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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
7 / 1738 Genoese Oil Genueesche Olie tun 348.00 Guilders 36
12 / 1738 Genoese Oil Genueesche Olie tun 366.00 Guilders 36
7 / 1738 German Millet Duitsche Gierst 100 pounds 6.50 Guilders
12 / 1738 German Millet Duitsche Gierst 100 pounds 8.00 Guilders
12 / 1738 German Tartar Duitsche Wijnsteen 100 pounds 17.00 Guilders 2
7 / 1738 German Wool Duitsche Wol 100 pounds 30.00 Guilders
12 / 1738 German Wool Duitsche Wol 100 pounds 30.00 Guilders
7 / 1738 Grease-butter Smeerboter 100 pounds 11.50 Guilders 22
12 / 1738 Grease-butter Smeerboter 100 pounds 10.00 Guilders 22
12 / 1738 Groningen and Oldambt winter-barley Groninger en Oldambter wintergerst last 77.00 Guilders
7 / 1738 Gunpowder Buskruit 100 pounds 24.00 Guilders 8
12 / 1738 Gunpowder Buskruit 100 pounds 24.00 Guilders 8
7 / 1738 Hamburg Sheet-copper Hamburgsch Bladkoper 100 pounds 66.50 Guilders 25
12 / 1738 Hamburg Sheet-copper Hamburgsch Bladkoper 100 pounds 66.50 Guilders 25
7 / 1738 Havana Tobacco Leaves Havana Tabaksbladen 100 pounds 25.00 Guilders
12 / 1738 Havana Tobacco Leaves Havana Tabaksbladen 100 pounds 25.00 Guilders
7 / 1738 Horse-Beans Paardeboonen last 82.50 Guilders
12 / 1738 Horse-Beans Paardeboonen last 69.00 Guilders
7 / 1738 Irish butter of Cork, Limerick, and Youngh Iersch Boter van Cork, Limerick en Youngh 100 pounds 14.75 Guilders
12 / 1738 Irish butter of Cork, Limerick, and Youngh Iersch Boter van Cork, Limerick en Youngh 100 pounds 12.75 Guilders
7 / 1738 Iron-Wire nr.0 Ijzerdraad no.0 100 pounds 1.60 Guilders
12 / 1738 Iron-Wire nr.0 Ijzerdraad no.0 100 pounds 1.60 Guilders
7 / 1738 Java Coffee-Beans Java Koffieboonen Pound 0.49 Guilders 45
12 / 1738 Java Coffee-Beans Java Koffieboonen Pound 0.49 Guilders 45
7 / 1738 Java Cotton Yarns Javaansche Katoenen Garens pound 1.25 Guilders
12 / 1738 Java Cotton Yarns Javaansche Katoenen Garens pound 1.40 Guilders
7 / 1738 Java Indigo Java Indigo pound 3.15 Guilders 47
12 / 1738 Java Indigo Java Indigo pound 3.15 Guilders 47
7 / 1738 Konigsberg Moscovite Bear's Foot ashes Koningsberger Moscovische Berenklauwasch last 360.00 Guilders 80
12 / 1738 Konigsberg Moscovite Bear's Foot ashes Koningsberger Moscovische Berenklauwasch last 420.00 Guilders 80
7 / 1738 Konigsberg Rye Koningsberger rogge last 92.40 Guilders
12 / 1738 Konigsberg Rye Koningsberger rogge last 96.60 Guilders
7 / 1738 Konigsberg wheat Koningsberger tarwe last 141.40 Guilders
12 / 1738 Konigsberg wheat Koningsberger tarwe last 133.00 Guilders
7 / 1738 Lemons Citroenen 100 pounds 29.00 Guilders
12 / 1738 Lemons Citroenen 100 pounds 33.00 Guilders
7 / 1738 Leyden Black Naturel Serges, 5 Seals Leidsche Zwarte Naturel Saaien, 5 Looden piece 27.00 Guilders
12 / 1738 Leyden Black Naturel Serges, 5 Seals Leidsche Zwarte Naturel Saaien, 5 Looden piece 27.00 Guilders
7 / 1738 Leyden Bombasines, Overlookers Leidsche Bombazijnen, Overkijkers piece 22.00 Guilders
12 / 1738 Leyden Bombasines, Overlookers Leidsche Bombazijnen, Overkijkers piece 22.00 Guilders
7 / 1738 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen piece 52.00 Guilders
12 / 1738 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen piece 53.00 Guilders
7 / 1738 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen piece 50.00 Guilders
12 / 1738 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen piece 51.00 Guilders
7 / 1738 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 2 Seals Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 2 Looden piece 30.00 Guilders
12 / 1738 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 2 Seals Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 2 Looden piece 30.00 Guilders
7 / 1738 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 3 Seals Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 3 Looden piece 32.00 Guilders
12 / 1738 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 3 Seals Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 3 Looden piece 32.00 Guilders
7 / 1738 Leyden Ermine Serges, 1 Seal Leidsche Armijnsaaien, 1 Lood piece 19.50 Guilders
12 / 1738 Leyden Ermine Serges, 1 Seal Leidsche Armijnsaaien, 1 Lood piece 21.00 Guilders