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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
1 / 1747 Flemish & Brabantine Buckwheat Vlaamsche en Brabantsche boekweit last 91.50 Guilders
1 / 1747 French (long) Prunes Fransche (lange) Pruimen 100 pounds 5.10 Guilders
10 / 1747 French (long) Prunes Fransche (lange) Pruimen 100 pounds 6.60 Guilders
1 / 1747 Frisian Winter-Barley Friesche Wintergerst last 89.60 Guilders
10 / 1747 Frisian Winter-Barley Friesche Wintergerst last 90.30 Guilders
1 / 1747 Frisian and East-Frisian coleseed Friesch en Oostfriesch koolzaad last 150.00 Guilders
10 / 1747 Frisian and East-Frisian coleseed Friesch en Oostfriesch koolzaad last 156.00 Guilders
1 / 1747 Full Herring Volle Haring last 220.00 Guilders 19
10 / 1747 Full Herring Volle Haring last 155.00 Guilders 19
1 / 1747 Gatimalo Indigo Guatimalo Indigo pound 2.50 Guilders 48
10 / 1747 Gatimalo Indigo Guatimalo Indigo pound 3.05 Guilders 48
1 / 1747 Gatinais Saffron Gastinois Saffraan pound 12.13 Guilders 69
10 / 1747 Gatinais Saffron Gastinois Saffraan pound 17.75 Guilders 69
1 / 1747 Genoese Oil Genueesche Olie tun 336.00 Guilders 36
10 / 1747 Genoese Oil Genueesche Olie tun 381.00 Guilders 36
1 / 1747 German Millet Duitsche Gierst 100 pounds 9.00 Guilders
1 / 1747 German Tartar Duitsche Wijnsteen 100 pounds 23.00 Guilders 2
10 / 1747 German Tartar Duitsche Wijnsteen 100 pounds 25.00 Guilders 2
1 / 1747 German Wool Duitsche Wol 100 pounds 42.00 Guilders
10 / 1747 German Wool Duitsche Wol 100 pounds 42.00 Guilders
1 / 1747 Grease-butter Smeerboter 100 pounds 12.25 Guilders 22
10 / 1747 Grease-butter Smeerboter 100 pounds 13.50 Guilders 22
1 / 1747 Groningen and Oldambt winter-barley Groninger en Oldambter wintergerst last 70.00 Guilders
10 / 1747 Groningen and Oldambt winter-barley Groninger en Oldambter wintergerst last 82.60 Guilders
1 / 1747 Gunpowder Buskruit 100 pounds 38.00 Guilders 8
10 / 1747 Gunpowder Buskruit 100 pounds 40.00 Guilders 8
1 / 1747 Hamburg Sheet-copper Hamburgsch Bladkoper 100 pounds 65.50 Guilders 25
10 / 1747 Hamburg Sheet-copper Hamburgsch Bladkoper 100 pounds 65.50 Guilders 25
1 / 1747 Havana Tobacco Leaves Havana Tabaksbladen 100 pounds 66.67 Guilders
10 / 1747 Havana Tobacco Leaves Havana Tabaksbladen 100 pounds 66.67 Guilders
1 / 1747 Horse-Beans Paardeboonen last 105.00 Guilders
1 / 1747 Irish butter of Cork, Limerick, and Youngh Iersch Boter van Cork, Limerick en Youngh 100 pounds 17.00 Guilders
1 / 1747 Java Coffee-Beans Java Koffieboonen Pound 0.78 Guilders 45
10 / 1747 Java Coffee-Beans Java Koffieboonen Pound 0.66 Guilders 45
1 / 1747 Java Cotton Yarns A Javaansche Katoenen Garens A pound 2.30 Guilders
10 / 1747 Java Cotton Yarns A Javaansche Katoenen Garens A pound 2.30 Guilders
1 / 1747 Java Indigo Java Indigo pound 3.65 Guilders 47
10 / 1747 Java Indigo Java Indigo pound 3.65 Guilders 47
1 / 1747 Konigsberg Moscovite Bear's Foot ashes Koningsberger Moscovische Berenklauwasch last 510.00 Guilders 80
10 / 1747 Konigsberg Moscovite Bear's Foot ashes Koningsberger Moscovische Berenklauwasch last 465.00 Guilders 80
1 / 1747 Konigsberg Rye Koningsberger rogge last 131.60 Guilders
10 / 1747 Konigsberg Rye Koningsberger rogge last 124.60 Guilders
10 / 1747 Konigsberg wheat Koningsberger tarwe last 166.60 Guilders
1 / 1747 Lemons Citroenen 100 pounds 31.00 Guilders
1 / 1747 Leyden Black Naturel Serges, 5 Seals Leidsche Zwarte Naturel Saaien, 5 Looden piece 27.60 Guilders
10 / 1747 Leyden Black Naturel Serges, 5 Seals Leidsche Zwarte Naturel Saaien, 5 Looden piece 27.00 Guilders
1 / 1747 Leyden Bombasines, Overlookers Leidsche Bombazijnen, Overkijkers piece 22.00 Guilders
10 / 1747 Leyden Bombasines, Overlookers Leidsche Bombazijnen, Overkijkers piece 22.00 Guilders
1 / 1747 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen piece 52.00 Guilders
10 / 1747 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen piece 52.00 Guilders