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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: 1757
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
10 / 1757 Varinas Tobacco Varinas Tabak pound 1.96 Guilders 93
8 / 1757 Venetian Turpentine Venetiaansche Terpentijn 100 pounds 42.50 Guilders
9 / 1757 Venetian Turpentine Venetiaansche Terpentijn 100 pounds 42.50 Guilders
10 / 1757 Venetian Turpentine Venetiaansche Terpentijn 100 pounds 42.50 Guilders
Month / Year: 1758
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
5 / 1758 Aix-la-Chapelle and Namur Kettles Ketels van Aken en Namen 100 pounds 63.00 Guilders
6 / 1758 Aix-la-Chapelle and Namur Kettles Ketels van Aken en Namen 100 pounds 60.00 Guilders
7 / 1758 Aix-la-Chapelle and Namur Kettles Ketels van Aken en Namen 100 pounds 60.00 Guilders
8 / 1758 Aix-la-Chapelle and Namur Kettles Ketels van Aken en Namen 100 pounds 60.00 Guilders
9 / 1758 Aix-la-Chapelle and Namur Kettles Ketels van Aken en Namen 100 pounds 60.00 Guilders
10 / 1758 Aix-la-Chapelle and Namur Kettles Ketels van Aken en Namen 100 pounds 60.00 Guilders
5 / 1758 Aleppo Camel-hair Aleppo Kameelhaar pound 1.50 Guilders
6 / 1758 Aleppo Camel-hair Aleppo Kameelhaar pound 1.63 Guilders
7 / 1758 Aleppo Camel-hair Aleppo Kameelhaar pound 1.50 Guilders
8 / 1758 Aleppo Camel-hair Aleppo Kameelhaar pound 1.50 Guilders
9 / 1758 Aleppo Camel-hair Aleppo Kameelhaar pound 1.63 Guilders
10 / 1758 Aleppo Camel-hair Aleppo Kameelhaar pound 1.50 Guilders
5 / 1758 Antioch Silk Antiochische Zijde pound 7.05 Guilders
6 / 1758 Antioch Silk Antiochische Zijde pound 7.05 Guilders
7 / 1758 Antioch Silk Antiochische Zijde pound 7.05 Guilders
8 / 1758 Antioch Silk Antiochische Zijde pound 7.05 Guilders
9 / 1758 Antioch Silk Antiochische Zijde pound 6.75 Guilders
10 / 1758 Antioch Silk Antiochische Zijde pound 6.75 Guilders
5 / 1758 Ardasse Silk First Quality Ardassette Zijde 1ste Soort pound 6.00 Guilders
6 / 1758 Ardasse Silk First Quality Ardassette Zijde 1ste Soort pound 6.00 Guilders
7 / 1758 Ardasse Silk First Quality Ardassette Zijde 1ste Soort pound 6.00 Guilders
8 / 1758 Ardasse Silk First Quality Ardassette Zijde 1ste Soort pound 6.00 Guilders
9 / 1758 Ardasse Silk First Quality Ardassette Zijde 1ste Soort pound 6.00 Guilders
10 / 1758 Ardasse Silk First Quality Ardassette Zijde 1ste Soort pound 6.00 Guilders
5 / 1758 Baltic Tallow Oostersche Talk 100 pounds 17.25 Guilders
6 / 1758 Baltic Tallow Oostersche Talk 100 pounds 17.25 Guilders
7 / 1758 Baltic Tallow Oostersche Talk 100 pounds 17.25 Guilders
8 / 1758 Baltic Tallow Oostersche Talk 100 pounds 17.50 Guilders
9 / 1758 Baltic Tallow Oostersche Talk 100 pounds 17.50 Guilders
10 / 1758 Baltic Tallow Oostersche Talk 100 pounds 17.50 Guilders
5 / 1758 Basins Bekkens 100 pounds 62.50 Guilders
6 / 1758 Basins Bekkens 100 pounds 61.50 Guilders
7 / 1758 Basins Bekkens 100 pounds 61.50 Guilders
8 / 1758 Basins Bekkens 100 pounds 61.50 Guilders
9 / 1758 Basins Bekkens 100 pounds 61.50 Guilders
10 / 1758 Basins Bekkens 100 pounds 61.50 Guilders
5 / 1758 Black Folded Latten Zwart Gevouwen Latoen 100 pounds 62.00 Guilders
6 / 1758 Black Folded Latten Zwart Gevouwen Latoen 100 pounds 59.50 Guilders
7 / 1758 Black Folded Latten Zwart Gevouwen Latoen 100 pounds 59.50 Guilders
8 / 1758 Black Folded Latten Zwart Gevouwen Latoen 100 pounds 59.50 Guilders
9 / 1758 Black Folded Latten Zwart Gevouwen Latoen 100 pounds 58.50 Guilders
10 / 1758 Black Folded Latten Zwart Gevouwen Latoen 100 pounds 58.50 Guilders
5 / 1758 Bologna Organzine First Quality Bologneesche Organsijn eerste soort pound 17.70 Guilders
6 / 1758 Bologna Organzine First Quality Bologneesche Organsijn eerste soort pound 18.75 Guilders
7 / 1758 Bologna Organzine First Quality Bologneesche Organsijn eerste soort pound 18.75 Guilders
8 / 1758 Bologna Organzine First Quality Bologneesche Organsijn eerste soort pound 18.75 Guilders