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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: 1718
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
8 / 1718 Preserved Ginger Geconfijte Gember Pound 0.63 Guilders 28
10 / 1718 Preserved Ginger Geconfijte Gember Pound 0.63 Guilders 28
11 / 1718 Preserved Ginger Geconfijte Gember Pound 0.63 Guilders 28
5 / 1718 Rape-oil Raapolie aum 30.88 Guilders 88
7 / 1718 Rape-oil Raapolie aum 31.25 Guilders 88
8 / 1718 Rape-oil Raapolie aum 30.63 Guilders 88
10 / 1718 Rape-oil Raapolie aum 30.75 Guilders 88
11 / 1718 Rape-oil Raapolie aum 31.00 Guilders 88
5 / 1718 Refined Borax Geraffineerde Borax pound 1.48 Guilders 50
7 / 1718 Refined Borax Geraffineerde Borax pound 1.43 Guilders 50
8 / 1718 Refined Borax Geraffineerde Borax pound 1.45 Guilders 50
10 / 1718 Refined Borax Geraffineerde Borax pound 1.45 Guilders 50
11 / 1718 Refined Borax Geraffineerde Borax pound 1.45 Guilders 50
5 / 1718 Refined Camphor Geraffineerde Kamfer pound 2.55 Guilders 57
7 / 1718 Refined Camphor Geraffineerde Kamfer pound 2.55 Guilders 57
8 / 1718 Refined Camphor Geraffineerde Kamfer pound 2.40 Guilders 57
10 / 1718 Refined Camphor Geraffineerde Kamfer pound 2.20 Guilders 57
11 / 1718 Refined Camphor Geraffineerde Kamfer pound 2.20 Guilders 57
5 / 1718 Roman Alum Roomsch Aluin 100 pounds 13.05 Guilders 3
7 / 1718 Roman Alum Roomsch Aluin 100 pounds 12.60 Guilders 3
8 / 1718 Roman Alum Roomsch Aluin 100 pounds 12.60 Guilders 3
10 / 1718 Roman Alum Roomsch Aluin 100 pounds 13.05 Guilders 3
11 / 1718 Roman Alum Roomsch Aluin 100 pounds 13.33 Guilders 3
5 / 1718 White Salt Wit Zout hundredweight of 404 measures 378.00 Guilders 41
7 / 1718 White Salt Wit Zout hundredweight of 404 measures 372.00 Guilders 41
8 / 1718 White Salt Wit Zout hundredweight of 404 measures 372.00 Guilders 41
10 / 1718 White Salt Wit Zout hundredweight of 404 measures 372.00 Guilders 41
11 / 1718 White Salt Wit Zout hundredweight of 404 measures 372.00 Guilders 41
5 / 1718 Andalusian wool Andalusia wol pound 0.98 Banco Guilders
7 / 1718 Andalusian wool Andalusia wol pound 0.98 Banco Guilders
8 / 1718 Andalusian wool Andalusia wol pound 0.98 Banco Guilders
10 / 1718 Andalusian wool Andalusia wol pound 1.03 Banco Guilders
11 / 1718 Andalusian wool Andalusia wol pound 1.03 Banco Guilders
Month / Year: 1719
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
7 / 1719 Virginian Tobacco leaves Virginia Tabaksbladen pound 0.28 Guilders
7 / 1719 Warder wheat Warder tarwe last 130.20 Guilders
7 / 1719 Washed Segovia Lamb's wool Gewasschen Segovia Lamswol 100 pounds 117.50 Guilders
7 / 1719 Whale-bones Walvischbaarden 100 pounds 182.00 Guilders
7 / 1719 White (dry) Ginger Witte (droge) Gember 100 pounds 18.50 Guilders 7
7 / 1719 White Candy Witte Kandij pound 0.55 Guilders 30
7 / 1719 White Pepper Witte Peper Pound 1.03 Guilders 27
7 / 1719 White forage-oats Witte voerhaver last 63.70 Guilders
7 / 1719 Yellow Wood Geelhout 100 pounds 4.00 Guilders 26
7 / 1719 Yufts Juchten pound 0.85 Guilders 46
7 / 1719 Zealand, Flemish & Overmaas Coleseed Zeeuwsch, Vlaamsch en Overmaasch Koolzaad last 178.50 Guilders
7 / 1719 Alicante Anise Alicantsche Anijs 100 pounds 18.50 Guilders 76
7 / 1719 Baltic (Dry) Wax Oostersche (Droge) Was 100 pounds 69.50 Guilders 11
7 / 1719 Black (or brown) peper Zwarte (of bruine) peper Pound 0.48 Guilders 29
7 / 1719 Bordeaux Brandy Bordeaux Brandewijn 30 double gallons 49.50 Guilders 38
7 / 1719 Bordeaux Honey bordeaux Honig tun 216.00 Guilders 92
7 / 1719 Brazilian Hides Braziliaansche Huiden pound 0.33 Guilders 61