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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
12 / 1761 Crowned Stockholm Pitch Gekroond Stockholmsch Pek last 159.00 Guilders
1 / 1761 Currants Krenten 100 pounds 10.50 Guilders
11 / 1761 Currants Krenten 100 pounds 10.50 Guilders
12 / 1761 Currants Krenten 100 pounds 10.50 Guilders
11 / 1761 Danish Hides Deensche Huiden pound 0.21 Guilders
12 / 1761 Danish Hides Deensche Huiden pound 0.21 Guilders
11 / 1761 Dantzig White Potash Dantziger Witte Potasch 100 pounds 19.20 Guilders
12 / 1761 Dantzig White Potash Dantziger Witte Potasch 100 pounds 19.20 Guilders
1 / 1761 English Tin Engelsch Tin 100 pounds 38.50 Guilders
11 / 1761 English Tin Engelsch Tin 100 pounds 39.00 Guilders
12 / 1761 English Tin Engelsch Tin 100 pounds 39.50 Guilders
1 / 1761 Fine Gold in Bars Fijn Goud in Baren mark 372.75 Guilders
2 / 1761 Fine Gold in Bars Fijn Goud in Baren mark 371.87 Guilders
12 / 1761 Fine Gold in Bars Fijn Goud in Baren mark 375.42 Guilders
1 / 1761 Fine Segovia wool Fijne Segovia wol pound 1.70 Banco
11 / 1761 Fine Segovia wool Fijne Segovia wol pound 1.70 Banco
12 / 1761 Fine Segovia wool Fijne Segovia wol pound 1.70 Banco
1 / 1761 Flemish & Brabantine Buckwheat Vlaamsche en Brabantsche boekweit last 94.50 Guilders
11 / 1761 Flemish & Brabantine Buckwheat Vlaamsche en Brabantsche boekweit last 90.00 Guilders
12 / 1761 Flemish & Brabantine Buckwheat Vlaamsche en Brabantsche boekweit last 90.00 Guilders
1 / 1761 French (long) Prunes Fransche (lange) Pruimen 100 pounds 5.55 Guilders
12 / 1761 French (long) Prunes Fransche (lange) Pruimen 100 pounds 5.70 Guilders
1 / 1761 Frisian Winter-Barley Friesche Wintergerst last 88.20 Guilders
11 / 1761 Frisian Winter-Barley Friesche Wintergerst last 103.60 Guilders
12 / 1761 Frisian Winter-Barley Friesche Wintergerst last 103.60 Guilders
1 / 1761 Frisian and East-Frisian coleseed Friesch en Oostfriesch koolzaad last 174.00 Guilders
11 / 1761 Frisian and East-Frisian coleseed Friesch en Oostfriesch koolzaad last 160.50 Guilders
12 / 1761 Frisian and East-Frisian coleseed Friesch en Oostfriesch koolzaad last 159.00 Guilders
11 / 1761 Full Herring Volle Haring last 244.00 Guilders 19
12 / 1761 Full Herring Volle Haring last 244.00 Guilders 19
1 / 1761 Gatimalo Indigo Guatimalo Indigo pound 4.30 Guilders 48
11 / 1761 Gatimalo Indigo Guatimalo Indigo pound 4.30 Guilders 48
12 / 1761 Gatimalo Indigo Guatimalo Indigo pound 4.30 Guilders 48
1 / 1761 Gatinais Saffron Gastinois Saffraan pound 11.50 Guilders 69
11 / 1761 Gatinais Saffron Gastinois Saffraan pound 10.75 Guilders 69
12 / 1761 Gatinais Saffron Gastinois Saffraan pound 10.75 Guilders 69
1 / 1761 Genoese Oil Genueesche Olie tun 432.00 Guilders 36
11 / 1761 Genoese Oil Genueesche Olie tun 390.00 Guilders 36
12 / 1761 Genoese Oil Genueesche Olie tun 396.00 Guilders 36
1 / 1761 German Millet Duitsche Gierst 100 pounds 7.00 Guilders
11 / 1761 German Millet Duitsche Gierst 100 pounds 7.25 Guilders
12 / 1761 German Millet Duitsche Gierst 100 pounds 7.25 Guilders
1 / 1761 German Tartar Duitsche Wijnsteen 100 pounds 20.50 Guilders 2
11 / 1761 German Tartar Duitsche Wijnsteen 100 pounds 21.50 Guilders 2
12 / 1761 German Tartar Duitsche Wijnsteen 100 pounds 21.50 Guilders 2
1 / 1761 German marsh wool Duitsche peelwol 100 pounds 30.00 Guilders
11 / 1761 German marsh wool Duitsche peelwol 100 pounds 30.00 Guilders
12 / 1761 German marsh wool Duitsche peelwol 100 pounds 30.00 Guilders
11 / 1761 Grease-butter Smeerboter 100 pounds 13.00 Guilders 22
12 / 1761 Grease-butter Smeerboter 100 pounds 13.00 Guilders 22