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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
7 / 1733 Ordinary Buoy Tea Ordinaire Boei Thee pound 1.30 Guilders 56
9 / 1733 Ordinary Buoy Tea Ordinaire Boei Thee pound 1.45 Guilders 56
11 / 1733 Ordinary Buoy Tea Ordinaire Boei Thee pound 1.55 Guilders 56
6 / 1733 Pernambuco Wood Pernambuco Hout 100 pounds 17.00 Guilders 77
7 / 1733 Pernambuco Wood Pernambuco Hout 100 pounds 17.00 Guilders 77
6 / 1733 Preserved Ginger Geconfijte Gember Pound 0.89 Guilders 28
7 / 1733 Preserved Ginger Geconfijte Gember Pound 0.89 Guilders 28
9 / 1733 Preserved Ginger Geconfijte Gember Pound 0.89 Guilders 28
11 / 1733 Preserved Ginger Geconfijte Gember Pound 0.89 Guilders 28
6 / 1733 Rape-oil Raapolie aum 24.75 Guilders 88
7 / 1733 Rape-oil Raapolie aum 25.75 Guilders 88
9 / 1733 Rape-oil Raapolie aum 24.25 Guilders 88
11 / 1733 Rape-oil Raapolie aum 26.00 Guilders 88
6 / 1733 Refined Borax Geraffineerde Borax pound 1.68 Guilders 50
7 / 1733 Refined Borax Geraffineerde Borax pound 1.75 Guilders 50
9 / 1733 Refined Borax Geraffineerde Borax pound 1.75 Guilders 50
11 / 1733 Refined Borax Geraffineerde Borax pound 1.75 Guilders 50
6 / 1733 Refined Sulphur Geraffineerde Zwavel 100 pounds 5.50 Guilders 20
7 / 1733 Refined Sulphur Geraffineerde Zwavel 100 pounds 5.50 Guilders 20
9 / 1733 Refined Sulphur Geraffineerde Zwavel 100 pounds 5.25 Guilders 20
11 / 1733 Refined Sulphur Geraffineerde Zwavel 100 pounds 5.50 Guilders 20
6 / 1733 Roman Alum Roomsch Aluin 100 pounds 10.65 Guilders 3
7 / 1733 Roman Alum Roomsch Aluin 100 pounds 10.80 Guilders 3
9 / 1733 Roman Alum Roomsch Aluin 100 pounds 11.40 Guilders 3
11 / 1733 Roman Alum Roomsch Aluin 100 pounds 12.00 Guilders 3
12 / 1733 Roman Alum Roomsch Aluin 100 pounds 12.00 Guilders 3
6 / 1733 San Domingo sugar San Domingo suiker pound 0.10 Guilders 34
7 / 1733 San Domingo sugar San Domingo suiker pound 0.10 Guilders 34
9 / 1733 San Domingo sugar San Domingo suiker pound 0.10 Guilders 34
11 / 1733 San Domingo sugar San Domingo suiker pound 0.12 Guilders 34
6 / 1733 White Salt Wit Zout hundredweight of 404 measures 420.00 Guilders 41
7 / 1733 White Salt Wit Zout hundredweight of 404 measures 420.00 Guilders 41
9 / 1733 White Salt Wit Zout hundredweight of 404 measures 420.00 Guilders 41
11 / 1733 White Salt Wit Zout hundredweight of 404 measures 432.00 Guilders 41
6 / 1733 Andalusian wool Andalusia wol pound 0.80 Banco Guilders
7 / 1733 Andalusian wool Andalusia wol pound 0.95 Banco Guilders
9 / 1733 Andalusian wool Andalusia wol pound 0.95 Banco Guilders
11 / 1733 Andalusian wool Andalusia wol pound 0.83 Banco Guilders
6 / 1733 Fine Segovia Leon wool Fijne Segovia Leonesas wol pound 1.68 Banco Guilders
7 / 1733 Fine Segovia Leon wool Fijne Segovia Leonesas wol pound 1.63 Banco Guilders
9 / 1733 Fine Segovia Leon wool Fijne Segovia Leonesas wol pound 1.63 Banco Guilders
11 / 1733 Fine Segovia Leon wool Fijne Segovia Leonesas wol pound 1.68 Banco Guilders
Month / Year: 1734
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
4 / 1734 Virginian Tobacco leaves Virginia Tabaksbladen pound 0.23 Guilders
5 / 1734 Virginian Tobacco leaves Virginia Tabaksbladen pound 0.23 Guilders
6 / 1734 Virginian Tobacco leaves Virginia Tabaksbladen pound 0.23 Guilders
7 / 1734 Virginian Tobacco leaves Virginia Tabaksbladen pound 0.23 Guilders
8 / 1734 Virginian Tobacco leaves Virginia Tabaksbladen pound 0.23 Guilders
9 / 1734 Virginian Tobacco leaves Virginia Tabaksbladen pound 0.23 Guilders
10 / 1734 Virginian Tobacco leaves Virginia Tabaksbladen pound 0.23 Guilders
11 / 1734 Virginian Tobacco leaves Virginia Tabaksbladen pound 0.23 Guilders