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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: 1743
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
4 / 1743 Native Wax Inlandsche Was 100 pounds 80.00 Guilders 10
4 / 1743 Norwegian cod-liver oil Noordsche levertraan tun 32.50 Guilders 13
4 / 1743 Nutmeg Noten pound 3.75 Guilders 49
4 / 1743 Ordinary Buoy Tea Ordinaire Boei Thee pound 0.90 Guilders 56
4 / 1743 Pernambuco Wood Pernambuco Hout 100 pounds 25.00 Guilders 77
4 / 1743 Preserved Ginger Geconfijte Gember Pound 1.40 Guilders 28
4 / 1743 Rape-oil Raapolie aum 32.75 Guilders 88
4 / 1743 Refined Borax Geraffineerde Borax pound 2.10 Guilders 50
4 / 1743 Refined Camphor Geraffineerde Kamfer pound 1.70 Guilders 57
4 / 1743 Refined Sulphur Geraffineerde Zwavel 100 pounds 6.00 Guilders 20
4 / 1743 Roman Alum Roomsch Aluin 100 pounds 13.05 Guilders 3
4 / 1743 San Domingo sugar San Domingo suiker pound 0.17 Guilders 34
4 / 1743 White Salt Wit Zout hundredweight of 404 measures 420.00 Guilders 41
4 / 1743 Andalusian wool Andalusia wol pound 0.93 Banco Guilders
4 / 1743 Fine Segovia Leon wool Fijne Segovia Leonesas wol pound 1.65 Banco Guilders
Month / Year: 1744
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
5 / 1744 Virginian Tobacco leaves Virginia Tabaksbladen pound 0.21 Guilders
6 / 1744 Virginian Tobacco leaves Virginia Tabaksbladen pound 0.21 Guilders
7 / 1744 Virginian Tobacco leaves Virginia Tabaksbladen pound 0.21 Guilders
8 / 1744 Virginian Tobacco leaves Virginia Tabaksbladen pound 0.21 Guilders
9 / 1744 Virginian Tobacco leaves Virginia Tabaksbladen pound 0.21 Guilders
5 / 1744 Warder wheat Warder tarwe last 119.00 Guilders
6 / 1744 Warder wheat Warder tarwe last 119.00 Guilders
7 / 1744 Warder wheat Warder tarwe last 116.20 Guilders
8 / 1744 Warder wheat Warder tarwe last 116.20 Guilders
9 / 1744 Warder wheat Warder tarwe last 117.60 Guilders
5 / 1744 Washed Segovia Lamb's wool Gewasschen Segovia Lamswol 100 pounds 105.00 Guilders
6 / 1744 Washed Segovia Lamb's wool Gewasschen Segovia Lamswol 100 pounds 105.00 Guilders
7 / 1744 Washed Segovia Lamb's wool Gewasschen Segovia Lamswol 100 pounds 105.00 Guilders
8 / 1744 Washed Segovia Lamb's wool Gewasschen Segovia Lamswol 100 pounds 105.00 Guilders
9 / 1744 Washed Segovia Lamb's wool Gewasschen Segovia Lamswol 100 pounds 105.00 Guilders
5 / 1744 Whale-bones Walvischbaarden 100 pounds 134.00 Guilders
6 / 1744 Whale-bones Walvischbaarden 100 pounds 134.00 Guilders
7 / 1744 Whale-bones Walvischbaarden 100 pounds 132.00 Guilders
9 / 1744 Whale-bones Walvischbaarden 100 pounds 90.00 Guilders
5 / 1744 White (dry) Ginger Witte (droge) Gember 100 pounds 15.00 Guilders 7
6 / 1744 White (dry) Ginger Witte (droge) Gember 100 pounds 15.00 Guilders 7
7 / 1744 White (dry) Ginger Witte (droge) Gember 100 pounds 15.00 Guilders 7
8 / 1744 White (dry) Ginger Witte (droge) Gember 100 pounds 15.00 Guilders 7
9 / 1744 White (dry) Ginger Witte (droge) Gember 100 pounds 15.00 Guilders 7
5 / 1744 White Candy Witte Kandij pound 0.49 Guilders 30
6 / 1744 White Candy Witte Kandij pound 0.49 Guilders 30
7 / 1744 White Candy Witte Kandij pound 0.49 Guilders 30
8 / 1744 White Candy Witte Kandij pound 0.49 Guilders 30
9 / 1744 White Candy Witte Kandij pound 0.49 Guilders 30
5 / 1744 White Pepper Witte Peper Pound 0.90 Guilders 27
6 / 1744 White Pepper Witte Peper Pound 0.90 Guilders 27
7 / 1744 White Pepper Witte Peper Pound 0.90 Guilders 27
8 / 1744 White Pepper Witte Peper Pound 0.90 Guilders 27
9 / 1744 White Pepper Witte Peper Pound 0.90 Guilders 27
5 / 1744 White forage-oats Witte voerhaver last 45.50 Guilders