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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
12 / 1732 Pernambuco Wood Pernambuco Hout 100 pounds 16.75 Guilders 77
12 / 1732 Preserved Ginger Geconfijte Gember Pound 0.89 Guilders 28
12 / 1732 Rape-oil Raapolie aum 24.25 Guilders 88
12 / 1732 Refined Borax Geraffineerde Borax pound 1.68 Guilders 50
12 / 1732 Refined Sulphur Geraffineerde Zwavel 100 pounds 5.65 Guilders 20
12 / 1732 Roman Alum Roomsch Aluin 100 pounds 10.13 Guilders 3
12 / 1732 San Domingo sugar San Domingo suiker pound 0.10 Guilders 34
12 / 1732 White Salt Wit Zout hundredweight of 404 measures 408.00 Guilders 41
12 / 1732 Andalusian wool Andalusia wol pound 0.80 Banco Guilders
12 / 1732 Fine Segovia Leon wool Fijne Segovia Leonesas wol pound 1.65 Banco Guilders
12 / 1732 Aleppo Camel-hair Aleppo Kameelhaar pound 1.90 Guilders
12 / 1732 Amsterdam Civet Amsterdamsche Civet ounce 18.00 Guilders
12 / 1732 Antioch Silk Antiochische Zijde pound 5.85 Guilders
12 / 1732 Ardasse Silk Ardassette Zijde pound 4.65 Guilders
12 / 1732 Baltic Tallow Oostersche Talk 100 pounds 15.63 Guilders
12 / 1732 Basins Bekkens 100 pounds 63.25 Guilders
12 / 1732 Black Folded Latten Zwart Gevouwen Latoen 100 pounds 64.50 Guilders
12 / 1732 Bologna Organzine First Quality Bologneesche Organsijn eerste soort pound 14.70 Guilders
12 / 1732 Brass-Wire Koperdraad 100 pounds 64.50 Guilders
12 / 1732 Brew-oats Brouwhaver last 50.40 Guilders
12 / 1732 Brown Treacle Bruine siroop pound 4.05 Guilders
12 / 1732 Bullets Kogels ship-pound 10.25 Guilders
12 / 1732 Card-Thread (Maestricht) nr.0 Kaardendraad (Maasstrichtsch) no.0 100 pounds 32.50 Guilders
12 / 1732 China Silk Chineesche Zijde pound 6.30 Guilders
12 / 1732 Common Iron Gemeen Ijzer 100 pounds 6.50 Guilders
12 / 1732 Crowned Stockholm Pitch Gekroond Stockholmsch Pek last 138.00 Guilders
12 / 1732 Currants Krenten 100 pounds 16.50 Guilders
12 / 1732 Cyprus Cotton Cypersche Katoen pound 0.33 Guilders
12 / 1732 Danish Hides Deensche Huiden pound 0.15 Guilders
12 / 1732 East Indian Tin Oostindisch Tin 100 pounds 49.00 Guilders
12 / 1732 English Tin Engelsch Tin 100 pounds 47.25 Guilders
12 / 1732 Fine Gold in Bars Fijn Goud in Baren mark 369.42 Guilders
12 / 1732 Fine Grey Pommeranian Wool Fijne Grijze Pommersche Wol 100 pounds 44.50 Guilders
12 / 1732 Flemish & Brabantine Buckwheat Vlaamsche en Brabantsche boekweit last 71.25 Guilders
12 / 1732 French Wine of the Highlands Fransche Hooglandsche Wijn tun 78.00 Guilders
12 / 1732 Frisian Winter-Barley Friesche Wintergerst last 54.60 Guilders
12 / 1732 Frisian and East-Frisian coleseed Friesch en Oostfriesch koolzaad last 114.00 Guilders
12 / 1732 Frisian wheat Friesche tarwe last 115.74 Guilders
12 / 1732 Full Herring Volle Haring last 120.00 Guilders 19
12 / 1732 Gatimalo Indigo Guatimalo Indigo pound 2.50 Guilders 48
12 / 1732 Gatinais Saffron Gastinois Saffraan pound 12.48 Guilders 69
12 / 1732 Genoese Oil Genueesche Olie tun 330.00 Guilders 36
12 / 1732 German Millet Duitsche Gierst 100 pounds 6.50 Guilders
12 / 1732 German Tartar Duitsche Wijnsteen 100 pounds 18.00 Guilders 2
12 / 1732 German Wool Duitsche Wol 100 pounds 26.00 Guilders
12 / 1732 Grease-butter Smeerboter 100 pounds 9.50 Guilders 22
12 / 1732 Groningen and Oldambt winter-barley Groninger en Oldambter wintergerst last 51.80 Guilders
12 / 1732 Gunpowder Buskruit 100 pounds 24.00 Guilders 8
12 / 1732 Hamburg Sheet-copper Hamburgsch Bladkoper 100 pounds 68.50 Guilders 25
12 / 1732 Havana Tobacco Leaves Havana Tabaksbladen 100 pounds 32.00 Guilders