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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
4 / 1743 Amsterdam Civet Amsterdamsche Civet ounce 18.00 Guilders
4 / 1743 Antioch Silk Antiochische Zijde pound 6.30 Guilders
4 / 1743 Ardasse Silk First Quality Ardassette Zijde 1ste Soort pound 5.85 Guilders
4 / 1743 Baltic Tallow Oostersche Talk 100 pounds 17.50 Guilders
4 / 1743 Basins Bekkens 100 pounds 58.00 Guilders
4 / 1743 Black Folded Latten Zwart Gevouwen Latoen 100 pounds 58.50 Guilders
4 / 1743 Bordeaux wine of the Highlands Hooglandsche Bordeauxwijn tun 120.00 Guilders
4 / 1743 Brass-Wire Koperdraad 100 pounds 52.50 Guilders
4 / 1743 Brew-oats Brouwhaver last 50.40 Guilders
4 / 1743 Brown Treacle Bruine siroop pound 4.90 Guilders
4 / 1743 Bullets Kogels ship-pound 11.00 Guilders
4 / 1743 Card-Thread (Maestricht) nr.0 Kaardendraad (Maasstrichtsch) no.0 100 pounds 30.00 Guilders
4 / 1743 China Silk Chineesche Zijde pound 7.50 Guilders
4 / 1743 Common Iron Gemeen Ijzer 100 pounds 6.50 Guilders
4 / 1743 Crowned Stockholm Pitch Gekroond Stockholmsch Pek last 156.00 Guilders
4 / 1743 Currants Krenten 100 pounds 13.00 Guilders
4 / 1743 Cyprus Cotton Cypersche Katoen pound 0.44 Guilders
4 / 1743 Danish Hides Deensche Huiden pound 0.15 Guilders
4 / 1743 East Indian Tin Oostindisch Tin 100 pounds 65.00 Guilders
4 / 1743 English Tin Engelsch Tin 100 pounds 40.00 Guilders
4 / 1743 Fine Grey Pommeranian Wool Fijne Grijze Pommersche Wol 100 pounds 48.00 Guilders
4 / 1743 Flemish & Brabantine Buckwheat Vlaamsche en Brabantsche boekweit last 84.00 Guilders
4 / 1743 French (long) Prunes Fransche (lange) Pruimen 100 pounds 4.43 Guilders
4 / 1743 Frisian Winter-Barley Friesche Wintergerst last 67.90 Guilders
4 / 1743 Frisian and East-Frisian coleseed Friesch en Oostfriesch koolzaad last 174.00 Guilders
4 / 1743 Frisian wheat Friesche tarwe last 106.40 Guilders
4 / 1743 Gatimalo Indigo Guatimalo Indigo pound 3.63 Guilders 48
4 / 1743 Gatinais Saffron Gastinois Saffraan pound 17.00 Guilders 69
4 / 1743 Genoese Oil Genueesche Olie tun 552.00 Guilders 36
4 / 1743 German Millet Duitsche Gierst 100 pounds 8.00 Guilders
4 / 1743 German Tartar Duitsche Wijnsteen 100 pounds 21.00 Guilders 2
4 / 1743 German Wool Duitsche Wol 100 pounds 42.00 Guilders
7 / 1743 German Wool Duitsche Wol 100 pounds 42.00 Guilders
4 / 1743 Grease-butter Smeerboter 100 pounds 11.00 Guilders 22
4 / 1743 Groningen and Oldambt winter-barley Groninger en Oldambter wintergerst last 67.20 Guilders
4 / 1743 Gunpowder Buskruit 100 pounds 35.00 Guilders 8
4 / 1743 Hamburg Sheet-copper Hamburgsch Bladkoper 100 pounds 65.50 Guilders 25
4 / 1743 Havana Tobacco Leaves Havana Tabaksbladen 100 pounds 31.00 Guilders
4 / 1743 Horse-Beans Paardeboonen last 70.50 Guilders
4 / 1743 Irish butter of Cork, Limerick, and Youngh Iersch Boter van Cork, Limerick en Youngh 100 pounds 14.00 Guilders
4 / 1743 Iron-Wire nr.0 Ijzerdraad no.0 100 pounds 1.60 Guilders
4 / 1743 Java Coffee-Beans Java Koffieboonen Pound 0.45 Guilders 45
4 / 1743 Java Cotton Yarns Javaansche Katoenen Garens pound 1.25 Guilders
4 / 1743 Konigsberg Moscovite Bear's Foot ashes Koningsberger Moscovische Berenklauwasch last 420.00 Guilders 80
4 / 1743 Konigsberg Rye Koningsberger rogge last 88.20 Guilders
4 / 1743 Konigsberg wheat Koningsberger tarwe last 114.10 Guilders
4 / 1743 Lemons Citroenen 100 pounds 41.00 Guilders
4 / 1743 Leyden Bombasines, Overlookers Leidsche Bombazijnen, Overkijkers piece 22.00 Guilders
4 / 1743 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen piece 53.00 Guilders
4 / 1743 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen piece 51.00 Guilders