organsijn pound 21.00 Guilders
1 / 1630 Cyprus Cotton Cypersche Katoen pound 0.66 Guilders
5 / 1630 Cyprus Cotton Cypersche Katoen pound 0.61 Guilders
11 / 1630 Cyprus Cotton Cypersche Katoen pound 0.55 Guilders
1 / 1630 Eastland Brass-Wire Koperdraad van Oostland 100 pounds 56.00 Guilders
5 / 1630 Eastland Brass-Wire Koperdraad van Oostland 100 pounds 54.00 Guilders
11 / 1630 Eastland Brass-Wire Koperdraad van Oostland 100 pounds 53.00 Guilders
1 / 1630 English Tin Engelsch Tin 100 pounds 56.00 Guilders
5 / 1630 English Tin Engelsch Tin 100 pounds 56.00 Guilders
11 / 1630 English Tin Engelsch Tin 100 pounds 56.00 Guilders
1 / 1630 Fine Grey Pommeranian Wool Fijne Grijze Pommersche Wol 100 pounds 40.50 Guilders
5 / 1630 Fine Grey Pommeranian Wool Fijne Grijze Pommersche Wol 100 pounds 40.50 Guilders
11 / 1630 Fine Grey Pommeranian Wool Fijne Grijze Pommersche Wol 100 pounds 41.00 Guilders
1 / 1630 First quality Molina and Castilian wool Prima Molina en Castilla wol pound 1.25 Guilders
5 / 1630 First quality Molina and Castilian wool Prima Molina en Castilla wol pound 1.28 Guilders
11 / 1630 First quality Molina and Castilian wool Prima Molina en Castilla wol pound 1.18 Guilders
1 / 1630 First quality Segovia wool Prima Segovia wol pound 1.83 Guilders
5 / 1630 First quality Segovia wool Prima Segovia wol pound 1.88 Guilders
11 / 1630 First quality Segovia wool Prima Segovia wol pound 1.88 Guilders
5 / 1630 French Wine of the Highlands Fransche Hooglandsche Wijn tun 84.00 Guilders