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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: 1746
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
10 / 1746 Tonkin Musk Muscus van Tonkin ounce 6.00 Guilders
11 / 1746 Tonkin Musk Muscus van Tonkin ounce 6.00 Guilders
12 / 1746 Tonkin Musk Muscus van Tonkin ounce 6.00 Guilders
10 / 1746 Train-Oil Spektraan quarter 33.50 Guilders 13
11 / 1746 Train-Oil Spektraan quarter 35.00 Guilders 13
12 / 1746 Train-Oil Spektraan quarter 34.75 Guilders 13
10 / 1746 Valence Almonds Valencia Amandelen 100 pounds 19.00 Guilders 72
11 / 1746 Valence Almonds Valencia Amandelen 100 pounds 19.00 Guilders 72
12 / 1746 Valence Almonds Valencia Amandelen 100 pounds 19.00 Guilders 72
10 / 1746 Varinas Tobacco Varinas Tabak pound 2.27 Guilders 93
11 / 1746 Varinas Tobacco Varinas Tabak pound 2.27 Guilders 93
12 / 1746 Varinas Tobacco Varinas Tabak pound 2.27 Guilders 93
10 / 1746 Venetian Turpentine Venetiaansche Terpentijn 100 pounds 31.00 Guilders
11 / 1746 Venetian Turpentine Venetiaansche Terpentijn 100 pounds 31.00 Guilders
12 / 1746 Venetian Turpentine Venetiaansche Terpentijn 100 pounds 31.00 Guilders
Month / Year: 1747
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
1 / 1747 Aix-la-Chapelle and Namur Kettles Ketels van Aken en Namen 100 pounds 58.50 Guilders
10 / 1747 Aix-la-Chapelle and Namur Kettles Ketels van Aken en Namen 100 pounds 58.50 Guilders
1 / 1747 Ardasse Silk First Quality Ardassette Zijde 1ste Soort pound 6.90 Guilders
10 / 1747 Ardasse Silk First Quality Ardassette Zijde 1ste Soort pound 6.90 Guilders
10 / 1747 Baltic Tallow Oostersche Talk 100 pounds 18.50 Guilders
1 / 1747 Basins Bekkens 100 pounds 58.50 Guilders
10 / 1747 Basins Bekkens 100 pounds 58.50 Guilders
1 / 1747 Black Folded Latten Zwart Gevouwen Latoen 100 pounds 57.50 Guilders
10 / 1747 Black Folded Latten Zwart Gevouwen Latoen 100 pounds 57.50 Guilders
1 / 1747 Brew-oats Brouwhaver last 46.90 Guilders
10 / 1747 Brew-oats Brouwhaver last 73.50 Guilders
10 / 1747 Brown Rye Bruine Rogge last 123.20 Guilders
1 / 1747 Brown Treacle Bruine siroop pound 8.70 Guilders
10 / 1747 Brown Treacle Bruine siroop pound 8.40 Guilders
1 / 1747 Bullets Kogels ship-pound 11.00 Guilders
10 / 1747 Bullets Kogels ship-pound 11.00 Guilders
1 / 1747 Common Iron Gemeen Ijzer 100 pounds 5.88 Guilders
10 / 1747 Common Iron Gemeen Ijzer 100 pounds 5.88 Guilders
1 / 1747 Crowned Stockholm Pitch Gekroond Stockholmsch Pek last 168.00 Guilders
10 / 1747 Crowned Stockholm Pitch Gekroond Stockholmsch Pek last 165.00 Guilders
1 / 1747 Currants Krenten 100 pounds 9.00 Guilders
10 / 1747 Currants Krenten 100 pounds 10.50 Guilders
1 / 1747 Danish Hides Deensche Huiden pound 0.18 Guilders
10 / 1747 Danish Hides Deensche Huiden pound 0.18 Guilders
1 / 1747 Dantzig White Potash Dantziger Witte Potasch 100 pounds 18.45 Guilders
10 / 1747 Dantzig White Potash Dantziger Witte Potasch 100 pounds 18.45 Guilders
1 / 1747 East Indian Tin Oostindisch Tin 100 pounds 70.00 Guilders
10 / 1747 East Indian Tin Oostindisch Tin 100 pounds 60.00 Guilders
1 / 1747 English Tin Engelsch Tin 100 pounds 41.75 Guilders
10 / 1747 English Tin Engelsch Tin 100 pounds 41.75 Guilders
1 / 1747 Fine Gold in Bars Fijn Goud in Baren mark 377.40 Guilders
10 / 1747 Fine Gold in Bars Fijn Goud in Baren mark 378.08 Guilders
1 / 1747 Fine Grey Pommeranian Wool Fijne Grijze Pommersche Wol 100 pounds 50.00 Guilders
1 / 1747 Fine Segovia wool Fijne Segovia wol pound 1.58 Banco
10 / 1747 Fine Segovia wool Fijne Segovia wol pound 1.60 Banco