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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
8 / 1744 Fine Grey Pommeranian Wool Fijne Grijze Pommersche Wol 100 pounds 65.00 Guilders
9 / 1744 Fine Grey Pommeranian Wool Fijne Grijze Pommersche Wol 100 pounds 65.00 Guilders
5 / 1744 Flemish & Brabantine Buckwheat Vlaamsche en Brabantsche boekweit last 76.50 Guilders
6 / 1744 Flemish & Brabantine Buckwheat Vlaamsche en Brabantsche boekweit last 79.50 Guilders
7 / 1744 Flemish & Brabantine Buckwheat Vlaamsche en Brabantsche boekweit last 78.00 Guilders
5 / 1744 French (long) Prunes Fransche (lange) Pruimen 100 pounds 4.35 Guilders
6 / 1744 French (long) Prunes Fransche (lange) Pruimen 100 pounds 4.20 Guilders
7 / 1744 French (long) Prunes Fransche (lange) Pruimen 100 pounds 4.20 Guilders
8 / 1744 French (long) Prunes Fransche (lange) Pruimen 100 pounds 3.90 Guilders
9 / 1744 French (long) Prunes Fransche (lange) Pruimen 100 pounds 3.15 Guilders
5 / 1744 Frisian Winter-Barley Friesche Wintergerst last 77.00 Guilders
6 / 1744 Frisian Winter-Barley Friesche Wintergerst last 77.00 Guilders
9 / 1744 Frisian Winter-Barley Friesche Wintergerst last 70.70 Guilders
5 / 1744 Frisian and East-Frisian coleseed Friesch en Oostfriesch koolzaad last 168.00 Guilders
6 / 1744 Frisian and East-Frisian coleseed Friesch en Oostfriesch koolzaad last 168.00 Guilders
7 / 1744 Frisian and East-Frisian coleseed Friesch en Oostfriesch koolzaad last 168.00 Guilders
8 / 1744 Frisian and East-Frisian coleseed Friesch en Oostfriesch koolzaad last 154.50 Guilders
5 / 1744 Full Herring Volle Haring last 185.00 Guilders 19
7 / 1744 Full Herring Volle Haring last 435.00 Guilders 19
8 / 1744 Full Herring Volle Haring last 232.00 Guilders 19
9 / 1744 Full Herring Volle Haring last 178.00 Guilders 19
5 / 1744 Gatimalo Indigo Guatimalo Indigo pound 3.35 Guilders 48
6 / 1744 Gatimalo Indigo Guatimalo Indigo pound 3.35 Guilders 48
7 / 1744 Gatimalo Indigo Guatimalo Indigo pound 3.20 Guilders 48
8 / 1744 Gatimalo Indigo Guatimalo Indigo pound 3.20 Guilders 48
9 / 1744 Gatimalo Indigo Guatimalo Indigo pound 3.20 Guilders 48
5 / 1744 Gatinais Saffron Gastinois Saffraan pound 13.00 Guilders 69
6 / 1744 Gatinais Saffron Gastinois Saffraan pound 13.00 Guilders 69
7 / 1744 Gatinais Saffron Gastinois Saffraan pound 13.00 Guilders 69
8 / 1744 Gatinais Saffron Gastinois Saffraan pound 13.00 Guilders 69
9 / 1744 Gatinais Saffron Gastinois Saffraan pound 13.00 Guilders 69
5 / 1744 Genoese Oil Genueesche Olie tun 534.00 Guilders 36
6 / 1744 Genoese Oil Genueesche Olie tun 528.00 Guilders 36
7 / 1744 Genoese Oil Genueesche Olie tun 528.00 Guilders 36
8 / 1744 Genoese Oil Genueesche Olie tun 528.00 Guilders 36
9 / 1744 Genoese Oil Genueesche Olie tun 474.00 Guilders 36
5 / 1744 German Millet Duitsche Gierst 100 pounds 8.50 Guilders
6 / 1744 German Millet Duitsche Gierst 100 pounds 8.50 Guilders
7 / 1744 German Millet Duitsche Gierst 100 pounds 7.00 Guilders
8 / 1744 German Millet Duitsche Gierst 100 pounds 7.00 Guilders
9 / 1744 German Millet Duitsche Gierst 100 pounds 7.00 Guilders
5 / 1744 German Tartar Duitsche Wijnsteen 100 pounds 21.00 Guilders 2
6 / 1744 German Tartar Duitsche Wijnsteen 100 pounds 21.00 Guilders 2
7 / 1744 German Tartar Duitsche Wijnsteen 100 pounds 21.00 Guilders 2
8 / 1744 German Tartar Duitsche Wijnsteen 100 pounds 21.00 Guilders 2
9 / 1744 German Tartar Duitsche Wijnsteen 100 pounds 21.00 Guilders 2
5 / 1744 German Wool Duitsche Wol 100 pounds 42.00 Guilders
6 / 1744 German Wool Duitsche Wol 100 pounds 42.00 Guilders
7 / 1744 German Wool Duitsche Wol 100 pounds 42.00 Guilders
8 / 1744 German Wool Duitsche Wol 100 pounds 42.00 Guilders