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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 / 1740 Brown Treacle Bruine siroop pound 7.20 Guilders
12 / 1740 Bullets Kogels ship-pound 10.75 Guilders
12 / 1740 Card-Thread (Maestricht) nr.0 Kaardendraad (Maasstrichtsch) no.0 100 pounds 30.00 Guilders
12 / 1740 China Silk Chineesche Zijde pound 7.58 Guilders
9 / 1740 Common Iron Gemeen Ijzer 100 pounds 6.50 Guilders
12 / 1740 Crowned Stockholm Pitch Gekroond Stockholmsch Pek last 123.00 Guilders
12 / 1740 Currants Krenten 100 pounds 13.50 Guilders
12 / 1740 Cyprus Cotton Cypersche Katoen pound 0.30 Guilders
12 / 1740 Danish Hides Deensche Huiden pound 0.15 Guilders
12 / 1740 East Indian Tin Oostindisch Tin 100 pounds 61.50 Guilders
12 / 1740 English Tin Engelsch Tin 100 pounds 45.25 Guilders
12 / 1740 Fine Grey Pommeranian Wool Fijne Grijze Pommersche Wol 100 pounds 45.50 Guilders
12 / 1740 Flemish & Brabantine Buckwheat Vlaamsche en Brabantsche boekweit last 160.75 Guilders
12 / 1740 French (long) Prunes Fransche (lange) Pruimen 100 pounds 4.85 Guilders
12 / 1740 Frisian Winter-Barley Friesche Wintergerst last 122.50 Guilders
12 / 1740 Frisian wheat Friesche tarwe last 297.50 Guilders
12 / 1740 Full Herring Volle Haring last 187.50 Guilders 19
12 / 1740 Gatimalo Indigo Guatimalo Indigo pound 4.00 Guilders 48
12 / 1740 Genoese Oil Genueesche Olie tun 372.00 Guilders 36
12 / 1740 German Millet Duitsche Gierst 100 pounds 11.50 Guilders
12 / 1740 German Tartar Duitsche Wijnsteen 100 pounds 21.00 Guilders 2
12 / 1740 German Wool Duitsche Wol 100 pounds 30.00 Guilders
12 / 1740 Groningen and Oldambt winter-barley Groninger en Oldambter wintergerst last 121.80 Guilders
12 / 1740 Gunpowder Buskruit 100 pounds 30.00 Guilders 8
12 / 1740 Hamburg Sheet-copper Hamburgsch Bladkoper 100 pounds 67.75 Guilders 25
12 / 1740 Havana Tobacco Leaves Havana Tabaksbladen 100 pounds 35.33 Guilders
12 / 1740 Iron-Wire nr.0 Ijzerdraad no.0 100 pounds 1.60 Guilders
12 / 1740 Java Coffee-Beans Java Koffieboonen Pound 0.51 Guilders 45
12 / 1740 Java Cotton Yarns Javaansche Katoenen Garens pound 1.25 Guilders
12 / 1740 Java Indigo Java Indigo pound 3.25 Guilders 47
12 / 1740 Konigsberg Moscovite Bear's Foot ashes Koningsberger Moscovische Berenklauwasch last 510.00 Guilders 80
12 / 1740 Konigsberg Rye Koningsberger rogge last 224.00 Guilders
12 / 1740 Konigsberg wheat Koningsberger tarwe last 308.00 Guilders
12 / 1740 Leyden Black Naturel Serges, 5 Seals Leidsche Zwarte Naturel Saaien, 5 Looden piece 27.00 Guilders
12 / 1740 Leyden Bombasines, Overlookers Leidsche Bombazijnen, Overkijkers piece 22.00 Guilders
12 / 1740 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen piece 53.00 Guilders
12 / 1740 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen piece 51.00 Guilders
12 / 1740 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 2 Seals Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 2 Looden piece 30.00 Guilders
12 / 1740 Leyden Ermine Serges, 1 Seal Leidsche Armijnsaaien, 1 Lood piece 19.80 Guilders
12 / 1740 Leyden Ermine Serges, 3 Seals, 12 3/4 Pounds Leidsche Armijnsaaien, 3 Looden, 12 3/4 Pond piece 21.00 Guilders
12 / 1740 Leyden Fustians, Double Lions Leidsche Fusteinen, Dubbele Leeuwen piece 16.00 Guilders
12 / 1740 Leyden Naturel Serges, 4 Seals Leidsche Naturel Saaien, 4 Looden piece 25.80 Guilders
12 / 1740 Leyden Ordinary Ermine Serges, 3 Seals Leidsche Ordinaire Armijnsaaien, 3 Looden piece 20.85 Guilders
12 / 1740 Liege Rods Luiksche Roeden 100 pounds 5.70 Guilders
12 / 1740 Linseed Oil Lijnolie aum 37.25 Guilders 64
12 / 1740 Loaf-sugar Melissuiker pound 0.30 Guilders 89
12 / 1740 Long Cinnamon Lange Kaneel pound 2.55 Guilders
12 / 1740 Long Raisins Lange Rozijnen 100 pounds 11.25 Guilders 71
12 / 1740 Mace Foelie pound 6.03 Guilders 86
12 / 1740 Marseilles Soap Marseillaansche Zeep 100 pounds 20.00 Guilders 78