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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
7 / 1719 Caliatour Wood Caliatour Hout 100 pounds 29.00 Guilders 24
7 / 1719 Caracas Cocoa Caracas Cacao pound 0.43 Guilders 55
7 / 1719 Cloves Nagelen pound 3.75 Guilders 16
7 / 1719 Common Madder Gemeene Meekrap 100 pounds 12.00 Guilders 75
7 / 1719 Corn Brandy Korenbrandewijn aum 23.50 Guilders 68
7 / 1719 English Alum Engelsch Aluin 100 pounds 8.40 Guilders 42
7 / 1719 English Copperas Engelsch Koperrood (Couperose) 100 pounds 3.18 Guilders 51
7 / 1719 English Lead Engelsch Lood 100 pounds 6.30 Guilders 65
7 / 1719 Figs Vijgen 100 pounds 8.00 Guilders 13
7 / 1719 Fine Silver Fijn Zilver mark 25.45 Guilders 84
7 / 1719 Native Tobacco leaves Inlandsche Tabaksbladen 100 pounds 12.25 Guilders 82
7 / 1719 Native Wax Inlandsche Was 100 pounds 72.00 Guilders 10
7 / 1719 Pernambuco Wood Pernambuco Hout 100 pounds 22.00 Guilders 77
7 / 1719 Rape-oil Raapolie aum 28.50 Guilders 88
7 / 1719 Refined Borax Geraffineerde Borax pound 1.30 Guilders 50
7 / 1719 Refined Camphor Geraffineerde Kamfer pound 2.25 Guilders 57
7 / 1719 Roman Alum Roomsch Aluin 100 pounds 10.50 Guilders 3
7 / 1719 San Domingo sugar San Domingo suiker pound 0.16 Guilders 34
7 / 1719 Andalusian wool Andalusia wol pound 1.05 Banco Guilders
7 / 1719 Aix-la-Chapelle and Namur Kettles Ketels van Aken en Namen 100 pounds 69.00 Guilders
7 / 1719 Antioch Silk Antiochische Zijde pound 7.80 Guilders
7 / 1719 Ardasse Silk Ardassette Zijde pound 6.30 Guilders
8 / 1719 Baltic Tallow Oostersche Talk 100 pounds 17.00 Guilders
7 / 1719 Basins Bekkens 100 pounds 68.50 Guilders
7 / 1719 Black Folded Latten Zwart Gevouwen Latoen 100 pounds 64.00 Guilders
7 / 1719 Bologna Organzine Bologneesche Organsijn pound 17.70 Guilders
7 / 1719 Brass-Wire Koperdraad 100 pounds 64.00 Guilders
7 / 1719 Brazilian (white) powdered sugar Braziliaansche (witte)poedersuiker pound 0.30 Guilders
7 / 1719 Brew-oats Brouwhaver last 77.70 Guilders
7 / 1719 Brown Treacle Bruine siroop pound 6.23 Guilders
7 / 1719 Bullets Kogels ship-pound 10.00 Guilders
7 / 1719 China Silk Chineesche Zijde pound 5.85 Guilders
7 / 1719 Common Iron Gemeen Ijzer 100 pounds 6.50 Guilders
7 / 1719 Currants Krenten 100 pounds 11.50 Guilders
7 / 1719 Cyprus Cotton Cypersche Katoen pound 0.44 Guilders
7 / 1719 Danish Hides Deensche Huiden pound 0.19 Guilders
7 / 1719 English Tin Engelsch Tin 100 pounds 40.00 Guilders
7 / 1719 Fine Gold in Bars Fijn Goud in Baren mark 376.30 Guilders
7 / 1719 Fine Segovia wool Fijne Segovia wol pound 1.83 Banco
7 / 1719 Flemish & Brabantine Buckwheat Vlaamsche en Brabantsche boekweit last 89.25 Guilders
8 / 1719 Full Herring Volle Haring last 157.00 Guilders 19
7 / 1719 Gatimalo Indigo Guatimalo Indigo pound 2.75 Guilders 48
7 / 1719 Gatinais Saffron Gastinois Saffraan pound 18.00 Guilders 69
7 / 1719 Genoese Oil Genueesche Olie tun 510.00 Guilders 36
7 / 1719 German Tartar Duitsche Wijnsteen 100 pounds 22.50 Guilders 2
7 / 1719 Gunpowder Buskruit 100 pounds 24.00 Guilders 8
7 / 1719 Hamburg Sheet-copper Hamburgsch Bladkoper 100 pounds 70.00 Guilders 25
7 / 1719 Havana Tobacco Leaves Havana Tabaksbladen 100 pounds 37.00 Guilders
7 / 1719 Horse-Beans Paardeboonen last 90.00 Guilders
7 / 1719 Irish butter of Cork, Limerick, and Youngh Iersch Boter van Cork, Limerick en Youngh 100 pounds 14.50 Guilders