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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: 1745
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
7 / 1745 Swedish Garcopper Zweedsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 53.25 Guilders 4
7 / 1745 Swedish Iron Zweedsch Ijzer 100 pounds 5.13 Guilders 91
7 / 1745 Tanni Silk A Tanni Zijde A pound 7.20 Guilders 44
7 / 1745 The Best Dantzig Potash De Beste Dantziger Potasch 100 pounds 20.25 Guilders
7 / 1745 Thorn Wool Thornsche Wol 100 pounds 51.50 Guilders
7 / 1745 Tonkin Musk Muscus van Tonkin ounce 6.00 Guilders
7 / 1745 Train-Oil Spektraan quarter 35.25 Guilders 13
7 / 1745 Tuticorin Cotton Yarns Katoenen Garens van Tuticorin pound 1.65 Guilders
7 / 1745 Valence Almonds Valencia Amandelen 100 pounds 18.00 Guilders 72
7 / 1745 Varinas Tobacco Varinas Tabak pound 3.07 Guilders 93
7 / 1745 Venetian Turpentine Venetiaansche Terpentijn 100 pounds 35.00 Guilders
7 / 1745 Virginian Tobacco leaves Virginia Tabaksbladen pound 0.21 Guilders
7 / 1745 Warder wheat Warder tarwe last 126.00 Guilders
7 / 1745 Washed Segovia Lamb's wool Gewasschen Segovia Lamswol 100 pounds 102.50 Guilders
7 / 1745 Whale-bones Walvischbaarden 100 pounds 105.50 Guilders
7 / 1745 White Candy Witte Kandij pound 0.47 Guilders 30
7 / 1745 White Pepper Witte Peper Pound 0.83 Guilders 27
7 / 1745 White forage-oats Witte voerhaver last 60.20 Guilders
7 / 1745 White-Lead Loodwit 100 pounds 9.63 Guilders 6
7 / 1745 Yellow Wood Geelhout 100 pounds 7.00 Guilders 26
7 / 1745 Yufts Juchten pound 0.69 Guilders 46
7 / 1745 Zealand wheat Zeeuwsche tarwe last 140.00 Guilders
7 / 1745 Zealand, Flemish & Overmaas Coleseed Zeeuwsch, Vlaamsch en Overmaasch Koolzaad last 177.00 Guilders
8 / 1745 Alicante Anise Alicantsche Anijs 100 pounds 15.25 Guilders 76
7 / 1745 Apulian oil Olie van Puglia tun 312.00 Guilders 35
7 / 1745 Baltic (Dry) Wax Oostersche (Droge) Was 100 pounds 89.50 Guilders 11
7 / 1745 Black (or brown) peper Zwarte (of bruine) peper Pound 0.50 Guilders 29
7 / 1745 Bordeaux Brandy Bordeaux Brandewijn 30 double gallons 50.25 Guilders 38
7 / 1745 Bordeaux Honey bordeaux Honig tun 195.00 Guilders 92
7 / 1745 Brazilian Hides Braziliaansche Huiden pound 0.43 Guilders 61
7 / 1745 Cadix Salt Cadix Zout hundredweight of 404 measures 246.00 Guilders
7 / 1745 Caliatour Wood Caliatour Hout 100 pounds 15.50 Guilders 24
7 / 1745 Caracas Cocoa Caracas Cacao pound 0.49 Guilders 55
7 / 1745 Cloves Nagelen pound 4.75 Guilders 16
7 / 1745 Common Madder Gemeene Meekrap 100 pounds 20.00 Guilders 75
7 / 1745 Corn Brandy Korenbrandewijn aum 19.25 Guilders 68
7 / 1745 East Indian Saltpetre Oostindische Salpeter 100 pounds 70.00 Guilders 1
7 / 1745 English Alum Engelsch Aluin 100 pounds 8.85 Guilders 42
7 / 1745 English Copperas Engelsch Koperrood (Couperose) 100 pounds 4.20 Guilders 51
7 / 1745 English Lead Engelsch Lood 100 pounds 7.50 Guilders 65
7 / 1745 Fine Silver Fijn Zilver mark 25.75 Guilders 84
7 / 1745 Floret Yarn A Floret Garen A pound 4.88 Guilders 43
7 / 1745 French Bordeaux Wine Fransche Bordeauxwijn tun 75.00 Guilders 37
7 / 1745 Native Tobacco leaves Inlandsche Tabaksbladen 100 pounds 15.33 Guilders 82
7 / 1745 Native Wax Inlandsche Was 100 pounds 88.00 Guilders 10
7 / 1745 Norwegian cod-liver oil Noordsche levertraan tun 22.50 Guilders 13
7 / 1745 Ordinary Buoy Tea Ordinaire Boei Thee pound 1.05 Guilders 56
7 / 1745 Pernambuco Wood Pernambuco Hout 100 pounds 25.00 Guilders 77
7 / 1745 Preserved Ginger Geconfijte Gember Pound 2.00 Guilders 28
7 / 1745 Rape-oil Raapolie aum 33.50 Guilders 88