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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: 1732
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
12 / 1732 Single White Iron Enkel Blik 100 pounds 45.00 Guilders
12 / 1732 Smyrna Cotton Smirna Katoen pound 0.31 Guilders
12 / 1732 Smyrna Cotton Yarns Smirnasche Katoenen Garens pound 0.70 Guilders
12 / 1732 Smyrna Gallnuts Smirna Galnoten 100 pounds 31.00 Guilders 9
12 / 1732 Snuff Snuiftabak pound 0.34 Guilders
12 / 1732 Soda Soda 100 pounds 4.75 Guilders 95
12 / 1732 Sole-leather of Native Backs Zoolleer van Inlandsche Ruggen pound 0.37 Guilders
12 / 1732 Soria Segovia wool Soria Segovia wol pound 1.58 Banco
12 / 1732 Spanish Iron Spaansch Ijzer 100 pounds 6.13 Guilders 5
12 / 1732 Spelter Spiauter 100 pounds 37.50 Guilders
12 / 1732 Split Stockfish Roodschaar 100 pounds 6.50 Guilders
12 / 1732 Spotted and white Polish wheat Bonte en witte Poolsche tarwe last 124.14 Guilders
12 / 1732 St. Ubes Salt St. Ubes Zout last 540.00 Guilders
12 / 1732 Starch Stijfsel 100 pounds 7.43 Guilders
12 / 1732 Steermark Steel Stiermarksch Staal bundle 18.50 Guilders
12 / 1732 Stockfish Rondvisch 100 pounds 5.25 Guilders 87
12 / 1732 Surinam Coffee Suriname Koffie Pound 0.86 Guilders 60
12 / 1732 Surinam Sugar Surinaamsche suiker pound 0.11 Guilders 12
12 / 1732 Swedish Iron Zweedsch Ijzer 100 pounds 5.63 Guilders 91
12 / 1732 Swedish Steel Zweedsch Staal 100 pounds 10.50 Guilders
12 / 1732 Tanni Silk A Tanni Zijde A pound 6.60 Guilders 44
12 / 1732 The Best Dantzig Potash De Beste Dantziger Potasch 100 pounds 10.05 Guilders
12 / 1732 Thorn Wool Thornsche Wol 100 pounds 45.00 Guilders
12 / 1732 Tonkin Musk Muscus van Tonkin ounce 7.00 Guilders
12 / 1732 Train-Oil Spektraan quarter 38.88 Guilders 13
12 / 1732 Tuticorin Cotton Yarns Katoenen Garens van Tuticorin pound 1.65 Guilders
12 / 1732 Valence Almonds Valencia Amandelen 100 pounds 22.00 Guilders 72
12 / 1732 Varinas Tobacco Varinas Tabak pound 2.35 Guilders 93
12 / 1732 Venetian Turpentine Venetiaansche Terpentijn 100 pounds 26.00 Guilders
Month / Year: 1733
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
6 / 1733 Aix-la-Chapelle and Namur Kettles Ketels van Aken en Namen 100 pounds 63.50 Guilders
7 / 1733 Aix-la-Chapelle and Namur Kettles Ketels van Aken en Namen 100 pounds 63.50 Guilders
9 / 1733 Aix-la-Chapelle and Namur Kettles Ketels van Aken en Namen 100 pounds 63.50 Guilders
11 / 1733 Aix-la-Chapelle and Namur Kettles Ketels van Aken en Namen 100 pounds 62.00 Guilders
6 / 1733 Aleppo Camel-hair Aleppo Kameelhaar pound 1.90 Guilders
7 / 1733 Aleppo Camel-hair Aleppo Kameelhaar pound 1.35 Guilders
9 / 1733 Aleppo Camel-hair Aleppo Kameelhaar pound 1.50 Guilders
11 / 1733 Aleppo Camel-hair Aleppo Kameelhaar pound 1.90 Guilders
6 / 1733 Amsterdam Civet Amsterdamsche Civet ounce 18.00 Guilders
7 / 1733 Amsterdam Civet Amsterdamsche Civet ounce 18.00 Guilders
9 / 1733 Amsterdam Civet Amsterdamsche Civet ounce 18.00 Guilders
11 / 1733 Amsterdam Civet Amsterdamsche Civet ounce 18.00 Guilders
6 / 1733 Antioch Silk Antiochische Zijde pound 6.15 Guilders
7 / 1733 Antioch Silk Antiochische Zijde pound 6.30 Guilders
9 / 1733 Antioch Silk Antiochische Zijde pound 6.00 Guilders
11 / 1733 Antioch Silk Antiochische Zijde pound 6.15 Guilders
6 / 1733 Ardasse Silk Ardassette Zijde pound 4.65 Guilders
7 / 1733 Ardasse Silk Ardassette Zijde pound 4.95 Guilders
9 / 1733 Ardasse Silk Ardassette Zijde pound 5.18 Guilders
11 / 1733 Ardasse Silk Ardassette Zijde pound 4.95 Guilders
6 / 1733 Baltic Tallow Oostersche Talk 100 pounds 16.38 Guilders