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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
11 / 1751 Flemish & Brabantine Buckwheat Vlaamsche en Brabantsche boekweit last 94.50 Guilders
12 / 1751 Flemish & Brabantine Buckwheat Vlaamsche en Brabantsche boekweit last 87.00 Guilders
10 / 1751 Frisian Winter-Barley Friesche Wintergerst last 70.00 Guilders
11 / 1751 Frisian Winter-Barley Friesche Wintergerst last 79.80 Guilders
12 / 1751 Frisian Winter-Barley Friesche Wintergerst last 83.30 Guilders
8 / 1751 Frisian and East-Frisian coleseed Friesch en Oostfriesch koolzaad last 129.00 Guilders
9 / 1751 Frisian and East-Frisian coleseed Friesch en Oostfriesch koolzaad last 132.00 Guilders
10 / 1751 Frisian and East-Frisian coleseed Friesch en Oostfriesch koolzaad last 135.00 Guilders
11 / 1751 Frisian and East-Frisian coleseed Friesch en Oostfriesch koolzaad last 135.00 Guilders
12 / 1751 Frisian and East-Frisian coleseed Friesch en Oostfriesch koolzaad last 135.00 Guilders
8 / 1751 Frisian wheat Friesche tarwe last 161.00 Guilders
9 / 1751 Frisian wheat Friesche tarwe last 163.80 Guilders
10 / 1751 Frisian wheat Friesche tarwe last 170.80 Guilders
11 / 1751 Frisian wheat Friesche tarwe last 173.60 Guilders
12 / 1751 Frisian wheat Friesche tarwe last 173.60 Guilders
8 / 1751 Full Herring Volle Haring last 222.00 Guilders 19
9 / 1751 Full Herring Volle Haring last 220.00 Guilders 19
10 / 1751 Full Herring Volle Haring last 206.00 Guilders 19
11 / 1751 Full Herring Volle Haring last 190.00 Guilders 19
12 / 1751 Full Herring Volle Haring last 190.00 Guilders 19
8 / 1751 Gatimalo Indigo Guatimalo Indigo pound 3.50 Guilders 48
9 / 1751 Gatimalo Indigo Guatimalo Indigo pound 3.50 Guilders 48
10 / 1751 Gatimalo Indigo Guatimalo Indigo pound 3.50 Guilders 48
11 / 1751 Gatimalo Indigo Guatimalo Indigo pound 3.65 Guilders 48
12 / 1751 Gatimalo Indigo Guatimalo Indigo pound 3.90 Guilders 48
8 / 1751 Gatinais Saffron Gastinois Saffraan pound 12.00 Guilders 69
9 / 1751 Gatinais Saffron Gastinois Saffraan pound 11.75 Guilders 69
10 / 1751 Gatinais Saffron Gastinois Saffraan pound 12.75 Guilders 69
11 / 1751 Gatinais Saffron Gastinois Saffraan pound 13.00 Guilders 69
12 / 1751 Gatinais Saffron Gastinois Saffraan pound 13.00 Guilders 69
8 / 1751 Genoese Oil Genueesche Olie tun 414.00 Guilders 36
9 / 1751 Genoese Oil Genueesche Olie tun 399.00 Guilders 36
10 / 1751 Genoese Oil Genueesche Olie tun 399.00 Guilders 36
11 / 1751 Genoese Oil Genueesche Olie tun 402.00 Guilders 36
12 / 1751 Genoese Oil Genueesche Olie tun 402.00 Guilders 36
10 / 1751 German Millet Duitsche Gierst 100 pounds 8.00 Guilders
11 / 1751 German Millet Duitsche Gierst 100 pounds 7.50 Guilders
12 / 1751 German Millet Duitsche Gierst 100 pounds 7.50 Guilders
8 / 1751 German Tartar Duitsche Wijnsteen 100 pounds 25.00 Guilders 2
9 / 1751 German Tartar Duitsche Wijnsteen 100 pounds 25.00 Guilders 2
10 / 1751 German Tartar Duitsche Wijnsteen 100 pounds 25.00 Guilders 2
11 / 1751 German Tartar Duitsche Wijnsteen 100 pounds 25.00 Guilders 2
12 / 1751 German Tartar Duitsche Wijnsteen 100 pounds 25.00 Guilders 2
8 / 1751 German Wool Duitsche Wol 100 pounds 42.00 Guilders
9 / 1751 German Wool Duitsche Wol 100 pounds 42.00 Guilders
10 / 1751 German Wool Duitsche Wol 100 pounds 42.00 Guilders
11 / 1751 German Wool Duitsche Wol 100 pounds 42.00 Guilders
12 / 1751 German Wool Duitsche Wol 100 pounds 42.00 Guilders
8 / 1751 Grease-butter Smeerboter 100 pounds 11.50 Guilders 22
9 / 1751 Grease-butter Smeerboter 100 pounds 11.25 Guilders 22