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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: 1812
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
10 / 1812 Fine Segovia wool Fijne Segovia wol pound 4.15 Banco
11 / 1812 Fine Segovia wool Fijne Segovia wol pound 4.15 Banco
12 / 1812 Fine Segovia wool Fijne Segovia wol pound 4.15 Banco
Month / Year: 1813
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
1 / 1813 Fine Segovia wool Fijne Segovia wol pound 4.15 Banco
2 / 1813 Fine Segovia wool Fijne Segovia wol pound 4.15 Banco
3 / 1813 Fine Segovia wool Fijne Segovia wol pound 4.15 Banco
4 / 1813 Fine Segovia wool Fijne Segovia wol pound 4.15 Banco
5 / 1813 Fine Segovia wool Fijne Segovia wol pound 4.15 Banco
6 / 1813 Fine Segovia wool Fijne Segovia wol pound 4.15 Banco
7 / 1813 Fine Segovia wool Fijne Segovia wol pound 4.15 Banco
8 / 1813 Fine Segovia wool Fijne Segovia wol pound 4.15 Banco
9 / 1813 Fine Segovia wool Fijne Segovia wol pound 4.15 Banco
10 / 1813 Fine Segovia wool Fijne Segovia wol pound 4.15 Banco
11 / 1813 Fine Segovia wool Fijne Segovia wol pound 4.15 Banco
Month / Year: 1683
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
11 / 1683 First quality Molina and Castilian wool Prima Molina en Castilla wol pound 1.13 Banco
11 / 1683 First quality Segovia wool Prima Segovia wol pound 1.75 Banco
Month / Year: 1686
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
1 / 1686 First quality Molina and Castilian wool Prima Molina en Castilla wol pound 1.18 Banco
2 / 1686 First quality Molina and Castilian wool Prima Molina en Castilla wol pound 1.08 Banco
1 / 1686 First quality Segovia wool Prima Segovia wol pound 1.73 Banco
2 / 1686 First quality Segovia wool Prima Segovia wol pound 1.63 Banco
Month / Year: 1688
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
1 / 1688 First quality Molina and Castilian wool Prima Molina en Castilla wol pound 1.23 Banco
1 / 1688 First quality Segovia wool Prima Segovia wol pound 1.78 Banco
Month / Year: 1689
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
5 / 1689 First quality Segovia wool Prima Segovia wol pound 1.78 Banco
Month / Year: 1691
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
1 / 1691 First quality Segovia wool Prima Segovia wol pound 1.78 Banco
Month / Year: 1692
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
6 / 1692 First quality Segovia wool Prima Segovia wol pound 1.78 Banco
Month / Year: 1694
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
7 / 1694 First quality Segovia wool Prima Segovia wol pound 1.78 Banco
Month / Year: 1770
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
3 / 1770 Molina and Castilian wool Molina en Castiliaansche wol pound 1.40 Banco
4 / 1770 Molina and Castilian wool Molina en Castiliaansche wol pound 1.38 Banco
12 / 1770 Molina and Castilian wool Molina en Castiliaansche wol pound 1.23 Banco
Month / Year: 1771
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
1 / 1771 Molina and Castilian wool Molina en Castiliaansche wol pound 1.23 Banco
2 / 1771 Molina and Castilian wool Molina en Castiliaansche wol pound 1.23 Banco
3 / 1771 Molina and Castilian wool Molina en Castiliaansche wol pound 1.23 Banco
4 / 1771 Molina and Castilian wool Molina en Castiliaansche wol pound 1.23 Banco
5 / 1771 Molina and Castilian wool Molina en Castiliaansche wol pound 1.23 Banco
6 / 1771 Molina and Castilian wool Molina en Castiliaansche wol pound 1.23 Banco
7 / 1771 Molina and Castilian wool Molina en Castiliaansche wol pound 1.23 Banco
8 / 1771 Molina and Castilian wool Molina en Castiliaansche wol pound 1.23 Banco
9 / 1771 Molina and Castilian wool Molina en Castiliaansche wol pound 1.23 Banco
10 / 1771 Molina and Castilian wool Molina en Castiliaansche wol pound 1.23 Banco
11 / 1771 Molina and Castilian wool Molina en Castiliaansche wol pound 1.23 Banco
12 / 1771 Molina and Castilian wool Molina en Castiliaansche wol pound 1.23 Banco
Month / Year: 1772
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
1 / 1772 Molina and Castilian wool Molina en Castiliaansche wol pound 1.23 Banco
2 / 1772 Molina and Castilian wool Molina en Castiliaansche wol pound 1.23 Banco
3 / 1772 Molina and Castilian wool Molina en Castiliaansche wol pound 1.23 Banco
5 / 1772 Molina and Castilian wool Molina en Castiliaansche wol pound 1.23 Banco
6 / 1772 Molina and Castilian wool Molina en Castiliaansche wol pound 1.23 Banco
7 / 1772 Molina and Castilian wool Molina en Castiliaansche wol pound 1.23 Banco
8 / 1772 Molina and Castilian wool Molina en Castiliaansche wol pound 1.23 Banco
9 / 1772 Molina and Castilian wool Molina en Castiliaansche wol pound 1.28 Banco
10 / 1772 Molina and Castilian wool Molina en Castiliaansche wol pound 1.28 Banco