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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 Horse-Beans Paardeboonen last 58.50 Guilders
12 / 1732 Irish butter of Cork, Limerick, and Youngh Iersch Boter van Cork, Limerick en Youngh 100 pounds 10.25 Guilders
12 / 1732 Iron-Wire nr.0 Ijzerdraad no.0 100 pounds 1.55 Guilders
12 / 1732 Java Coffee-Beans Java Koffieboonen Pound 0.86 Guilders 45
12 / 1732 Java Cotton Yarns Javaansche Katoenen Garens pound 1.61 Guilders
12 / 1732 Konigsberg Moscovite Bear's Foot ashes Koningsberger Moscovische Berenklauwasch last 390.00 Guilders 80
12 / 1732 Konigsberg Rye Koningsberger rogge last 81.20 Guilders
12 / 1732 Konigsberg wheat Koningsberger tarwe last 99.40 Guilders
12 / 1732 Lemons Citroenen 100 pounds 30.00 Guilders
12 / 1732 Leyden Black Naturel Serges, 5 Seals Leidsche Zwarte Naturel Saaien, 5 Looden piece 26.40 Guilders
12 / 1732 Leyden Bombasines, Overlookers Leidsche Bombazijnen, Overkijkers piece 22.00 Guilders
12 / 1732 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen piece 51.50 Guilders
12 / 1732 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen piece 50.00 Guilders
12 / 1732 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 2 Seals Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 2 Looden piece 30.00 Guilders
12 / 1732 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 3 Seals Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 3 Looden piece 32.00 Guilders
12 / 1732 Leyden Ermine Serges, 1 Seal Leidsche Armijnsaaien, 1 Lood piece 17.70 Guilders
12 / 1732 Leyden Ermine Serges, 3 Seals, 12 3/4 Pounds Leidsche Armijnsaaien, 3 Looden, 12 3/4 Pond piece 19.80 Guilders
12 / 1732 Leyden Fustians, Double Lions Leidsche Fusteinen, Dubbele Leeuwen piece 16.00 Guilders
12 / 1732 Leyden Naturel Serges, 4 Seals Leidsche Naturel Saaien, 4 Looden piece 25.20 Guilders
12 / 1732 Leyden Ordinary Ermine Serges, 3 Seals Leidsche Ordinaire Armijnsaaien, 3 Looden piece 19.50 Guilders
12 / 1732 Liege Rods Luiksche Roeden 100 pounds 6.63 Guilders
12 / 1732 Linseed Oil Lijnolie aum 26.50 Guilders 64
12 / 1732 Loaf-sugar Melissuiker pound 0.26 Guilders 89
12 / 1732 Long Cinnamon Lange Kaneel pound 2.75 Guilders
12 / 1732 Long Prunes Lange Pruimen 100 pounds 3.30 Guilders
12 / 1732 Long Raisins Lange Rozijnen 100 pounds 10.25 Guilders 71
12 / 1732 Luneberg and Bremer Shorn Wool Luneburger en Bremer Schoorwol 100 pounds 26.50 Guilders
12 / 1732 Mace Foelie pound 6.30 Guilders 86
12 / 1732 Marseilles Soap Marseillaansche Zeep 100 pounds 18.50 Guilders 78
12 / 1732 Matie Maatjesharing last 200.00 Guilders
12 / 1732 Mercury Kwikzilver pound 2.20 Guilders 58
12 / 1732 Milanese Tram-silk Milaansche Tramzijde pound 8.85 Guilders
12 / 1732 Molina wool Molina wol pound 1.38 Banco
12 / 1732 Muscovite Tar Moscovisch Teer last 81.00 Guilders
12 / 1732 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun 24.50 Guilders 81
12 / 1732 Native Salted Ox-hides Inlandsche Gezouten Ossenhuiden pound 0.09 Guilders
12 / 1732 Native Sweet Tallow Inlandsche Zoete Talk 100 pounds 15.00 Guilders
12 / 1732 Norwegian Garcopper Noorsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 62.75 Guilders
12 / 1732 Paternoster Flax Paternoster Vlas ship-pound 36.50 Guilders
12 / 1732 Petersburg Clean Hemp St. Petersburger Reinhennep ship-pound 30.00 Guilders
12 / 1732 Polish Summer Wool Poolsche Zomerwol pound 0.43 Guilders
12 / 1732 Prussian rye Pruisische rogge last 84.47 Guilders
12 / 1732 Refined Sugar Raffinade pound 0.30 Guilders
12 / 1732 Riga Clean Hemp Riga Reinhennep ship-pound 33.75 Guilders
12 / 1732 Riga crushed linseed Riga slaglijnzaad tun 5.00 Guilders
12 / 1732 Riga hempseed Riga hennepzaad tun 4.13 Guilders
12 / 1732 Rope-Yarn of Clean Hemp Kabelgaren van Rein-Hennep ship-pound 39.00 Guilders
12 / 1732 Sail-Yarn Zeilgaren 100 pounds 20.50 Guilders
12 / 1732 Sappan Wood of Siam Sappanhout van Siam 100 pounds 10.75 Guilders 23
12 / 1732 Sherry Syrese Secken tun 270.00 Guilders 39