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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
7 / 1733 Baltic Tallow Oostersche Talk 100 pounds 13.75 Guilders
9 / 1733 Baltic Tallow Oostersche Talk 100 pounds 13.75 Guilders
11 / 1733 Baltic Tallow Oostersche Talk 100 pounds 15.38 Guilders
6 / 1733 Basins Bekkens 100 pounds 63.00 Guilders
7 / 1733 Basins Bekkens 100 pounds 63.00 Guilders
9 / 1733 Basins Bekkens 100 pounds 63.00 Guilders
11 / 1733 Basins Bekkens 100 pounds 61.25 Guilders
6 / 1733 Black Folded Latten Zwart Gevouwen Latoen 100 pounds 63.50 Guilders
9 / 1733 Black Folded Latten Zwart Gevouwen Latoen 100 pounds 63.50 Guilders
11 / 1733 Black Folded Latten Zwart Gevouwen Latoen 100 pounds 62.00 Guilders
6 / 1733 Bologna Organzine First Quality Bologneesche Organsijn eerste soort pound 14.70 Guilders
9 / 1733 Bologna Organzine First Quality Bologneesche Organsijn eerste soort pound 13.95 Guilders
11 / 1733 Bologna Organzine First Quality Bologneesche Organsijn eerste soort pound 14.10 Guilders
6 / 1733 Brass-Wire Koperdraad 100 pounds 62.00 Guilders
7 / 1733 Brass-Wire Koperdraad 100 pounds 62.00 Guilders
9 / 1733 Brass-Wire Koperdraad 100 pounds 60.75 Guilders
11 / 1733 Brass-Wire Koperdraad 100 pounds 60.75 Guilders
6 / 1733 Brew-oats Brouwhaver last 53.20 Guilders
7 / 1733 Brew-oats Brouwhaver last 46.20 Guilders
9 / 1733 Brew-oats Brouwhaver last 58.80 Guilders
11 / 1733 Brew-oats Brouwhaver last 51.80 Guilders
6 / 1733 Brown Treacle Bruine siroop pound 3.53 Guilders
7 / 1733 Brown Treacle Bruine siroop pound 3.53 Guilders
9 / 1733 Brown Treacle Bruine siroop pound 3.90 Guilders
11 / 1733 Brown Treacle Bruine siroop pound 4.13 Guilders
6 / 1733 Bullets Kogels ship-pound 10.25 Guilders
7 / 1733 Bullets Kogels ship-pound 10.25 Guilders
9 / 1733 Bullets Kogels ship-pound 10.25 Guilders
11 / 1733 Bullets Kogels ship-pound 10.25 Guilders
6 / 1733 Card-Thread (Maestricht) nr.0 Kaardendraad (Maasstrichtsch) no.0 100 pounds 32.50 Guilders
7 / 1733 Card-Thread (Maestricht) nr.0 Kaardendraad (Maasstrichtsch) no.0 100 pounds 32.50 Guilders
9 / 1733 Card-Thread (Maestricht) nr.0 Kaardendraad (Maasstrichtsch) no.0 100 pounds 31.00 Guilders
11 / 1733 Card-Thread (Maestricht) nr.0 Kaardendraad (Maasstrichtsch) no.0 100 pounds 32.50 Guilders
6 / 1733 China Silk Chineesche Zijde pound 6.15 Guilders
7 / 1733 China Silk Chineesche Zijde pound 6.60 Guilders
9 / 1733 China Silk Chineesche Zijde pound 6.00 Guilders
11 / 1733 China Silk Chineesche Zijde pound 5.85 Guilders
6 / 1733 Common Iron Gemeen Ijzer 100 pounds 6.50 Guilders
7 / 1733 Common Iron Gemeen Ijzer 100 pounds 6.50 Guilders
9 / 1733 Common Iron Gemeen Ijzer 100 pounds 6.25 Guilders
11 / 1733 Common Iron Gemeen Ijzer 100 pounds 6.25 Guilders
6 / 1733 Crowned Stockholm Pitch Gekroond Stockholmsch Pek last 147.00 Guilders
7 / 1733 Crowned Stockholm Pitch Gekroond Stockholmsch Pek last 147.00 Guilders
9 / 1733 Crowned Stockholm Pitch Gekroond Stockholmsch Pek last 147.00 Guilders
11 / 1733 Crowned Stockholm Pitch Gekroond Stockholmsch Pek last 147.00 Guilders
6 / 1733 Currants Krenten 100 pounds 14.75 Guilders
7 / 1733 Currants Krenten 100 pounds 14.75 Guilders
9 / 1733 Currants Krenten 100 pounds 15.25 Guilders
11 / 1733 Currants Krenten 100 pounds 16.75 Guilders
6 / 1733 Cyprus Cotton Cypersche Katoen pound 0.33 Guilders