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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
12 / 1738 Warder wheat Warder tarwe last 137.20 Guilders
7 / 1738 Washed Segovia Lamb's wool Gewasschen Segovia Lamswol 100 pounds 105.00 Guilders
12 / 1738 Washed Segovia Lamb's wool Gewasschen Segovia Lamswol 100 pounds 105.00 Guilders
7 / 1738 Whale-bones Walvischbaarden 100 pounds 148.00 Guilders
12 / 1738 Whale-bones Walvischbaarden 100 pounds 144.50 Guilders
7 / 1738 White (dry) Ginger Witte (droge) Gember 100 pounds 14.50 Guilders 7
12 / 1738 White (dry) Ginger Witte (droge) Gember 100 pounds 12.50 Guilders 7
7 / 1738 White Candy Witte Kandij pound 0.42 Guilders 30
12 / 1738 White Candy Witte Kandij pound 0.42 Guilders 30
7 / 1738 White Pepper Witte Peper Pound 0.71 Guilders 27
12 / 1738 White Pepper Witte Peper Pound 0.81 Guilders 27
7 / 1738 White forage-oats Witte voerhaver last 54.60 Guilders
12 / 1738 White forage-oats Witte voerhaver last 54.60 Guilders
7 / 1738 White-Lead Loodwit 100 pounds 9.88 Guilders 6
12 / 1738 White-Lead Loodwit 100 pounds 9.88 Guilders 6
7 / 1738 Yellow Wood Geelhout 100 pounds 3.13 Guilders 26
12 / 1738 Yellow Wood Geelhout 100 pounds 3.13 Guilders 26
7 / 1738 Yufts Juchten pound 0.45 Guilders 46
12 / 1738 Yufts Juchten pound 0.45 Guilders 46
7 / 1738 Zealand wheat Zeeuwsche tarwe last 165.20 Guilders
12 / 1738 Zealand wheat Zeeuwsche tarwe last 156.80 Guilders
7 / 1738 Zealand, Flemish & Overmaas Coleseed Zeeuwsch, Vlaamsch en Overmaasch Koolzaad last 141.00 Guilders
12 / 1738 Zealand, Flemish & Overmaas Coleseed Zeeuwsch, Vlaamsch en Overmaasch Koolzaad last 162.75 Guilders
6 / 1738 Alicante Anise Alicantsche Anijs 100 pounds 19.00 Guilders 76
12 / 1738 Alicante Anise Alicantsche Anijs 100 pounds 21.00 Guilders 76
7 / 1738 Apulian oil Olie van Puglia tun 258.00 Guilders 35
7 / 1738 Baltic (Dry) Wax Oostersche (Droge) Was 100 pounds 63.00 Guilders 11
7 / 1738 Black (or brown) peper Zwarte (of bruine) peper Pound 0.53 Guilders 29
12 / 1738 Black (or brown) peper Zwarte (of bruine) peper Pound 0.51 Guilders 29
7 / 1738 Bordeaux Brandy Bordeaux Brandewijn 30 double gallons 45.75 Guilders 38
12 / 1738 Bordeaux Brandy Bordeaux Brandewijn 30 double gallons 54.75 Guilders 38
7 / 1738 Bordeaux Honey bordeaux Honig tun 174.00 Guilders 92
12 / 1738 Bordeaux Honey bordeaux Honig tun 168.00 Guilders 92
7 / 1738 Brazilian Hides Braziliaansche Huiden pound 0.38 Guilders 61
12 / 1738 Brazilian Hides Braziliaansche Huiden pound 0.40 Guilders 61
7 / 1738 Cadix Salt Cadix Zout hundredweight of 404 measures 258.00 Guilders
12 / 1738 Cadix Salt Cadix Zout hundredweight of 404 measures 270.00 Guilders
7 / 1738 Caliatour Wood Caliatour Hout 100 pounds 12.88 Guilders 24
12 / 1738 Caliatour Wood Caliatour Hout 100 pounds 14.00 Guilders 24
7 / 1738 Caracas Cocoa Caracas Cacao pound 0.86 Guilders 55
12 / 1738 Caracas Cocoa Caracas Cacao pound 0.95 Guilders 55
7 / 1738 Cloves Nagelen pound 3.75 Guilders 16
12 / 1738 Cloves Nagelen pound 3.75 Guilders 16
7 / 1738 Common Madder Gemeene Meekrap 100 pounds 9.50 Guilders 75
12 / 1738 Common Madder Gemeene Meekrap 100 pounds 9.50 Guilders 75
7 / 1738 Corn Brandy Korenbrandewijn aum 21.50 Guilders 68
12 / 1738 Corn Brandy Korenbrandewijn aum 21.50 Guilders 68
7 / 1738 East Indian Saltpetre Oostindische Salpeter 100 pounds 28.00 Guilders 1
12 / 1738 East Indian Saltpetre Oostindische Salpeter 100 pounds 25.50 Guilders 1
7 / 1738 English Alum Engelsch Aluin 100 pounds 9.45 Guilders 42