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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
9 / 1742 German Wool Duitsche Wol 100 pounds 42.00 Guilders
4 / 1742 Grease-butter Smeerboter 100 pounds 15.00 Guilders 22
5 / 1742 Grease-butter Smeerboter 100 pounds 13.00 Guilders 22
6 / 1742 Grease-butter Smeerboter 100 pounds 12.00 Guilders 22
7 / 1742 Grease-butter Smeerboter 100 pounds 12.00 Guilders 22
8 / 1742 Grease-butter Smeerboter 100 pounds 11.00 Guilders 22
9 / 1742 Grease-butter Smeerboter 100 pounds 11.50 Guilders 22
4 / 1742 Groningen and Oldambt winter-barley Groninger en Oldambter wintergerst last 88.20 Guilders
5 / 1742 Groningen and Oldambt winter-barley Groninger en Oldambter wintergerst last 79.80 Guilders
6 / 1742 Groningen and Oldambt winter-barley Groninger en Oldambter wintergerst last 79.80 Guilders
4 / 1742 Gunpowder Buskruit 100 pounds 40.00 Guilders 8
5 / 1742 Gunpowder Buskruit 100 pounds 40.00 Guilders 8
6 / 1742 Gunpowder Buskruit 100 pounds 40.00 Guilders 8
7 / 1742 Gunpowder Buskruit 100 pounds 39.00 Guilders 8
8 / 1742 Gunpowder Buskruit 100 pounds 39.00 Guilders 8
9 / 1742 Gunpowder Buskruit 100 pounds 37.50 Guilders 8
4 / 1742 Havana Tobacco Leaves Havana Tabaksbladen 100 pounds 35.33 Guilders
5 / 1742 Havana Tobacco Leaves Havana Tabaksbladen 100 pounds 31.67 Guilders
6 / 1742 Havana Tobacco Leaves Havana Tabaksbladen 100 pounds 31.67 Guilders
7 / 1742 Havana Tobacco Leaves Havana Tabaksbladen 100 pounds 31.67 Guilders
8 / 1742 Havana Tobacco Leaves Havana Tabaksbladen 100 pounds 31.67 Guilders
9 / 1742 Havana Tobacco Leaves Havana Tabaksbladen 100 pounds 34.33 Guilders
4 / 1742 Horse-Beans Paardeboonen last 96.00 Guilders
5 / 1742 Horse-Beans Paardeboonen last 84.00 Guilders
4 / 1742 Irish butter of Cork, Limerick, and Youngh Iersch Boter van Cork, Limerick en Youngh 100 pounds 27.75 Guilders
5 / 1742 Irish butter of Cork, Limerick, and Youngh Iersch Boter van Cork, Limerick en Youngh 100 pounds 15.00 Guilders
6 / 1742 Irish butter of Cork, Limerick, and Youngh Iersch Boter van Cork, Limerick en Youngh 100 pounds 13.00 Guilders
7 / 1742 Irish butter of Cork, Limerick, and Youngh Iersch Boter van Cork, Limerick en Youngh 100 pounds 12.75 Guilders
8 / 1742 Irish butter of Cork, Limerick, and Youngh Iersch Boter van Cork, Limerick en Youngh 100 pounds 15.50 Guilders
9 / 1742 Irish butter of Cork, Limerick, and Youngh Iersch Boter van Cork, Limerick en Youngh 100 pounds 14.88 Guilders
4 / 1742 Iron-Wire nr.0 Ijzerdraad no.0 100 pounds 1.60 Guilders
5 / 1742 Iron-Wire nr.0 Ijzerdraad no.0 100 pounds 1.60 Guilders
6 / 1742 Iron-Wire nr.0 Ijzerdraad no.0 100 pounds 1.60 Guilders
7 / 1742 Iron-Wire nr.0 Ijzerdraad no.0 100 pounds 1.60 Guilders
8 / 1742 Iron-Wire nr.0 Ijzerdraad no.0 100 pounds 1.60 Guilders
9 / 1742 Iron-Wire nr.0 Ijzerdraad no.0 100 pounds 1.60 Guilders
5 / 1742 Java Coffee-Beans Java Koffieboonen Pound 0.42 Guilders 45
6 / 1742 Java Coffee-Beans Java Koffieboonen Pound 0.41 Guilders 45
7 / 1742 Java Coffee-Beans Java Koffieboonen Pound 0.43 Guilders 45
8 / 1742 Java Coffee-Beans Java Koffieboonen Pound 0.43 Guilders 45
9 / 1742 Java Coffee-Beans Java Koffieboonen Pound 0.41 Guilders 45
4 / 1742 Java Cotton Yarns Javaansche Katoenen Garens pound 1.25 Guilders
5 / 1742 Java Cotton Yarns Javaansche Katoenen Garens pound 1.28 Guilders
6 / 1742 Java Cotton Yarns Javaansche Katoenen Garens pound 1.28 Guilders
7 / 1742 Java Cotton Yarns Javaansche Katoenen Garens pound 1.28 Guilders
8 / 1742 Java Cotton Yarns Javaansche Katoenen Garens pound 1.28 Guilders
9 / 1742 Java Cotton Yarns Javaansche Katoenen Garens pound 1.28 Guilders
4 / 1742 Java Indigo Java Indigo pound 3.25 Guilders 47
5 / 1742 Java Indigo Java Indigo pound 3.25 Guilders 47
6 / 1742 Java Indigo Java Indigo pound 3.25 Guilders 47