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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
4 / 1728 English Alum Engelsch Aluin 100 pounds 10.80 Guilders 42
4 / 1728 English Copperas Engelsch Koperrood (Couperose) 100 pounds 2.85 Guilders 51
4 / 1728 English Lead Engelsch Lood 100 pounds 9.23 Guilders 65
4 / 1728 Figs Vijgen 100 pounds 7.75 Guilders 13
4 / 1728 Fine Silver Fijn Zilver mark 24.30 Guilders 84
4 / 1728 Floret Yarn A Floret Garen A pound 5.10 Guilders 43
4 / 1728 French Bordeaux Wine Fransche Bordeauxwijn tun 135.00 Guilders 37
5 / 1728 Native Tobacco leaves Inlandsche Tabaksbladen 100 pounds 12.10 Guilders 82
4 / 1728 Native Wax Inlandsche Was 100 pounds 70.25 Guilders 10
4 / 1728 Norwegian cod-liver oil Noordsche levertraan tun 24.50 Guilders 13
4 / 1728 Nutmeg Noten pound 3.75 Guilders 49
4 / 1728 Pernambuco Wood Pernambuco Hout 100 pounds 19.13 Guilders 77
4 / 1728 Preserved Ginger Geconfijte Gember Pound 0.68 Guilders 28
4 / 1728 Rape-oil Raapolie aum 30.75 Guilders 88
4 / 1728 Refined Borax Geraffineerde Borax pound 1.18 Guilders 50
4 / 1728 Refined Camphor Geraffineerde Kamfer pound 3.75 Guilders 57
4 / 1728 Refined Sulphur Geraffineerde Zwavel 100 pounds 5.88 Guilders 20
4 / 1728 Roman Alum Roomsch Aluin 100 pounds 13.50 Guilders 3
4 / 1728 San Domingo sugar San Domingo suiker pound 0.15 Guilders 34
4 / 1728 White Salt Wit Zout hundredweight of 404 measures 390.00 Guilders 41
4 / 1728 Andalusian wool Andalusia wol pound 0.83 Banco Guilders
4 / 1728 Fine Segovia Leon wool Fijne Segovia Leonesas wol pound 1.83 Banco Guilders
4 / 1728 Aix-la-Chapelle and Namur Kettles Ketels van Aken en Namen 100 pounds 65.00 Guilders
5 / 1728 Aleppo Camel-hair Aleppo Kameelhaar pound 1.70 Guilders
4 / 1728 Amsterdam Civet Amsterdamsche Civet ounce 10.00 Guilders
4 / 1728 Antioch Silk Antiochische Zijde pound 7.35 Guilders
4 / 1728 Ardasse Silk Ardassette Zijde pound 5.70 Guilders
4 / 1728 Baltic Tallow Oostersche Talk 100 pounds 18.13 Guilders
4 / 1728 Basins Bekkens 100 pounds 64.75 Guilders
4 / 1728 Black Folded Latten Zwart Gevouwen Latoen 100 pounds 66.50 Guilders
4 / 1728 Bologna Organzine First Quality Bologneesche Organsijn eerste soort pound 16.65 Guilders
4 / 1728 Brass-Wire Koperdraad 100 pounds 58.50 Guilders
4 / 1728 Brew-oats Brouwhaver last 64.40 Guilders
4 / 1728 Brown Rye Bruine Rogge last 100.80 Guilders
4 / 1728 Brown Treacle Bruine siroop pound 6.08 Guilders
4 / 1728 Bullets Kogels ship-pound 10.25 Guilders
4 / 1728 Card-Thread (Maestricht) nr.0 Kaardendraad (Maasstrichtsch) no.0 100 pounds 32.50 Guilders
4 / 1728 China Silk Chineesche Zijde pound 7.35 Guilders
4 / 1728 Common Iron Gemeen Ijzer 100 pounds 7.75 Guilders
4 / 1728 Crowned Stockholm Pitch Gekroond Stockholmsch Pek last 132.00 Guilders
4 / 1728 Currants Krenten 100 pounds 12.25 Guilders
4 / 1728 Cyprus Cotton Cypersche Katoen pound 0.41 Guilders
4 / 1728 Danish Hides Deensche Huiden pound 0.14 Guilders
4 / 1728 East Indian Tin Oostindisch Tin 100 pounds 44.50 Guilders
4 / 1728 English Tin Engelsch Tin 100 pounds 42.25 Guilders
4 / 1728 Fine Gold in Bars Fijn Goud in Baren mark 368.95 Guilders
4 / 1728 Fine Grey Pommeranian Wool Fijne Grijze Pommersche Wol 100 pounds 37.50 Guilders
4 / 1728 Flemish & Brabantine Buckwheat Vlaamsche en Brabantsche boekweit last 88.75 Guilders
4 / 1728 French Wine of the Highlands Fransche Hooglandsche Wijn tun 123.00 Guilders
4 / 1728 Frisian Winter-Barley Friesche Wintergerst last 99.40 Guilders