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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 / 1752 Tuticorin Cotton Yarns A Katoenen Garens A van Tuticorin pound 2.18 Guilders
2 / 1752 Tuticorin Cotton Yarns A Katoenen Garens A van Tuticorin pound 2.18 Guilders
12 / 1752 Tuticorin Cotton Yarns A Katoenen Garens A van Tuticorin pound 2.50 Guilders
1 / 1752 Valence Almonds Valencia Amandelen 100 pounds 22.00 Guilders 72
2 / 1752 Valence Almonds Valencia Amandelen 100 pounds 22.00 Guilders 72
11 / 1752 Valence Almonds Valencia Amandelen 100 pounds 21.00 Guilders 72
12 / 1752 Valence Almonds Valencia Amandelen 100 pounds 21.00 Guilders 72
1 / 1752 Varinas Tobacco Varinas Tabak pound 1.94 Guilders 93
2 / 1752 Varinas Tobacco Varinas Tabak pound 1.94 Guilders 93
11 / 1752 Varinas Tobacco Varinas Tabak pound 1.94 Guilders 93
12 / 1752 Varinas Tobacco Varinas Tabak pound 1.94 Guilders 93
1 / 1752 Venetian Turpentine Venetiaansche Terpentijn 100 pounds 38.00 Guilders
2 / 1752 Venetian Turpentine Venetiaansche Terpentijn 100 pounds 38.00 Guilders
11 / 1752 Venetian Turpentine Venetiaansche Terpentijn 100 pounds 32.00 Guilders
12 / 1752 Venetian Turpentine Venetiaansche Terpentijn 100 pounds 32.00 Guilders
1 / 1752 Virginian Tobacco leaves Virginia Tabaksbladen pound 0.19 Guilders
2 / 1752 Virginian Tobacco leaves Virginia Tabaksbladen pound 0.19 Guilders
11 / 1752 Virginian Tobacco leaves Virginia Tabaksbladen pound 0.18 Guilders
12 / 1752 Virginian Tobacco leaves Virginia Tabaksbladen pound 0.18 Guilders
1 / 1752 Warder wheat Warder tarwe last 183.40 Guilders
2 / 1752 Warder wheat Warder tarwe last 180.60 Guilders
11 / 1752 Warder wheat Warder tarwe last 145.60 Guilders
12 / 1752 Warder wheat Warder tarwe last 144.20 Guilders
1 / 1752 Washed Segovia Lamb's wool Gewasschen Segovia Lamswol 100 pounds 125.00 Guilders
2 / 1752 Washed Segovia Lamb's wool Gewasschen Segovia Lamswol 100 pounds 125.00 Guilders
11 / 1752 Washed Segovia Lamb's wool Gewasschen Segovia Lamswol 100 pounds 104.00 Guilders
12 / 1752 Washed Segovia Lamb's wool Gewasschen Segovia Lamswol 100 pounds 104.00 Guilders
1 / 1752 Weesp corn-brandy Korenbrandewijn van Weesp aum 22.00 Guilders
2 / 1752 Weesp corn-brandy Korenbrandewijn van Weesp aum 21.50 Guilders
11 / 1752 Weesp corn-brandy Korenbrandewijn van Weesp aum 24.00 Guilders
12 / 1752 Weesp corn-brandy Korenbrandewijn van Weesp aum 23.17 Guilders
1 / 1752 Whale-bones Walvischbaarden 100 pounds 123.00 Guilders
2 / 1752 Whale-bones Walvischbaarden 100 pounds 122.00 Guilders
11 / 1752 Whale-bones Walvischbaarden 100 pounds 116.00 Guilders
12 / 1752 Whale-bones Walvischbaarden 100 pounds 117.50 Guilders
1 / 1752 White Candy Witte Kandij pound 0.45 Guilders 30
2 / 1752 White Candy Witte Kandij pound 0.45 Guilders 30
11 / 1752 White Candy Witte Kandij pound 0.41 Guilders 30
12 / 1752 White Candy Witte Kandij pound 0.41 Guilders 30
1 / 1752 White Pepper Witte Peper Pound 0.95 Guilders 27
2 / 1752 White Pepper Witte Peper Pound 0.95 Guilders 27
11 / 1752 White Pepper Witte Peper Pound 0.95 Guilders 27
12 / 1752 White Pepper Witte Peper Pound 0.95 Guilders 27
1 / 1752 White Scraped (dry) Ginger Witte Geschrappte (Droge) Gember 100 pounds 53.00 Guilders 7
2 / 1752 White Scraped (dry) Ginger Witte Geschrappte (Droge) Gember 100 pounds 53.00 Guilders 7
11 / 1752 White Scraped (dry) Ginger Witte Geschrappte (Droge) Gember 100 pounds 47.00 Guilders 7
12 / 1752 White Scraped (dry) Ginger Witte Geschrappte (Droge) Gember 100 pounds 47.00 Guilders 7
1 / 1752 White forage-oats Witte voerhaver last 49.00 Guilders
2 / 1752 White forage-oats Witte voerhaver last 49.00 Guilders
11 / 1752 White forage-oats Witte voerhaver last 40.60 Guilders