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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: 1751
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
11 / 1751 Alicante Anise Alicantsche Anijs 100 pounds 15.00 Guilders 76
12 / 1751 Alicante Anise Alicantsche Anijs 100 pounds 16.00 Guilders 76
8 / 1751 Apulian oil Olie van Puglia tun 297.00 Guilders 35
9 / 1751 Apulian oil Olie van Puglia tun 297.00 Guilders 35
10 / 1751 Apulian oil Olie van Puglia tun 291.00 Guilders 35
11 / 1751 Apulian oil Olie van Puglia tun 294.00 Guilders 35
12 / 1751 Apulian oil Olie van Puglia tun 294.00 Guilders 35
8 / 1751 Baltic (Dry) Wax Oostersche (Droge) Was 100 pounds 82.75 Guilders 11
9 / 1751 Baltic (Dry) Wax Oostersche (Droge) Was 100 pounds 82.75 Guilders 11
10 / 1751 Baltic (Dry) Wax Oostersche (Droge) Was 100 pounds 81.75 Guilders 11
11 / 1751 Baltic (Dry) Wax Oostersche (Droge) Was 100 pounds 81.00 Guilders 11
12 / 1751 Baltic (Dry) Wax Oostersche (Droge) Was 100 pounds 81.00 Guilders 11
8 / 1751 Black (or brown) peper Zwarte (of bruine) peper Pound 0.49 Guilders 29
9 / 1751 Black (or brown) peper Zwarte (of bruine) peper Pound 0.49 Guilders 29
10 / 1751 Black (or brown) peper Zwarte (of bruine) peper Pound 0.49 Guilders 29
11 / 1751 Black (or brown) peper Zwarte (of bruine) peper Pound 0.49 Guilders 29
12 / 1751 Black (or brown) peper Zwarte (of bruine) peper Pound 0.48 Guilders 29
8 / 1751 Bordeaux Brandy Bordeaux Brandewijn 30 double gallons 78.00 Guilders 38
9 / 1751 Bordeaux Brandy Bordeaux Brandewijn 30 double gallons 78.00 Guilders 38
10 / 1751 Bordeaux Brandy Bordeaux Brandewijn 30 double gallons 84.00 Guilders 38
11 / 1751 Bordeaux Brandy Bordeaux Brandewijn 30 double gallons 90.00 Guilders 38
12 / 1751 Bordeaux Brandy Bordeaux Brandewijn 30 double gallons 90.00 Guilders 38
8 / 1751 Bordeaux Honey bordeaux Honig tun 168.00 Guilders 92
9 / 1751 Bordeaux Honey bordeaux Honig tun 168.00 Guilders 92
10 / 1751 Bordeaux Honey bordeaux Honig tun 180.00 Guilders 92
11 / 1751 Bordeaux Honey bordeaux Honig tun 198.00 Guilders 92
12 / 1751 Bordeaux Honey bordeaux Honig tun 198.00 Guilders 92
8 / 1751 Brazilian Hides Braziliaansche Huiden pound 0.44 Guilders 61
9 / 1751 Brazilian Hides Braziliaansche Huiden pound 0.44 Guilders 61
10 / 1751 Brazilian Hides Braziliaansche Huiden pound 0.44 Guilders 61
11 / 1751 Brazilian Hides Braziliaansche Huiden pound 0.44 Guilders 61
12 / 1751 Brazilian Hides Braziliaansche Huiden pound 0.44 Guilders 61
8 / 1751 Cadix Salt Cadix Zout hundredweight of 404 measures 234.00 Guilders
9 / 1751 Cadix Salt Cadix Zout hundredweight of 404 measures 234.00 Guilders
10 / 1751 Cadix Salt Cadix Zout hundredweight of 404 measures 246.00 Guilders
12 / 1751 Cadix Salt Cadix Zout hundredweight of 404 measures 255.00 Guilders
8 / 1751 Caliatour Wood Caliatour Hout 100 pounds 13.50 Guilders 24
9 / 1751 Caliatour Wood Caliatour Hout 100 pounds 13.50 Guilders 24
11 / 1751 Caliatour Wood Caliatour Hout 100 pounds 10.00 Guilders 24
12 / 1751 Caliatour Wood Caliatour Hout 100 pounds 10.50 Guilders 24
8 / 1751 Caracas Cocoa Caracas Cacao pound 0.44 Guilders 55
9 / 1751 Caracas Cocoa Caracas Cacao pound 0.44 Guilders 55
10 / 1751 Caracas Cocoa Caracas Cacao pound 0.44 Guilders 55
11 / 1751 Caracas Cocoa Caracas Cacao pound 0.44 Guilders 55
12 / 1751 Caracas Cocoa Caracas Cacao pound 0.45 Guilders 55
8 / 1751 Cloves Nagelen pound 6.50 Guilders 16
9 / 1751 Cloves Nagelen pound 6.50 Guilders 16
10 / 1751 Cloves Nagelen pound 6.60 Guilders 16
11 / 1751 Cloves Nagelen pound 6.80 Guilders 16
12 / 1751 Cloves Nagelen pound 6.90 Guilders 16