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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 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun of 300 pounds 32.50 Guilders 81
11 / 1761 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun of 300 pounds 28.00 Guilders 81
12 / 1761 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun of 300 pounds 28.00 Guilders 81
1 / 1761 Native Salted Ox-hides Inlandsche Gezouten Ossenhuiden pound 0.15 Guilders
11 / 1761 Native Salted Ox-hides Inlandsche Gezouten Ossenhuiden pound 0.15 Guilders
12 / 1761 Native Salted Ox-hides Inlandsche Gezouten Ossenhuiden pound 0.15 Guilders
1 / 1761 Norwegian Garcopper Noorsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 55.25 Guilders
11 / 1761 Norwegian Garcopper Noorsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 54.00 Guilders
12 / 1761 Norwegian Garcopper Noorsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 54.00 Guilders
1 / 1761 Opium Opium pound 4.25 Guilders
11 / 1761 Opium Opium pound 3.88 Guilders
12 / 1761 Opium Opium pound 3.00 Guilders
1 / 1761 Ordinary Ermine Serges, 3 Seals, 13 pounds Ordinaire Armijnsaaien, 3 Looden, 13 Pond piece 23.10 Guilders
11 / 1761 Ordinary Ermine Serges, 3 Seals, 13 pounds Ordinaire Armijnsaaien, 3 Looden, 13 Pond piece 23.70 Guilders
12 / 1761 Ordinary Ermine Serges, 3 Seals, 13 pounds Ordinaire Armijnsaaien, 3 Looden, 13 Pond piece 23.70 Guilders
1 / 1761 Petersburg Clean Hemp St. Petersburger Reinhennep ship-pound 32.75 Guilders
11 / 1761 Petersburg Clean Hemp St. Petersburger Reinhennep ship-pound 41.50 Guilders
12 / 1761 Petersburg Clean Hemp St. Petersburger Reinhennep ship-pound 41.50 Guilders
1 / 1761 Pommeranian Wool Pommersche Wol 100 pounds 34.50 Guilders
11 / 1761 Pommeranian Wool Pommersche Wol 100 pounds 29.50 Guilders
12 / 1761 Pommeranian Wool Pommersche Wol 100 pounds 29.50 Guilders
1 / 1761 Prussian rye Pruisische rogge last 114.10 Guilders
11 / 1761 Prussian rye Pruisische rogge last 120.40 Guilders
12 / 1761 Prussian rye Pruisische rogge last 116.20 Guilders
1 / 1761 Riga Clean Hemp Riga Reinhennep ship-pound 40.50 Guilders
11 / 1761 Riga Clean Hemp Riga Reinhennep ship-pound 47.00 Guilders
12 / 1761 Riga Clean Hemp Riga Reinhennep ship-pound 48.25 Guilders
1 / 1761 Riga crushed linseed Riga slaglijnzaad tun 7.38 Guilders
11 / 1761 Riga crushed linseed Riga slaglijnzaad tun 6.13 Guilders
12 / 1761 Riga crushed linseed Riga slaglijnzaad tun 6.13 Guilders
1 / 1761 Riga hempseed Riga hennepzaad tun 5.88 Guilders
11 / 1761 Riga hempseed Riga hennepzaad tun 5.50 Guilders
12 / 1761 Riga hempseed Riga hennepzaad tun 5.75 Guilders
1 / 1761 Rope-Yarn of Clean Hemp Kabelgaren van Rein-Hennep ship-pound 43.50 Guilders
11 / 1761 Rope-Yarn of Clean Hemp Kabelgaren van Rein-Hennep ship-pound 52.00 Guilders
12 / 1761 Rope-Yarn of Clean Hemp Kabelgaren van Rein-Hennep ship-pound 52.00 Guilders
1 / 1761 Sail-Yarn Zeilgaren 4 trusses 26.00 Guilders
11 / 1761 Sail-Yarn Zeilgaren 4 trusses 26.50 Guilders
12 / 1761 Sail-Yarn Zeilgaren 4 trusses 26.50 Guilders
1 / 1761 Sappan Wood of Siam Sappanhout van Siam 100 pounds 7.50 Guilders 23
12 / 1761 Sappan Wood of Siam Sappanhout van Siam 100 pounds 10.00 Guilders 23
1 / 1761 Sherry Syrese Secken tun 192.00 Guilders 39
11 / 1761 Sherry Syrese Secken tun 210.00 Guilders 39
12 / 1761 Sherry Syrese Secken tun 210.00 Guilders 39
1 / 1761 Single White Iron Enkel Blik 100 pounds 47.00 Guilders
11 / 1761 Single White Iron Enkel Blik 100 pounds 47.00 Guilders
12 / 1761 Single White Iron Enkel Blik 100 pounds 47.00 Guilders
1 / 1761 Smyrna Cotton Smirna Katoen pound 0.51 Guilders
11 / 1761 Smyrna Cotton Smirna Katoen pound 0.48 Guilders
12 / 1761 Smyrna Cotton Smirna Katoen pound 0.48 Guilders