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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 Apulian oil Olie van Puglia tun 315.00 Guilders 35
1 / 1747 Baltic (Dry) Wax Oostersche (Droge) Was 100 pounds 78.00 Guilders 11
10 / 1747 Baltic (Dry) Wax Oostersche (Droge) Was 100 pounds 78.50 Guilders 11
1 / 1747 Black (or brown) peper Zwarte (of bruine) peper Pound 0.58 Guilders 29
10 / 1747 Black (or brown) peper Zwarte (of bruine) peper Pound 0.60 Guilders 29
1 / 1747 Bordeaux Brandy Bordeaux Brandewijn 30 double gallons 59.25 Guilders 38
10 / 1747 Bordeaux Brandy Bordeaux Brandewijn 30 double gallons 76.50 Guilders 38
10 / 1747 Bordeaux Honey bordeaux Honig tun 198.00 Guilders 92
12 / 1747 Bordeaux Honey bordeaux Honig tun 186.00 Guilders 92
1 / 1747 Brazilian Hides Braziliaansche Huiden pound 0.40 Guilders 61
10 / 1747 Brazilian Hides Braziliaansche Huiden pound 0.40 Guilders 61
1 / 1747 Cadix Salt Cadix Zout hundredweight of 404 measures 246.00 Guilders
4 / 1747 Cadix Salt Cadix Zout hundredweight of 404 measures 447.00 Guilders
10 / 1747 Cadix Salt Cadix Zout hundredweight of 404 measures 366.00 Guilders
1 / 1747 Caliatour Wood Caliatour Hout 100 pounds 18.50 Guilders 24
10 / 1747 Caliatour Wood Caliatour Hout 100 pounds 19.00 Guilders 24
1 / 1747 Caracas Cocoa Caracas Cacao pound 0.48 Guilders 55
10 / 1747 Caracas Cocoa Caracas Cacao pound 0.46 Guilders 55
1 / 1747 Cloves Nagelen pound 4.70 Guilders 16
10 / 1747 Cloves Nagelen pound 6.50 Guilders 16
1 / 1747 Common Madder Gemeene Meekrap 100 pounds 15.00 Guilders 75
10 / 1747 Common Madder Gemeene Meekrap 100 pounds 15.00 Guilders 75
1 / 1747 Corn Brandy Korenbrandewijn aum 24.25 Guilders 68
10 / 1747 Corn Brandy Korenbrandewijn aum 27.25 Guilders 68
1 / 1747 East Indian Saltpetre Oostindische Salpeter 100 pounds 40.00 Guilders 1
10 / 1747 East Indian Saltpetre Oostindische Salpeter 100 pounds 42.00 Guilders 1
1 / 1747 English Alum Engelsch Aluin 100 pounds 9.15 Guilders 42
10 / 1747 English Alum Engelsch Aluin 100 pounds 9.15 Guilders 42
1 / 1747 English Copperas Engelsch Koperrood (Couperose) 100 pounds 3.20 Guilders 51
10 / 1747 English Copperas Engelsch Koperrood (Couperose) 100 pounds 4.00 Guilders 51
1 / 1747 English Lead Engelsch Lood 100 pounds 7.65 Guilders 65
10 / 1747 English Lead Engelsch Lood 100 pounds 7.65 Guilders 65
1 / 1747 Figs Vijgen 100 pounds 7.00 Guilders 13
10 / 1747 Figs Vijgen 100 pounds 8.00 Guilders 13
1 / 1747 Fine Silver Fijn Zilver mark 25.85 Guilders 84
10 / 1747 Fine Silver Fijn Zilver mark 25.80 Guilders 84
1 / 1747 Floret Yarn A Floret Garen A pound 7.35 Guilders 43
1 / 1747 French Bordeaux Wine Fransche Bordeauxwijn tun 111.00 Guilders 37
10 / 1747 French Bordeaux Wine Fransche Bordeauxwijn tun 111.00 Guilders 37
1 / 1747 Native Tobacco leaves Inlandsche Tabaksbladen 100 pounds 15.33 Guilders 82
10 / 1747 Native Tobacco leaves Inlandsche Tabaksbladen 100 pounds 15.33 Guilders 82
1 / 1747 Native Wax Inlandsche Was 100 pounds 78.00 Guilders 10
10 / 1747 Native Wax Inlandsche Was 100 pounds 76.00 Guilders 10
1 / 1747 Norwegian cod-liver oil Noordsche levertraan tun 17.50 Guilders 13
10 / 1747 Norwegian cod-liver oil Noordsche levertraan tun 18.00 Guilders 13
1 / 1747 Nutmeg Noten pound 3.75 Guilders 49
10 / 1747 Nutmeg Noten pound 3.75 Guilders 49
1 / 1747 Ordinary Buoy Tea Ordinaire Boei Thee pound 1.55 Guilders 56
10 / 1747 Ordinary Buoy Tea Ordinaire Boei Thee pound 1.35 Guilders 56
1 / 1747 Pernambuco Wood Pernambuco Hout 100 pounds 25.00 Guilders 77