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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
9 / 1733 Surinam Coffee Suriname Koffie Pound 0.76 Guilders 60
11 / 1733 Surinam Coffee Suriname Koffie Pound 0.75 Guilders 60
6 / 1733 Surinam Sugar Surinaamsche suiker pound 0.10 Guilders 12
7 / 1733 Surinam Sugar Surinaamsche suiker pound 0.10 Guilders 12
9 / 1733 Surinam Sugar Surinaamsche suiker pound 0.10 Guilders 12
11 / 1733 Surinam Sugar Surinaamsche suiker pound 0.11 Guilders 12
6 / 1733 Swedish Garcopper Zweedsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 67.50 Guilders 4
7 / 1733 Swedish Garcopper Zweedsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 67.50 Guilders 4
9 / 1733 Swedish Garcopper Zweedsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 67.50 Guilders 4
11 / 1733 Swedish Garcopper Zweedsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 67.50 Guilders 4
6 / 1733 Swedish Iron Zweedsch Ijzer 100 pounds 5.63 Guilders 91
7 / 1733 Swedish Iron Zweedsch Ijzer 100 pounds 5.63 Guilders 91
9 / 1733 Swedish Iron Zweedsch Ijzer 100 pounds 5.63 Guilders 91
11 / 1733 Swedish Iron Zweedsch Ijzer 100 pounds 5.63 Guilders 91
6 / 1733 Swedish Steel Zweedsch Staal 100 pounds 10.50 Guilders
7 / 1733 Swedish Steel Zweedsch Staal 100 pounds 10.50 Guilders
11 / 1733 Swedish Steel Zweedsch Staal 100 pounds 10.50 Guilders
6 / 1733 Tanni Silk A Tanni Zijde A pound 6.68 Guilders 44
7 / 1733 Tanni Silk A Tanni Zijde A pound 6.60 Guilders 44
9 / 1733 Tanni Silk A Tanni Zijde A pound 6.45 Guilders 44
11 / 1733 Tanni Silk A Tanni Zijde A pound 6.68 Guilders 44
7 / 1733 The Best Dantzig Potash De Beste Dantziger Potasch 100 pounds 10.40 Guilders
11 / 1733 The Best Dantzig Potash De Beste Dantziger Potasch 100 pounds 10.68 Guilders
6 / 1733 Thorn Wool Thornsche Wol 100 pounds 44.00 Guilders
7 / 1733 Thorn Wool Thornsche Wol 100 pounds 35.50 Guilders
11 / 1733 Thorn Wool Thornsche Wol 100 pounds 48.00 Guilders
6 / 1733 Tonkin Musk Muscus van Tonkin ounce 7.00 Guilders
7 / 1733 Tonkin Musk Muscus van Tonkin ounce 7.00 Guilders
9 / 1733 Tonkin Musk Muscus van Tonkin ounce 7.00 Guilders
11 / 1733 Tonkin Musk Muscus van Tonkin ounce 7.00 Guilders
6 / 1733 Train-Oil Spektraan quarter 47.50 Guilders 13
7 / 1733 Train-Oil Spektraan quarter 43.00 Guilders 13
9 / 1733 Train-Oil Spektraan quarter 38.75 Guilders 13
11 / 1733 Train-Oil Spektraan quarter 40.25 Guilders 13
6 / 1733 Tuticorin Cotton Yarns Katoenen Garens van Tuticorin pound 1.78 Guilders
7 / 1733 Tuticorin Cotton Yarns Katoenen Garens van Tuticorin pound 2.00 Guilders
9 / 1733 Tuticorin Cotton Yarns Katoenen Garens van Tuticorin pound 2.03 Guilders
11 / 1733 Tuticorin Cotton Yarns Katoenen Garens van Tuticorin pound 1.85 Guilders
6 / 1733 Valence Almonds Valencia Amandelen 100 pounds 19.25 Guilders 72
7 / 1733 Valence Almonds Valencia Amandelen 100 pounds 19.25 Guilders 72
9 / 1733 Valence Almonds Valencia Amandelen 100 pounds 19.50 Guilders 72
11 / 1733 Valence Almonds Valencia Amandelen 100 pounds 19.50 Guilders 72
6 / 1733 Varinas Tobacco Varinas Tabak pound 2.45 Guilders 93
7 / 1733 Varinas Tobacco Varinas Tabak pound 2.45 Guilders 93
9 / 1733 Varinas Tobacco Varinas Tabak pound 2.45 Guilders 93
11 / 1733 Varinas Tobacco Varinas Tabak pound 2.45 Guilders 93
6 / 1733 Venetian Turpentine Venetiaansche Terpentijn 100 pounds 24.00 Guilders
7 / 1733 Venetian Turpentine Venetiaansche Terpentijn 100 pounds 24.00 Guilders
9 / 1733 Venetian Turpentine Venetiaansche Terpentijn 100 pounds 24.00 Guilders
11 / 1733 Venetian Turpentine Venetiaansche Terpentijn 100 pounds 26.00 Guilders