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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 English Alum Engelsch Aluin 100 pounds 9.45 Guilders 42
7 / 1738 English Copperas Engelsch Koperrood (Couperose) 100 pounds 3.00 Guilders 51
12 / 1738 English Copperas Engelsch Koperrood (Couperose) 100 pounds 3.00 Guilders 51
7 / 1738 English Lead Engelsch Lood 100 pounds 8.40 Guilders 65
12 / 1738 English Lead Engelsch Lood 100 pounds 8.59 Guilders 65
7 / 1738 Figs Vijgen 100 pounds 8.00 Guilders 13
12 / 1738 Figs Vijgen 100 pounds 6.13 Guilders 13
7 / 1738 Fine Silver Fijn Zilver mark 25.40 Guilders 84
12 / 1738 Fine Silver Fijn Zilver mark 25.65 Guilders 84
7 / 1738 Floret Yarn A Floret Garen A pound 6.15 Guilders 43
12 / 1738 Floret Yarn A Floret Garen A pound 4.95 Guilders 43
7 / 1738 French Bordeaux Wine Fransche Bordeauxwijn tun 81.00 Guilders 37
7 / 1738 Native Tobacco leaves Inlandsche Tabaksbladen 100 pounds 11.50 Guilders 82
12 / 1738 Native Tobacco leaves Inlandsche Tabaksbladen 100 pounds 11.50 Guilders 82
7 / 1738 Native Wax Inlandsche Was 100 pounds 61.50 Guilders 10
12 / 1738 Native Wax Inlandsche Was 100 pounds 61.50 Guilders 10
7 / 1738 Norwegian cod-liver oil Noordsche levertraan tun 18.00 Guilders 13
12 / 1738 Norwegian cod-liver oil Noordsche levertraan tun 18.00 Guilders 13
7 / 1738 Nutmeg Noten pound 3.75 Guilders 49
12 / 1738 Nutmeg Noten pound 3.75 Guilders 49
7 / 1738 Ordinary Buoy Tea Ordinaire Boei Thee pound 1.10 Guilders 56
12 / 1738 Ordinary Buoy Tea Ordinaire Boei Thee pound 1.13 Guilders 56
7 / 1738 Pernambuco Wood Pernambuco Hout 100 pounds 25.50 Guilders 77
7 / 1738 Preserved Ginger Geconfijte Gember Pound 0.54 Guilders 28
12 / 1738 Preserved Ginger Geconfijte Gember Pound 0.51 Guilders 28
7 / 1738 Rape-oil Raapolie aum 25.50 Guilders 88
12 / 1738 Rape-oil Raapolie aum 30.00 Guilders 88
7 / 1738 Refined Borax Geraffineerde Borax pound 1.48 Guilders 50
12 / 1738 Refined Borax Geraffineerde Borax pound 2.10 Guilders 50
12 / 1738 Refined Camphor Geraffineerde Kamfer pound 2.10 Guilders 57
7 / 1738 Refined Sulphur Geraffineerde Zwavel 100 pounds 5.25 Guilders 20
12 / 1738 Refined Sulphur Geraffineerde Zwavel 100 pounds 5.25 Guilders 20
7 / 1738 Roman Alum Roomsch Aluin 100 pounds 12.00 Guilders 3
12 / 1738 Roman Alum Roomsch Aluin 100 pounds 12.15 Guilders 3
7 / 1738 San Domingo sugar San Domingo suiker pound 0.12 Guilders 34
12 / 1738 San Domingo sugar San Domingo suiker pound 0.13 Guilders 34
7 / 1738 White Salt Wit Zout hundredweight of 404 measures 396.00 Guilders 41
12 / 1738 White Salt Wit Zout hundredweight of 404 measures 420.00 Guilders 41
7 / 1738 Andalusian wool Andalusia wol pound 1.00 Banco Guilders
12 / 1738 Andalusian wool Andalusia wol pound 1.00 Banco Guilders
7 / 1738 Fine Segovia Leon wool Fijne Segovia Leonesas wol pound 1.70 Banco Guilders
12 / 1738 Fine Segovia Leon wool Fijne Segovia Leonesas wol pound 1.70 Banco Guilders
7 / 1738 Aix-la-Chapelle and Namur Kettles Ketels van Aken en Namen 100 pounds 62.00 Guilders
12 / 1738 Aix-la-Chapelle and Namur Kettles Ketels van Aken en Namen 100 pounds 62.00 Guilders
7 / 1738 Aleppo Camel-hair Aleppo Kameelhaar pound 1.10 Guilders
12 / 1738 Aleppo Camel-hair Aleppo Kameelhaar pound 1.10 Guilders
7 / 1738 Amsterdam Civet Amsterdamsche Civet ounce 18.00 Guilders
12 / 1738 Amsterdam Civet Amsterdamsche Civet ounce 18.00 Guilders
7 / 1738 Antioch Silk Antiochische Zijde pound 7.05 Guilders
12 / 1738 Antioch Silk Antiochische Zijde pound 6.75 Guilders