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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: 1747
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
10 / 1747 Stockfish Rondvisch 100 pounds 7.50 Guilders 87
1 / 1747 Surinam Cocoa Surinaamsche Cacao pound 0.35 Guilders 53
10 / 1747 Surinam Cocoa Surinaamsche Cacao pound 0.34 Guilders 53
10 / 1747 Surinam Coffee Suriname Koffie Pound 0.69 Guilders 60
1 / 1747 Surinam Sugar Surinaamsche suiker pound 0.21 Guilders 12
10 / 1747 Surinam Sugar Surinaamsche suiker pound 0.20 Guilders 12
1 / 1747 Swedish Garcopper Zweedsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 53.25 Guilders 4
10 / 1747 Swedish Garcopper Zweedsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 53.25 Guilders 4
1 / 1747 Swedish Iron Zweedsch Ijzer 100 pounds 5.13 Guilders 91
10 / 1747 Swedish Iron Zweedsch Ijzer 100 pounds 5.13 Guilders 91
1 / 1747 Tanni Silk A Tanni Zijde A pound 8.25 Guilders 44
1 / 1747 Thorn Wool Thornsche Wol 100 pounds 43.50 Guilders
1 / 1747 Tonkin Musk Muscus van Tonkin ounce 6.00 Guilders
10 / 1747 Tonkin Musk Muscus van Tonkin ounce 6.00 Guilders
1 / 1747 Train-Oil Spektraan quarter 34.75 Guilders 13
10 / 1747 Train-Oil Spektraan quarter 35.00 Guilders 13
10 / 1747 Tuticorin Cotton Yarns Katoenen Garens van Tuticorin pound 2.50 Guilders
1 / 1747 Valence Almonds Valencia Amandelen 100 pounds 19.00 Guilders 72
10 / 1747 Valence Almonds Valencia Amandelen 100 pounds 28.00 Guilders 72
1 / 1747 Varinas Tobacco Varinas Tabak pound 2.27 Guilders 93
10 / 1747 Varinas Tobacco Varinas Tabak pound 2.27 Guilders 93
1 / 1747 Venetian Turpentine Venetiaansche Terpentijn 100 pounds 31.00 Guilders
10 / 1747 Venetian Turpentine Venetiaansche Terpentijn 100 pounds 31.00 Guilders
1 / 1747 Virginian Tobacco leaves Virginia Tabaksbladen pound 0.18 Guilders
10 / 1747 Virginian Tobacco leaves Virginia Tabaksbladen pound 0.20 Guilders
10 / 1747 Warder wheat Warder tarwe last 166.60 Guilders
1 / 1747 Washed Segovia Lamb's wool Gewasschen Segovia Lamswol 100 pounds 97.50 Guilders
1 / 1747 Whale-bones Walvischbaarden 100 pounds 84.00 Guilders
10 / 1747 Whale-bones Walvischbaarden 100 pounds 90.00 Guilders
1 / 1747 White (dry) Ginger Witte (droge) Gember 100 pounds 22.00 Guilders 7
10 / 1747 White (dry) Ginger Witte (droge) Gember 100 pounds 26.00 Guilders 7
1 / 1747 White Candy Witte Kandij pound 0.58 Guilders 30
10 / 1747 White Candy Witte Kandij pound 0.56 Guilders 30
1 / 1747 White Pepper Witte Peper Pound 0.94 Guilders 27
10 / 1747 White Pepper Witte Peper Pound 0.94 Guilders 27
1 / 1747 White forage-oats Witte voerhaver last 46.90 Guilders
10 / 1747 White forage-oats Witte voerhaver last 58.60 Guilders
1 / 1747 White-Lead Loodwit 100 pounds 9.50 Guilders 6
10 / 1747 White-Lead Loodwit 100 pounds 9.50 Guilders 6
1 / 1747 Yellow Wood Geelhout 100 pounds 6.50 Guilders 26
10 / 1747 Yellow Wood Geelhout 100 pounds 7.00 Guilders 26
1 / 1747 Yufts Juchten pound 0.70 Guilders 46
10 / 1747 Yufts Juchten pound 0.68 Guilders 46
1 / 1747 Zealand wheat Zeeuwsche tarwe last 172.20 Guilders
9 / 1747 Zealand wheat Zeeuwsche tarwe last 183.40 Guilders
1 / 1747 Zealand, Flemish & Overmaas Coleseed Zeeuwsch, Vlaamsch en Overmaasch Koolzaad last 163.50 Guilders
10 / 1747 Zealand, Flemish & Overmaas Coleseed Zeeuwsch, Vlaamsch en Overmaasch Koolzaad last 162.00 Guilders
1 / 1747 Alicante Anise Alicantsche Anijs 100 pounds 17.00 Guilders 76
10 / 1747 Alicante Anise Alicantsche Anijs 100 pounds 22.00 Guilders 76
1 / 1747 Apulian oil Olie van Puglia tun 294.00 Guilders 35