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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: 1733
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
9 / 1733 Smyrna Gallnuts Smirna Galnoten 100 pounds 31.00 Guilders 9
11 / 1733 Smyrna Gallnuts Smirna Galnoten 100 pounds 31.00 Guilders 9
6 / 1733 Snuff Snuiftabak pound 0.34 Guilders
7 / 1733 Snuff Snuiftabak pound 0.34 Guilders
9 / 1733 Snuff Snuiftabak pound 0.34 Guilders
11 / 1733 Snuff Snuiftabak pound 0.34 Guilders
6 / 1733 Soda Soda 100 pounds 4.75 Guilders 95
7 / 1733 Soda Soda 100 pounds 4.75 Guilders 95
9 / 1733 Soda Soda 100 pounds 4.50 Guilders 95
11 / 1733 Soda Soda 100 pounds 5.00 Guilders 95
6 / 1733 Sole-leather of Native Backs Zoolleer van Inlandsche Ruggen pound 0.37 Guilders
7 / 1733 Sole-leather of Native Backs Zoolleer van Inlandsche Ruggen pound 0.37 Guilders
9 / 1733 Sole-leather of Native Backs Zoolleer van Inlandsche Ruggen pound 0.37 Guilders
11 / 1733 Sole-leather of Native Backs Zoolleer van Inlandsche Ruggen pound 0.38 Guilders
6 / 1733 Soria Segovia wool Soria Segovia wol pound 1.58 Banco
7 / 1733 Soria Segovia wool Soria Segovia wol pound 1.60 Banco
9 / 1733 Soria Segovia wool Soria Segovia wol pound 1.60 Banco
11 / 1733 Soria Segovia wool Soria Segovia wol pound 1.58 Banco
6 / 1733 Spanish Iron Spaansch Ijzer 100 pounds 6.13 Guilders 5
7 / 1733 Spanish Iron Spaansch Ijzer 100 pounds 6.13 Guilders 5
9 / 1733 Spanish Iron Spaansch Ijzer 100 pounds 6.13 Guilders 5
11 / 1733 Spanish Iron Spaansch Ijzer 100 pounds 6.13 Guilders 5
6 / 1733 Spelter Spiauter 100 pounds 42.50 Guilders
7 / 1733 Spelter Spiauter 100 pounds 42.50 Guilders
9 / 1733 Spelter Spiauter 100 pounds 39.00 Guilders
6 / 1733 Split Stockfish Roodschaar 100 pounds 4.25 Guilders
7 / 1733 Split Stockfish Roodschaar 100 pounds 4.50 Guilders
9 / 1733 Split Stockfish Roodschaar 100 pounds 6.50 Guilders
11 / 1733 Split Stockfish Roodschaar 100 pounds 6.00 Guilders
7 / 1733 Spotted and white Polish wheat Bonte en witte Poolsche tarwe last 155.87 Guilders
9 / 1733 Spotted and white Polish wheat Bonte en witte Poolsche tarwe last 159.60 Guilders
11 / 1733 Spotted and white Polish wheat Bonte en witte Poolsche tarwe last 153.07 Guilders
6 / 1733 St. Ubes Salt St. Ubes Zout last 480.00 Guilders
7 / 1733 St. Ubes Salt St. Ubes Zout last 480.00 Guilders
9 / 1733 St. Ubes Salt St. Ubes Zout last 420.00 Guilders
11 / 1733 St. Ubes Salt St. Ubes Zout last 420.00 Guilders
6 / 1733 Starch Stijfsel 100 pounds 7.43 Guilders
7 / 1733 Starch Stijfsel 100 pounds 7.43 Guilders
9 / 1733 Starch Stijfsel 100 pounds 7.50 Guilders
11 / 1733 Starch Stijfsel 100 pounds 8.88 Guilders
6 / 1733 Steermark Steel Stiermarksch Staal bundle 18.75 Guilders
7 / 1733 Steermark Steel Stiermarksch Staal bundle 18.75 Guilders
9 / 1733 Steermark Steel Stiermarksch Staal bundle 18.75 Guilders
11 / 1733 Steermark Steel Stiermarksch Staal bundle 18.75 Guilders
6 / 1733 Stockfish Rondvisch 100 pounds 4.50 Guilders 87
7 / 1733 Stockfish Rondvisch 100 pounds 5.00 Guilders 87
9 / 1733 Stockfish Rondvisch 100 pounds 4.25 Guilders 87
11 / 1733 Stockfish Rondvisch 100 pounds 5.50 Guilders 87
6 / 1733 Surinam Coffee Suriname Koffie Pound 0.74 Guilders 60
7 / 1733 Surinam Coffee Suriname Koffie Pound 0.80 Guilders 60