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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
2 / 1737 German Wool Duitsche Wol 100 pounds 30.00 Guilders
7 / 1737 German Wool Duitsche Wol 100 pounds 30.00 Guilders
8 / 1737 German Wool Duitsche Wol 100 pounds 30.00 Guilders
9 / 1737 German Wool Duitsche Wol 100 pounds 30.00 Guilders
10 / 1737 German Wool Duitsche Wol 100 pounds 30.00 Guilders
11 / 1737 German Wool Duitsche Wol 100 pounds 30.00 Guilders
12 / 1737 German Wool Duitsche Wol 100 pounds 30.00 Guilders
2 / 1737 Groningen and Oldambt winter-barley Groninger en Oldambter wintergerst last 74.90 Guilders
8 / 1737 Groningen and Oldambt winter-barley Groninger en Oldambter wintergerst last 75.60 Guilders
9 / 1737 Groningen and Oldambt winter-barley Groninger en Oldambter wintergerst last 85.40 Guilders
10 / 1737 Groningen and Oldambt winter-barley Groninger en Oldambter wintergerst last 77.70 Guilders
11 / 1737 Groningen and Oldambt winter-barley Groninger en Oldambter wintergerst last 79.80 Guilders
12 / 1737 Groningen and Oldambt winter-barley Groninger en Oldambter wintergerst last 80.50 Guilders
2 / 1737 Gunpowder Buskruit 100 pounds 24.50 Guilders 8
7 / 1737 Gunpowder Buskruit 100 pounds 24.00 Guilders 8
8 / 1737 Gunpowder Buskruit 100 pounds 24.00 Guilders 8
9 / 1737 Gunpowder Buskruit 100 pounds 24.00 Guilders 8
10 / 1737 Gunpowder Buskruit 100 pounds 24.00 Guilders 8
11 / 1737 Gunpowder Buskruit 100 pounds 24.00 Guilders 8
12 / 1737 Gunpowder Buskruit 100 pounds 24.00 Guilders 8
2 / 1737 Hamburg Sheet-copper Hamburgsch Bladkoper 100 pounds 66.50 Guilders 25
7 / 1737 Hamburg Sheet-copper Hamburgsch Bladkoper 100 pounds 66.50 Guilders 25
8 / 1737 Hamburg Sheet-copper Hamburgsch Bladkoper 100 pounds 66.50 Guilders 25
9 / 1737 Hamburg Sheet-copper Hamburgsch Bladkoper 100 pounds 66.50 Guilders 25
10 / 1737 Hamburg Sheet-copper Hamburgsch Bladkoper 100 pounds 66.50 Guilders 25
11 / 1737 Hamburg Sheet-copper Hamburgsch Bladkoper 100 pounds 66.50 Guilders 25
12 / 1737 Hamburg Sheet-copper Hamburgsch Bladkoper 100 pounds 66.50 Guilders 25
2 / 1737 Havana Tobacco Leaves Havana Tabaksbladen 100 pounds 40.00 Guilders
7 / 1737 Havana Tobacco Leaves Havana Tabaksbladen 100 pounds 40.00 Guilders
8 / 1737 Havana Tobacco Leaves Havana Tabaksbladen 100 pounds 40.00 Guilders
9 / 1737 Havana Tobacco Leaves Havana Tabaksbladen 100 pounds 24.00 Guilders
10 / 1737 Havana Tobacco Leaves Havana Tabaksbladen 100 pounds 24.00 Guilders
11 / 1737 Havana Tobacco Leaves Havana Tabaksbladen 100 pounds 24.00 Guilders
12 / 1737 Havana Tobacco Leaves Havana Tabaksbladen 100 pounds 24.00 Guilders
2 / 1737 Horse-Beans Paardeboonen last 70.50 Guilders
7 / 1737 Horse-Beans Paardeboonen last 81.00 Guilders
8 / 1737 Horse-Beans Paardeboonen last 84.00 Guilders
9 / 1737 Horse-Beans Paardeboonen last 102.00 Guilders
10 / 1737 Horse-Beans Paardeboonen last 91.50 Guilders
11 / 1737 Horse-Beans Paardeboonen last 91.50 Guilders
12 / 1737 Horse-Beans Paardeboonen last 94.50 Guilders
2 / 1737 Irish butter of Cork, Limerick, and Youngh Iersch Boter van Cork, Limerick en Youngh 100 pounds 16.25 Guilders
7 / 1737 Irish butter of Cork, Limerick, and Youngh Iersch Boter van Cork, Limerick en Youngh 100 pounds 12.25 Guilders
8 / 1737 Irish butter of Cork, Limerick, and Youngh Iersch Boter van Cork, Limerick en Youngh 100 pounds 15.50 Guilders
9 / 1737 Irish butter of Cork, Limerick, and Youngh Iersch Boter van Cork, Limerick en Youngh 100 pounds 16.25 Guilders
10 / 1737 Irish butter of Cork, Limerick, and Youngh Iersch Boter van Cork, Limerick en Youngh 100 pounds 16.00 Guilders
11 / 1737 Irish butter of Cork, Limerick, and Youngh Iersch Boter van Cork, Limerick en Youngh 100 pounds 15.75 Guilders
12 / 1737 Irish butter of Cork, Limerick, and Youngh Iersch Boter van Cork, Limerick en Youngh 100 pounds 14.25 Guilders
2 / 1737 Iron-Wire nr.0 Ijzerdraad no.0 100 pounds 1.60 Guilders
7 / 1737 Iron-Wire nr.0 Ijzerdraad no.0 100 pounds 1.60 Guilders