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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
9 / 1757 Caracas Cocoa Caracas Cacao pound 0.51 Guilders 55
10 / 1757 Caracas Cocoa Caracas Cacao pound 0.52 Guilders 55
8 / 1757 Cloves Nagelen pound 4.65 Guilders 16
9 / 1757 Cloves Nagelen pound 4.60 Guilders 16
10 / 1757 Cloves Nagelen pound 4.60 Guilders 16
8 / 1757 Common Madder Gemeene Meekrap 100 pounds 16.00 Guilders 75
9 / 1757 Common Madder Gemeene Meekrap 100 pounds 16.00 Guilders 75
10 / 1757 Common Madder Gemeene Meekrap 100 pounds 16.00 Guilders 75
8 / 1757 English Alum Engelsch Aluin 100 pounds 10.05 Guilders 42
9 / 1757 English Alum Engelsch Aluin 100 pounds 10.05 Guilders 42
10 / 1757 English Alum Engelsch Aluin 100 pounds 10.05 Guilders 42
8 / 1757 English Copperas Engelsch Koperrood (Couperose) 100 pounds 6.00 Guilders 51
9 / 1757 English Copperas Engelsch Koperrood (Couperose) 100 pounds 5.40 Guilders 51
10 / 1757 English Copperas Engelsch Koperrood (Couperose) 100 pounds 5.40 Guilders 51
8 / 1757 English Lead Engelsch Lood 100 pounds 9.45 Guilders 65
9 / 1757 English Lead Engelsch Lood 100 pounds 9.45 Guilders 65
10 / 1757 English Lead Engelsch Lood 100 pounds 9.45 Guilders 65
8 / 1757 Figs Vijgen 100 pounds 7.00 Guilders 74
9 / 1757 Figs Vijgen 100 pounds 7.00 Guilders 74
10 / 1757 Figs Vijgen 100 pounds 7.00 Guilders 74
8 / 1757 Fine Silver Fijn Zilver mark 25.85 Guilders 84
9 / 1757 Fine Silver Fijn Zilver mark 25.83 Guilders 84
10 / 1757 Fine Silver Fijn Zilver mark 25.85 Guilders 84
2 / 1757 Flemish & Brabantine Buckwheat Vlaamsche en Brabantsche boekweit last 129.00 Guilders 13
3 / 1757 Flemish & Brabantine Buckwheat Vlaamsche en Brabantsche boekweit last 126.00 Guilders 13
7 / 1757 Flemish & Brabantine Buckwheat Vlaamsche en Brabantsche boekweit last 138.00 Guilders 13
8 / 1757 Flemish & Brabantine Buckwheat Vlaamsche en Brabantsche boekweit last 120.00 Guilders 13
8 / 1757 Floret Yarn A Floret Garen A pound 5.03 Guilders 43
9 / 1757 Floret Yarn A Floret Garen A pound 5.03 Guilders 43
10 / 1757 Floret Yarn A Floret Garen A pound 5.03 Guilders 43
8 / 1757 French Bordeaux Wine Fransche Bordeauxwijn tun 90.00 Guilders 37
9 / 1757 French Bordeaux Wine Fransche Bordeauxwijn tun 90.00 Guilders 37
10 / 1757 French Bordeaux Wine Fransche Bordeauxwijn tun 102.00 Guilders 37
3 / 1757 Frisian Winter-Barley Friesche Wintergerst last 126.00 Guilders 13
7 / 1757 Frisian and East-Frisian coleseed Friesch en Oostfriesch koolzaad last 174.00 Guilders 13
12 / 1757 Frisian and East-Frisian coleseed Friesch en Oostfriesch koolzaad last 186.00 Guilders 13
2 / 1757 Frisian wheat Friesche tarwe last 198.80 Guilders 13
3 / 1757 Frisian wheat Friesche tarwe last 189.00 Guilders 13
7 / 1757 Frisian wheat Friesche tarwe last 194.60 Guilders 13
8 / 1757 Native Tobacco leaves Inlandsche Tabaksbladen 100 pounds 14.00 Guilders 82
9 / 1757 Native Tobacco leaves Inlandsche Tabaksbladen 100 pounds 14.00 Guilders 82
10 / 1757 Native Tobacco leaves Inlandsche Tabaksbladen 100 pounds 14.00 Guilders 82
8 / 1757 Native Wax Inlandsche Was 100 pounds 77.00 Guilders 10
9 / 1757 Native Wax Inlandsche Was 100 pounds 75.00 Guilders 10
10 / 1757 Native Wax Inlandsche Was 100 pounds 75.00 Guilders 10
8 / 1757 Norwegian cod-liver oil Noordsche levertraan tun 28.00 Guilders 13
9 / 1757 Norwegian cod-liver oil Noordsche levertraan tun 28.50 Guilders 13
10 / 1757 Norwegian cod-liver oil Noordsche levertraan tun 29.50 Guilders 13
8 / 1757 Nutmeg Noten pound 3.75 Guilders 49
9 / 1757 Nutmeg Noten pound 3.75 Guilders 49