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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 / 1761 Brazilian Hides Braziliaansche Huiden pound 0.44 Guilders 61
11 / 1761 Brazilian Hides Braziliaansche Huiden pound 0.44 Guilders 61
12 / 1761 Brazilian Hides Braziliaansche Huiden pound 0.44 Guilders 61
1 / 1761 Cadix Salt Cadix Zout hundredweight of 404 measures 282.00 Guilders
1 / 1761 Caliatour Wood Caliatour Hout 100 pounds 14.50 Guilders 24
12 / 1761 Caliatour Wood Caliatour Hout 100 pounds 17.00 Guilders 24
1 / 1761 Caracas Cocoa Caracas Cacao pound 0.85 Guilders 55
11 / 1761 Caracas Cocoa Caracas Cacao pound 0.83 Guilders 55
12 / 1761 Caracas Cocoa Caracas Cacao pound 0.82 Guilders 55
1 / 1761 Cloves Nagelen pound 4.25 Guilders 16
11 / 1761 Cloves Nagelen pound 4.25 Guilders 16
12 / 1761 Cloves Nagelen pound 4.25 Guilders 16
1 / 1761 Common Madder Gemeene Meekrap 100 pounds 11.50 Guilders 75
11 / 1761 Common Madder Gemeene Meekrap 100 pounds 11.50 Guilders 75
12 / 1761 Common Madder Gemeene Meekrap 100 pounds 11.50 Guilders 75
1 / 1761 East Indian Saltpetre Oostindische Salpeter 100 pounds 40.00 Guilders 1
1 / 1761 English Alum Engelsch Aluin 100 pounds 9.45 Guilders 42
11 / 1761 English Alum Engelsch Aluin 100 pounds 9.45 Guilders 42
12 / 1761 English Alum Engelsch Aluin 100 pounds 9.45 Guilders 42
1 / 1761 English Copperas Engelsch Koperrood (Couperose) 100 pounds 3.90 Guilders 51
11 / 1761 English Copperas Engelsch Koperrood (Couperose) 100 pounds 3.50 Guilders 51
12 / 1761 English Copperas Engelsch Koperrood (Couperose) 100 pounds 3.50 Guilders 51
1 / 1761 English Lead Engelsch Lood 100 pounds 8.03 Guilders 65
11 / 1761 English Lead Engelsch Lood 100 pounds 8.85 Guilders 65
12 / 1761 English Lead Engelsch Lood 100 pounds 8.85 Guilders 65
1 / 1761 Fine Silver Fijn Zilver mark 25.75 Guilders 84
11 / 1761 Fine Silver Fijn Zilver mark 26.10 Guilders 84
12 / 1761 Fine Silver Fijn Zilver mark 26.10 Guilders 84
1 / 1761 Floret Yarn A Floret Garen A pound 5.78 Guilders 43
11 / 1761 Floret Yarn A Floret Garen A pound 6.53 Guilders 43
12 / 1761 Floret Yarn A Floret Garen A pound 7.50 Guilders 43
1 / 1761 French Bordeaux Wine Fransche Bordeauxwijn tun 132.00 Guilders 37
11 / 1761 French Bordeaux Wine Fransche Bordeauxwijn tun 120.00 Guilders 37
12 / 1761 French Bordeaux Wine Fransche Bordeauxwijn tun 120.00 Guilders 37
1 / 1761 Native Tobacco leaves Inlandsche Tabaksbladen 100 pounds 16.67 Guilders 82
11 / 1761 Native Tobacco leaves Inlandsche Tabaksbladen 100 pounds 11.33 Guilders 82
12 / 1761 Native Tobacco leaves Inlandsche Tabaksbladen 100 pounds 11.33 Guilders 82
1 / 1761 Native Wax Inlandsche Was 100 pounds 70.00 Guilders 10
11 / 1761 Native Wax Inlandsche Was 100 pounds 72.00 Guilders 10
12 / 1761 Native Wax Inlandsche Was 100 pounds 72.00 Guilders 10
1 / 1761 Norwegian cod-liver oil Noordsche levertraan tun 35.00 Guilders 13
11 / 1761 Norwegian cod-liver oil Noordsche levertraan tun 34.50 Guilders 13
12 / 1761 Norwegian cod-liver oil Noordsche levertraan tun 34.50 Guilders 13
1 / 1761 Nutmeg Noten pound 3.75 Guilders 49
11 / 1761 Nutmeg Noten pound 3.75 Guilders 49
12 / 1761 Nutmeg Noten pound 3.75 Guilders 49
1 / 1761 Ordinary Buoy Tea Ordinaire Boei Thee pound 1.05 Guilders 56
11 / 1761 Ordinary Buoy Tea Ordinaire Boei Thee pound 1.25 Guilders 56
12 / 1761 Ordinary Buoy Tea Ordinaire Boei Thee pound 1.25 Guilders 56
1 / 1761 Pecco Tea Pecco Thee pound 2.88 Guilders 52