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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 Cyprus Cotton Cypersche Katoen pound 0.39 Guilders
9 / 1733 Cyprus Cotton Cypersche Katoen pound 0.43 Guilders
11 / 1733 Cyprus Cotton Cypersche Katoen pound 0.43 Guilders
6 / 1733 Danish Hides Deensche Huiden pound 0.15 Guilders
7 / 1733 Danish Hides Deensche Huiden pound 0.15 Guilders
9 / 1733 Danish Hides Deensche Huiden pound 0.15 Guilders
11 / 1733 Danish Hides Deensche Huiden pound 0.15 Guilders
6 / 1733 East Indian Tin Oostindisch Tin 100 pounds 49.50 Guilders
7 / 1733 East Indian Tin Oostindisch Tin 100 pounds 49.50 Guilders
9 / 1733 East Indian Tin Oostindisch Tin 100 pounds 52.00 Guilders
11 / 1733 East Indian Tin Oostindisch Tin 100 pounds 52.00 Guilders
6 / 1733 English Tin Engelsch Tin 100 pounds 45.50 Guilders
7 / 1733 English Tin Engelsch Tin 100 pounds 45.50 Guilders
9 / 1733 English Tin Engelsch Tin 100 pounds 45.25 Guilders
11 / 1733 English Tin Engelsch Tin 100 pounds 45.25 Guilders
6 / 1733 Fine Gold in Bars Fijn Goud in Baren mark 369.20 Guilders
7 / 1733 Fine Gold in Bars Fijn Goud in Baren mark 372.28 Guilders
9 / 1733 Fine Gold in Bars Fijn Goud in Baren mark 378.97 Guilders
10 / 1733 Fine Gold in Bars Fijn Goud in Baren mark 373.65 Guilders
6 / 1733 Fine Grey Pommeranian Wool Fijne Grijze Pommersche Wol 100 pounds 49.00 Guilders
7 / 1733 Fine Grey Pommeranian Wool Fijne Grijze Pommersche Wol 100 pounds 41.50 Guilders
9 / 1733 Fine Grey Pommeranian Wool Fijne Grijze Pommersche Wol 100 pounds 49.00 Guilders
11 / 1733 Fine Grey Pommeranian Wool Fijne Grijze Pommersche Wol 100 pounds 49.00 Guilders
6 / 1733 Flemish & Brabantine Buckwheat Vlaamsche en Brabantsche boekweit last 87.00 Guilders
7 / 1733 Flemish & Brabantine Buckwheat Vlaamsche en Brabantsche boekweit last 55.50 Guilders
9 / 1733 Flemish & Brabantine Buckwheat Vlaamsche en Brabantsche boekweit last 75.75 Guilders
11 / 1733 Flemish & Brabantine Buckwheat Vlaamsche en Brabantsche boekweit last 105.00 Guilders
6 / 1733 French Wine of the Highlands Fransche Hooglandsche Wijn tun 81.00 Guilders
7 / 1733 French Wine of the Highlands Fransche Hooglandsche Wijn tun 102.00 Guilders
9 / 1733 French Wine of the Highlands Fransche Hooglandsche Wijn tun 135.00 Guilders
11 / 1733 French Wine of the Highlands Fransche Hooglandsche Wijn tun 81.00 Guilders
7 / 1733 Frisian Winter-Barley Friesche Wintergerst last 72.80 Guilders
9 / 1733 Frisian Winter-Barley Friesche Wintergerst last 75.80 Guilders
11 / 1733 Frisian Winter-Barley Friesche Wintergerst last 78.40 Guilders
7 / 1733 Frisian and East-Frisian coleseed Friesch en Oostfriesch koolzaad last 118.50 Guilders
9 / 1733 Frisian and East-Frisian coleseed Friesch en Oostfriesch koolzaad last 122.25 Guilders
11 / 1733 Frisian and East-Frisian coleseed Friesch en Oostfriesch koolzaad last 132.00 Guilders
6 / 1733 Frisian wheat Friesche tarwe last 106.40 Guilders
7 / 1733 Frisian wheat Friesche tarwe last 134.40 Guilders
9 / 1733 Frisian wheat Friesche tarwe last 156.80 Guilders
11 / 1733 Frisian wheat Friesche tarwe last 152.60 Guilders
7 / 1733 Full Herring Volle Haring last 270.00 Guilders 19
9 / 1733 Full Herring Volle Haring last 142.00 Guilders 19
11 / 1733 Full Herring Volle Haring last 100.00 Guilders 19
6 / 1733 Gatimalo Indigo Guatimalo Indigo pound 2.25 Guilders 48
7 / 1733 Gatimalo Indigo Guatimalo Indigo pound 2.25 Guilders 48
9 / 1733 Gatimalo Indigo Guatimalo Indigo pound 2.25 Guilders 48
11 / 1733 Gatimalo Indigo Guatimalo Indigo pound 2.50 Guilders 48
6 / 1733 Gatinais Saffron Gastinois Saffraan pound 12.58 Guilders 69
7 / 1733 Gatinais Saffron Gastinois Saffraan pound 14.00 Guilders 69