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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: 1722
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
11 / 1722 Hamburg Sheet-copper Hamburgsch Bladkoper 100 pounds 66.00 Guilders 25
11 / 1722 Havana Tobacco Leaves Havana Tabaksbladen 100 pounds 30.00 Guilders
11 / 1722 Horse-Beans Paardeboonen last 51.00 Guilders
11 / 1722 Irish butter of Cork, Limerick, and Youngh Iersch Boter van Cork, Limerick en Youngh 100 pounds 11.75 Guilders
11 / 1722 Iron-Wire nr.0 Ijzerdraad no.0 100 pounds 1.50 Guilders
11 / 1722 Java Cotton Yarns Javaansche Katoenen Garens pound 1.60 Guilders
11 / 1722 Konigsberg Moscovite Bear's Foot ashes Koningsberger Moscovische Berenklauwasch last 345.00 Guilders 80
11 / 1722 Konigsberg Rye Koningsberger rogge last 77.00 Guilders
11 / 1722 Konigsberg wheat Koningsberger tarwe last 119.00 Guilders
11 / 1722 Leyden Black Naturel Serges, 5 Seals Leidsche Zwarte Naturel Saaien, 5 Looden piece 26.40 Guilders
11 / 1722 Leyden Bombasines, Overlookers Leidsche Bombazijnen, Overkijkers piece 18.00 Guilders
11 / 1722 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen piece 53.00 Guilders
11 / 1722 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen piece 50.00 Guilders
11 / 1722 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 2 Seals Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 2 Looden piece 30.00 Guilders
11 / 1722 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 3 Seals Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 3 Looden piece 32.00 Guilders
11 / 1722 Leyden Ermine Serges, 1 Seal Leidsche Armijnsaaien, 1 Lood piece 16.50 Guilders
11 / 1722 Leyden Ermine Serges, 3 Seals, 12 3/4 Pounds Leidsche Armijnsaaien, 3 Looden, 12 3/4 Pond piece 18.30 Guilders
11 / 1722 Leyden Fustians, Double Lions Leidsche Fusteinen, Dubbele Leeuwen piece 13.50 Guilders
11 / 1722 Leyden Naturel Serges, 4 Seals Leidsche Naturel Saaien, 4 Looden piece 25.20 Guilders
11 / 1722 Leyden Ordinary Ermine Serges, 3 Seals Leidsche Ordinaire Armijnsaaien, 3 Looden piece 18.00 Guilders
11 / 1722 Liege Rods Luiksche Roeden 100 pounds 6.00 Guilders
11 / 1722 Linseed Oil Lijnolie aum 28.63 Guilders 64
10 / 1722 Loaf-sugar Melissuiker pound 0.28 Guilders 89
11 / 1722 Long Cinnamon Lange Kaneel pound 2.88 Guilders
11 / 1722 Long Prunes Lange Pruimen 100 pounds 5.10 Guilders
11 / 1722 Long Raisins Lange Rozijnen 100 pounds 14.00 Guilders 71
11 / 1722 Mace Foelie pound 6.90 Guilders 86
11 / 1722 Marseilles Soap Marseillaansche Zeep 100 pounds 24.50 Guilders 78
11 / 1722 Matie Maatjesharing last 161.50 Guilders
11 / 1722 Mercury Kwikzilver pound 2.20 Guilders 58
11 / 1722 Milanese Rice Milaansche rijst 100 pounds 8.25 Guilders
11 / 1722 Milanese Tram-silk Milaansche Tramzijde pound 11.25 Guilders
11 / 1722 Muscovite Tar Moscovisch Teer last 105.00 Guilders
11 / 1722 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun 26.25 Guilders 81
11 / 1722 Native Salted Ox-hides Inlandsche Gezouten Ossenhuiden pound 0.11 Guilders
11 / 1722 Native Sweet Tallow Inlandsche Zoete Talk 100 pounds 16.25 Guilders
11 / 1722 Norwegian Garcopper Noorsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 59.00 Guilders
11 / 1722 Opium Opium pound 5.75 Guilders
11 / 1722 Ordinary Ermine Serges, 3 Seals, 13 pounds Ordinaire Armijnsaaien, 3 Looden, 13 Pond piece 18.60 Guilders
11 / 1722 Paternoster Flax Paternoster Vlas ship-pound 38.75 Guilders
11 / 1722 Petersburg Clean Hemp St. Petersburger Reinhennep ship-pound 35.50 Guilders
11 / 1722 Polish Summer Wool Poolsche Zomerwol pound 0.38 Guilders
11 / 1722 Polish wheat Poolsche tarwe last 141.40 Guilders
10 / 1722 Pommeranian Wool Pommersche Wol 100 pounds 23.50 Guilders
11 / 1722 Prussian rye Pruisische rogge last 79.80 Guilders
12 / 1722 Refined Sugar Raffinade pound 0.34 Guilders
11 / 1722 Riga Clean Hemp Riga Reinhennep ship-pound 43.00 Guilders
11 / 1722 Riga crushed linseed Riga slaglijnzaad tun 5.13 Guilders
11 / 1722 Riga hempseed Riga hennepzaad tun 4.13 Guilders
11 / 1722 Rope-Yarn of Clean Hemp Kabelgaren van Rein-Hennep ship-pound 45.50 Guilders