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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
10 / 1757 Mace Foelie pound 6.00 Guilders 86
8 / 1757 Marseilles Soap Marseillaansche Zeep 100 pounds 25.50 Guilders 78
9 / 1757 Marseilles Soap Marseillaansche Zeep 100 pounds 26.00 Guilders 78
10 / 1757 Marseilles Soap Marseillaansche Zeep 100 pounds 26.00 Guilders 78
8 / 1757 Matie Maatjesharing last 120.00 Guilders
9 / 1757 Matie Maatjesharing last 108.00 Guilders
10 / 1757 Matie Maatjesharing last 104.00 Guilders
8 / 1757 Mercury Kwikzilver pound 1.85 Guilders 58
9 / 1757 Mercury Kwikzilver pound 1.85 Guilders 58
10 / 1757 Mercury Kwikzilver pound 1.85 Guilders 58
8 / 1757 Mexican Cochineal Mexicaansche Cochenille pound 7.80 Guilders 14
9 / 1757 Mexican Cochineal Mexicaansche Cochenille pound 7.69 Guilders 14
10 / 1757 Mexican Cochineal Mexicaansche Cochenille pound 7.69 Guilders 14
8 / 1757 Milanese Tram-silk Milaansche Tramzijde pound 10.50 Guilders
9 / 1757 Milanese Tram-silk Milaansche Tramzijde pound 10.50 Guilders
10 / 1757 Milanese Tram-silk Milaansche Tramzijde pound 10.50 Guilders
8 / 1757 Mocha Coffee-Beans Mokka Koffieboonen pound 0.79 Guilders 59
9 / 1757 Mocha Coffee-Beans Mokka Koffieboonen pound 0.70 Guilders 59
10 / 1757 Mocha Coffee-Beans Mokka Koffieboonen pound 0.70 Guilders 59
8 / 1757 Muscovados Moscovades pound 0.20 Guilders 33
9 / 1757 Muscovados Moscovades pound 0.20 Guilders 33
10 / 1757 Muscovados Moscovades pound 0.20 Guilders 33
8 / 1757 Muscovite Tar Moscovisch Teer last 132.00 Guilders
9 / 1757 Muscovite Tar Moscovisch Teer last 132.00 Guilders
10 / 1757 Muscovite Tar Moscovisch Teer last 130.50 Guilders
8 / 1757 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun of 300 pounds 22.50 Guilders 81
9 / 1757 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun of 300 pounds 22.50 Guilders 81
10 / 1757 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun of 300 pounds 22.50 Guilders 81
8 / 1757 Native Salted Ox-hides Inlandsche Gezouten Ossenhuiden pound 0.15 Guilders
9 / 1757 Native Salted Ox-hides Inlandsche Gezouten Ossenhuiden pound 0.15 Guilders
10 / 1757 Native Salted Ox-hides Inlandsche Gezouten Ossenhuiden pound 0.15 Guilders
8 / 1757 Native Sweet Tallow Inlandsche Zoete Talk 100 pounds 18.63 Guilders
9 / 1757 Native Sweet Tallow Inlandsche Zoete Talk 100 pounds 18.00 Guilders
10 / 1757 Native Sweet Tallow Inlandsche Zoete Talk 100 pounds 18.50 Guilders
8 / 1757 Norwegian Garcopper Noorsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 57.75 Guilders
9 / 1757 Norwegian Garcopper Noorsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 57.75 Guilders
10 / 1757 Norwegian Garcopper Noorsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 57.75 Guilders
8 / 1757 Opium Opium pound 3.75 Guilders
9 / 1757 Opium Opium pound 3.75 Guilders
10 / 1757 Opium Opium pound 3.75 Guilders
7 / 1757 Ordinary Ermine Serges, 3 Seals, 13 pounds Ordinaire Armijnsaaien, 3 Looden, 13 Pond piece 22.20 Guilders
8 / 1757 Ordinary Ermine Serges, 3 Seals, 13 pounds Ordinaire Armijnsaaien, 3 Looden, 13 Pond piece 22.20 Guilders
10 / 1757 Paternoster Flax Paternoster Vlas ship-pound 39.00 Guilders
8 / 1757 Petersburg Clean Hemp St. Petersburger Reinhennep ship-pound 36.00 Guilders
9 / 1757 Petersburg Clean Hemp St. Petersburger Reinhennep ship-pound 35.25 Guilders
10 / 1757 Petersburg Clean Hemp St. Petersburger Reinhennep ship-pound 34.00 Guilders
9 / 1757 Pommeranian Wool Pommersche Wol 100 pounds 33.50 Guilders
10 / 1757 Pommeranian Wool Pommersche Wol 100 pounds 33.50 Guilders
8 / 1757 Prussian rye Pruisische rogge last 175.00 Guilders
9 / 1757 Prussian rye Pruisische rogge last 155.40 Guilders