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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: 1813
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
9 / 1813 Refined Camphor Geraffineerde Kamfer pound 4.50 Guilders 57
6 / 1813 Andalusian wool Andalusia wol pound 1.65 Banco Guilders
8 / 1813 Washed Segovia Lamb's wool Gewasschen Segovia Lamswol 100 pounds 247.50 Guilders
5 / 1813 Copperas Koperrood 100 pounds 9.38 Guilders 51
8 / 1813 Souchon Tea Souchon Thee pound 4.65 Guilders
2 / 1813 Molina and Castilian wool Molina en Castiliaansche wol pound 2.65 Banco
5 / 1813 White-Lead Loodwit 100 pounds 20.25 Guilders 6
3 / 1813 Marseilles Soap Marseillaansche Zeep 100 pounds 48.00 Guilders 78
6 / 1813 Gatinais Saffron Gastinois Saffraan pound 19.00 Guilders 69
4 / 1813 Linseed Oil Lijnolie aum 61.00 Guilders 64
1 / 1813 Smyrna Cotton Smirna Katoen pound 2.63 Guilders
4 / 1813 Leon wool Leonesas wol pound 4.88 Banco Guilders
10 / 1813 Refined Sulphur Geraffineerde Zwavel 100 pounds 23.00 Guilders 20
10 / 1813 Surinam Cocoa Surinaamsche Cacao pound 2.40 Guilders 53
8 / 1813 Pernambuco Wood Pernambuco Hout 100 pounds 135.00 Guilders 24
5 / 1813 Dantzig White Potash Dantziger Witte Potasch 100 pounds 46.50 Guilders
5 / 1813 Brown Treacle Bruine siroop pound 63.75 Guilders
1 / 1813 Roman Alum Roomsch Aluin 100 pounds 33.00 Guilders 2
7 / 1813 Konigsberg Moscovite Bear's Foot ashes Koningsberger Moscovische Berenklauwasch last 1140.00 Guilders 80
7 / 1813 Caracas Cocoa Caracas Cacao pound 2.00 Guilders 53
2 / 1813 Camel-hair Kameelhaar pound 3.50 Guilders
1 / 1813 Zantos Currants Xantos' Krenten 100 pounds 55.00 Guilders
10 / 1813 Long Cinnamon Lange Kaneel pound 10.63 Guilders
8 / 1813 Cloves Nagelen pound 2.75 Guilders 16
4 / 1813 German Tartar Duitsche Wijnsteen 100 pounds 42.50 Guilders 2
11 / 1813 Native Salted Ox-hides Inlandsche Gezouten Ossenhuiden pound 0.36 Guilders
3 / 1813 Milanese Rice Milaansche rijst 100 pounds 22.50 Guilders
1 / 1813 White Scraped (dry) Ginger Witte Geschrappte (Droge) Gember 100 pounds 75.00 Guilders 29
9 / 1813 Refined Borax Geraffineerde Borax pound 1.43 Guilders 50
11 / 1813 Ordinary Buoy Tea Ordinaire Boei Thee pound 2.50 Guilders 56