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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 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen piece 50.00 Guilders
10 / 1747 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen piece 50.00 Guilders
1 / 1747 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 2 Seals Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 2 Looden piece 30.00 Guilders
10 / 1747 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 2 Seals Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 2 Looden piece 30.00 Guilders
1 / 1747 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 3 Seals Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 3 Looden piece 32.00 Guilders
10 / 1747 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 3 Seals Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 3 Looden piece 32.00 Guilders
1 / 1747 Leyden Ermine Serges, 1 Seal Leidsche Armijnsaaien, 1 Lood piece 19.80 Guilders
10 / 1747 Leyden Ermine Serges, 1 Seal Leidsche Armijnsaaien, 1 Lood piece 20.40 Guilders
1 / 1747 Leyden Ermine Serges, 3 Seals, 12 3/4 Pounds Leidsche Armijnsaaien, 3 Looden, 12 3/4 Pond piece 22.50 Guilders
10 / 1747 Leyden Ermine Serges, 3 Seals, 12 3/4 Pounds Leidsche Armijnsaaien, 3 Looden, 12 3/4 Pond piece 22.20 Guilders
1 / 1747 Leyden Fustians, Double Lions Leidsche Fusteinen, Dubbele Leeuwen piece 16.00 Guilders
10 / 1747 Leyden Fustians, Double Lions Leidsche Fusteinen, Dubbele Leeuwen piece 16.00 Guilders
1 / 1747 Leyden Naturel Serges, 4 Seals Leidsche Naturel Saaien, 4 Looden piece 26.40 Guilders
10 / 1747 Leyden Naturel Serges, 4 Seals Leidsche Naturel Saaien, 4 Looden piece 25.80 Guilders
1 / 1747 Leyden Ordinary Ermine Serges, 3 Seals Leidsche Ordinaire Armijnsaaien, 3 Looden piece 22.20 Guilders
10 / 1747 Leyden Ordinary Ermine Serges, 3 Seals Leidsche Ordinaire Armijnsaaien, 3 Looden piece 21.45 Guilders
1 / 1747 Liege Rods Luiksche Roeden 100 pounds 5.25 Guilders
10 / 1747 Liege Rods Luiksche Roeden 100 pounds 5.25 Guilders
1 / 1747 Linseed Oil Lijnolie aum 25.50 Guilders 64
10 / 1747 Linseed Oil Lijnolie aum 25.25 Guilders 64
1 / 1747 Loaf-sugar Melissuiker pound 0.39 Guilders 89
10 / 1747 Loaf-sugar Melissuiker pound 0.40 Guilders 89
1 / 1747 Long Cinnamon Lange Kaneel pound 3.03 Guilders
10 / 1747 Long Cinnamon Lange Kaneel pound 3.05 Guilders
1 / 1747 Long Raisins Lange Rozijnen 100 pounds 9.50 Guilders 71
10 / 1747 Long Raisins Lange Rozijnen 100 pounds 11.75 Guilders 71
1 / 1747 Luneberg and Bremer Shorn Wool Luneburger en Bremer Schoorwol 100 pounds 38.50 Guilders
4 / 1747 Luneberg and Bremer Shorn Wool Luneburger en Bremer Schoorwol 100 pounds 38.50 Guilders
5 / 1747 Luneberg and Bremer Shorn Wool Luneburger en Bremer Schoorwol 100 pounds 38.50 Guilders
10 / 1747 Luneberg and Bremer Shorn Wool Luneburger en Bremer Schoorwol 100 pounds 38.50 Guilders
1 / 1747 Mace Foelie pound 6.00 Guilders 86
10 / 1747 Mace Foelie pound 6.03 Guilders 86
1 / 1747 Marseilles Soap Marseillaansche Zeep 100 pounds 22.00 Guilders 78
10 / 1747 Marseilles Soap Marseillaansche Zeep 100 pounds 21.00 Guilders 78
1 / 1747 Mercury Kwikzilver pound 2.00 Guilders 58
1 / 1747 Mexican Cochineal Mexicaansche Cochenille pound 8.48 Guilders 14
10 / 1747 Mexican Cochineal Mexicaansche Cochenille pound 9.38 Guilders 14
1 / 1747 Milanese Tram-silk Milaansche Tramzijde pound 9.75 Guilders
10 / 1747 Milanese Tram-silk Milaansche Tramzijde pound 10.05 Guilders
1 / 1747 Mocha Coffee-Beans Mokka Koffieboonen pound 1.40 Guilders 59
10 / 1747 Mocha Coffee-Beans Mokka Koffieboonen pound 1.40 Guilders 59
10 / 1747 Muscovite Tar Moscovisch Teer last 135.00 Guilders
10 / 1747 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun of 330 pounds 23.00 Guilders 81
12 / 1747 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun of 330 pounds 29.00 Guilders 81
1 / 1747 Native Salted Ox-hides Inlandsche Gezouten Ossenhuiden pound 0.13 Guilders
10 / 1747 Native Salted Ox-hides Inlandsche Gezouten Ossenhuiden pound 0.13 Guilders
1 / 1747 Native Sweet Tallow Inlandsche Zoete Talk 100 pounds 20.50 Guilders
10 / 1747 Native Sweet Tallow Inlandsche Zoete Talk 100 pounds 19.50 Guilders
1 / 1747 Norwegian Garcopper Noorsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 56.50 Guilders
10 / 1747 Norwegian Garcopper Noorsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 55.75 Guilders