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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: 1719
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
6 / 1719 Swedish Garcopper Zweedsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 54.75 Guilders 4
7 / 1719 Swedish Garcopper Zweedsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 57.00 Guilders 4
7 / 1719 Tanni Silk A Tanni Zijde A pound 6.60 Guilders 44
7 / 1719 The Best Dantzig Potash De Beste Dantziger Potasch 100 pounds 14.40 Guilders
7 / 1719 The Best Konigsberg Bear's Foot Ashes De Beste Koningsberger Berenklauwasch last 264.00 Guilders 80
7 / 1719 Thorn Wool Thornsche Wol 100 pounds 48.40 Guilders
7 / 1719 Tonkin Musk Muscus van Tonkin ounce 5.50 Guilders
7 / 1719 Train-Oil Spektraan quarter 55.00 Guilders 13
7 / 1719 Tuticorin Cotton Yarns Katoenen Garens van Tuticorin pound 2.90 Guilders
7 / 1719 Valence Almonds Valencia Amandelen 100 pounds 23.00 Guilders 72
7 / 1719 Varinas Tobacco Varinas Tabak pound 3.25 Guilders 93
7 / 1719 Venetian Turpentine Venetiaansche Terpentijn 100 pounds 28.00 Guilders
Month / Year: 1722
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
11 / 1722 Aix-la-Chapelle and Namur Kettles Ketels van Aken en Namen 100 pounds 61.00 Guilders
11 / 1722 Aleppo Camel-hair Aleppo Kameelhaar pound 1.70 Guilders
11 / 1722 Amsterdam Civet Amsterdamsche Civet ounce 28.00 Guilders
11 / 1722 Antioch Silk Antiochische Zijde pound 8.85 Guilders
11 / 1722 Ardasse Silk Ardassette Zijde pound 7.65 Guilders
11 / 1722 Baltic Tallow Oostersche Talk 100 pounds 13.50 Guilders
11 / 1722 Basins Bekkens 100 pounds 61.00 Guilders
11 / 1722 Black Folded Latten Zwart Gevouwen Latoen 100 pounds 60.00 Guilders
11 / 1722 Bologna Organzine First Quality Bologneesche Organsijn eerste soort pound 18.15 Guilders
11 / 1722 Brass-Wire Koperdraad 100 pounds 59.50 Guilders
11 / 1722 Brazilian (white) powdered sugar Braziliaansche (witte)poedersuiker pound 0.26 Guilders
11 / 1722 Brew-oats Brouwhaver last 53.20 Guilders
11 / 1722 Brown Treacle Bruine siroop pound 5.03 Guilders
11 / 1722 Bullets Kogels ship-pound 10.00 Guilders
11 / 1722 Card-Thread (Maestricht) nr.0 Kaardendraad (Maasstrichtsch) no.0 100 pounds 22.00 Guilders
11 / 1722 China Silk Chineesche Zijde pound 7.35 Guilders
11 / 1722 Common Iron Gemeen Ijzer 100 pounds 6.75 Guilders
11 / 1722 Currants Krenten 100 pounds 18.50 Guilders
11 / 1722 Cyprus Cotton Cypersche Katoen pound 0.38 Guilders
11 / 1722 Danish Hides Deensche Huiden pound 0.20 Guilders
11 / 1722 East Indian Tin Oostindisch Tin 100 pounds 51.00 Guilders
11 / 1722 English Tin Engelsch Tin 100 pounds 38.50 Guilders
11 / 1722 Fine Gold in Bars Fijn Goud in Baren mark 380.29 Guilders
11 / 1722 Fine Grey Pommeranian Wool Fijne Grijze Pommersche Wol 100 pounds 40.50 Guilders
11 / 1722 Flemish & Brabantine Buckwheat Vlaamsche en Brabantsche boekweit last 57.75 Guilders
11 / 1722 French Wine of the Highlands Fransche Hooglandsche Wijn tun 102.00 Guilders
11 / 1722 Frisian Winter-Barley Friesche Wintergerst last 64.40 Guilders
11 / 1722 Frisian and East-Frisian coleseed Friesch en Oostfriesch koolzaad last 123.00 Guilders
11 / 1722 Frisian wheat Friesche tarwe last 137.20 Guilders
11 / 1722 Full Herring Volle Haring last 129.00 Guilders 19
11 / 1722 Gatimalo Indigo Guatimalo Indigo pound 3.13 Guilders 48
11 / 1722 Genoese Oil Genueesche Olie tun 432.00 Guilders 36
11 / 1722 German Millet Duitsche Gierst 100 pounds 6.00 Guilders
11 / 1722 German Tartar Duitsche Wijnsteen 100 pounds 20.50 Guilders 2
11 / 1722 German Wool Duitsche Wol 100 pounds 23.50 Guilders
11 / 1722 Grease-butter Smeerboter 100 pounds 9.25 Guilders 22
11 / 1722 Groningen winter barley Groninger wintergerst last 58.80 Guilders
11 / 1722 Gunpowder Buskruit 100 pounds 26.00 Guilders 8