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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 Frisian and East-Frisian coleseed Friesch en Oostfriesch koolzaad last 159.00 Guilders
4 / 1728 Frisian wheat Friesche tarwe last 142.80 Guilders
4 / 1728 Gatimalo Indigo Guatimalo Indigo pound 2.50 Guilders 48
4 / 1728 Gatinais Saffron Gastinois Saffraan pound 12.00 Guilders 69
4 / 1728 Genoese Oil Genueesche Olie tun 354.00 Guilders 36
4 / 1728 German Millet Duitsche Gierst 100 pounds 7.00 Guilders
5 / 1728 German Tartar Duitsche Wijnsteen 100 pounds 20.50 Guilders 2
4 / 1728 German Wool Duitsche Wol 100 pounds 26.00 Guilders
4 / 1728 Groningen and Oldambt winter-barley Groninger en Oldambter wintergerst last 98.00 Guilders
4 / 1728 Gunpowder Buskruit 100 pounds 24.00 Guilders 8
4 / 1728 Hamburg Sheet-copper Hamburgsch Bladkoper 100 pounds 66.50 Guilders 25
8 / 1728 Havana Tobacco Leaves Havana Tabaksbladen 100 pounds 50.00 Guilders
4 / 1728 Horse-Beans Paardeboonen last 67.50 Guilders
4 / 1728 Irish butter of Cork, Limerick, and Youngh Iersch Boter van Cork, Limerick en Youngh 100 pounds 14.25 Guilders
4 / 1728 Iron-Wire nr.0 Ijzerdraad no.0 100 pounds 1.55 Guilders
4 / 1728 Java Coffee-Beans Java Koffieboonen Pound 0.89 Guilders 45
4 / 1728 Java Cotton Yarns Javaansche Katoenen Garens pound 1.59 Guilders
4 / 1728 Konigsberg Moscovite Bear's Foot ashes Koningsberger Moscovische Berenklauwasch last 594.00 Guilders 80
4 / 1728 Konigsberg Rye Koningsberger rogge last 114.80 Guilders
4 / 1728 Konigsberg wheat Koningsberger tarwe last 135.80 Guilders
4 / 1728 Lemons Citroenen 100 pounds 30.00 Guilders
4 / 1728 Leyden Black Naturel Serges, 5 Seals Leidsche Zwarte Naturel Saaien, 5 Looden piece 26.40 Guilders
4 / 1728 Leyden Bombasines, Overlookers Leidsche Bombazijnen, Overkijkers piece 22.00 Guilders
4 / 1728 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen piece 54.00 Guilders
4 / 1728 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen piece 52.00 Guilders
4 / 1728 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 2 Seals Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 2 Looden piece 30.00 Guilders
4 / 1728 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 3 Seals Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 3 Looden piece 32.00 Guilders
4 / 1728 Leyden Ermine Serges, 1 Seal Leidsche Armijnsaaien, 1 Lood piece 18.30 Guilders
4 / 1728 Leyden Ermine Serges, 3 Seals, 12 3/4 Pounds Leidsche Armijnsaaien, 3 Looden, 12 3/4 Pond piece 19.80 Guilders
4 / 1728 Leyden Fustians, Double Lions Leidsche Fusteinen, Dubbele Leeuwen piece 16.00 Guilders
4 / 1728 Leyden Naturel Serges, 4 Seals Leidsche Naturel Saaien, 4 Looden piece 25.20 Guilders
4 / 1728 Leyden Ordinary Ermine Serges, 3 Seals Leidsche Ordinaire Armijnsaaien, 3 Looden piece 19.50 Guilders
4 / 1728 Liege Rods Luiksche Roeden 100 pounds 6.63 Guilders
4 / 1728 Linseed Oil Lijnolie aum 32.25 Guilders 64
4 / 1728 Loaf-sugar Melissuiker pound 0.29 Guilders 89
5 / 1728 Long Cinnamon Lange Kaneel pound 2.65 Guilders
4 / 1728 Long Prunes Lange Pruimen 100 pounds 8.25 Guilders
4 / 1728 Long Raisins Lange Rozijnen 100 pounds 8.00 Guilders 71
4 / 1728 Luneberg and Bremer Shorn Wool Luneburger en Bremer Schoorwol 100 pounds 29.00 Guilders
4 / 1728 Mace Foelie pound 6.98 Guilders 86
4 / 1728 Marseilles Soap Marseillaansche Zeep 100 pounds 16.00 Guilders 78
4 / 1728 Mercury Kwikzilver pound 2.20 Guilders 58
4 / 1728 Mexican Cochineal Mexicaansche Cochenille pound 11.63 Guilders 14
4 / 1728 Milanese Rice Milaansche rijst 100 pounds 6.75 Guilders
4 / 1728 Milanese Tram-silk Milaansche Tramzijde pound 9.75 Guilders
4 / 1728 Molina wool Molina wol pound 1.43 Banco
4 / 1728 Muscovite Tar Moscovisch Teer last 75.00 Guilders
4 / 1728 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun 19.75 Guilders 81
4 / 1728 Native Salted Ox-hides Inlandsche Gezouten Ossenhuiden pound 0.10 Guilders
4 / 1728 Native Sweet Tallow Inlandsche Zoete Talk 100 pounds 19.50 Guilders