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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
8 / 1757 China Silk Chineesche Zijde pound 10.05 Guilders
9 / 1757 China Silk Chineesche Zijde pound 9.75 Guilders
10 / 1757 China Silk Chineesche Zijde pound 9.75 Guilders
8 / 1757 Common Iron Gemeen Ijzer 100 pounds 7.25 Guilders
9 / 1757 Common Iron Gemeen Ijzer 100 pounds 7.25 Guilders
10 / 1757 Common Iron Gemeen Ijzer 100 pounds 7.13 Guilders
8 / 1757 Crowned Stockholm Pitch Gekroond Stockholmsch Pek last 180.00 Guilders
9 / 1757 Crowned Stockholm Pitch Gekroond Stockholmsch Pek last 180.00 Guilders
10 / 1757 Crowned Stockholm Pitch Gekroond Stockholmsch Pek last 180.00 Guilders
8 / 1757 Currants Krenten 100 pounds 11.50 Guilders
9 / 1757 Currants Krenten 100 pounds 12.25 Guilders
10 / 1757 Currants Krenten 100 pounds 12.75 Guilders
8 / 1757 Danish Hides Deensche Huiden pound 0.22 Guilders
9 / 1757 Danish Hides Deensche Huiden pound 0.22 Guilders
8 / 1757 Dantzig White Potash Dantziger Witte Potasch 100 pounds 10.65 Guilders
9 / 1757 Dantzig White Potash Dantziger Witte Potasch 100 pounds 10.65 Guilders
10 / 1757 Dantzig White Potash Dantziger Witte Potasch 100 pounds 10.65 Guilders
8 / 1757 English Tin Engelsch Tin 100 pounds 42.75 Guilders
9 / 1757 English Tin Engelsch Tin 100 pounds 42.25 Guilders
10 / 1757 English Tin Engelsch Tin 100 pounds 42.25 Guilders
8 / 1757 Fine Gold in Bars Fijn Goud in Baren mark 372.75 Guilders
9 / 1757 Fine Gold in Bars Fijn Goud in Baren mark 372.28 Guilders
10 / 1757 Fine Gold in Bars Fijn Goud in Baren mark 372.50 Guilders
8 / 1757 Fine Grey Pommeranian Wool Fijne Grijze Pommersche Wol 100 pounds 45.00 Guilders
9 / 1757 Fine Grey Pommeranian Wool Fijne Grijze Pommersche Wol 100 pounds 45.00 Guilders
8 / 1757 Fine Segovia wool Fijne Segovia wol pound 1.83 Banco
9 / 1757 Fine Segovia wool Fijne Segovia wol pound 1.83 Banco
10 / 1757 Fine Segovia wool Fijne Segovia wol pound 1.83 Banco
9 / 1757 Flemish & Brabantine Buckwheat Vlaamsche en Brabantsche boekweit last 138.00 Guilders
10 / 1757 Flemish & Brabantine Buckwheat Vlaamsche en Brabantsche boekweit last 189.00 Guilders
9 / 1757 Frisian Winter-Barley Friesche Wintergerst last 127.40 Guilders
10 / 1757 Frisian Winter-Barley Friesche Wintergerst last 127.40 Guilders
8 / 1757 Frisian and East-Frisian coleseed Friesch en Oostfriesch koolzaad last 174.00 Guilders
9 / 1757 Frisian and East-Frisian coleseed Friesch en Oostfriesch koolzaad last 186.00 Guilders
10 / 1757 Frisian and East-Frisian coleseed Friesch en Oostfriesch koolzaad last 187.50 Guilders
8 / 1757 Frisian wheat Friesche tarwe last 168.00 Guilders
9 / 1757 Frisian wheat Friesche tarwe last 196.00 Guilders
10 / 1757 Frisian wheat Friesche tarwe last 219.80 Guilders
8 / 1757 Full Herring Volle Haring last 136.00 Guilders 19
9 / 1757 Full Herring Volle Haring last 122.00 Guilders 19
10 / 1757 Full Herring Volle Haring last 118.00 Guilders 19
8 / 1757 Gatimalo Indigo Guatimalo Indigo pound 5.75 Guilders 48
9 / 1757 Gatimalo Indigo Guatimalo Indigo pound 5.75 Guilders 48
10 / 1757 Gatimalo Indigo Guatimalo Indigo pound 5.75 Guilders 48
8 / 1757 Gatinais Saffron Gastinois Saffraan pound 11.00 Guilders 69
9 / 1757 Gatinais Saffron Gastinois Saffraan pound 10.75 Guilders 69
10 / 1757 Gatinais Saffron Gastinois Saffraan pound 10.75 Guilders 69
8 / 1757 Genoese Oil Genueesche Olie tun 396.00 Guilders 36
9 / 1757 Genoese Oil Genueesche Olie tun 396.00 Guilders 36
10 / 1757 Genoese Oil Genueesche Olie tun 396.00 Guilders 36