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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: 1791
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
12 / 1791 Riga hempseed Riga hennepzaad tun 6.63 Guilders
11 / 1791 Riga hempseed Riga hennepzaad tun 6.75 Guilders
10 / 1791 Riga hempseed Riga hennepzaad tun 6.50 Guilders
9 / 1791 Riga hempseed Riga hennepzaad tun 6.50 Guilders
Month / Year: 1790
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
5 / 1790 Riga hempseed Riga hennepzaad tun 6.50 Guilders
Month / Year: 1768
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
6 / 1768 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun of 300 pounds 32.00 Guilders 81
7 / 1768 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun of 300 pounds 32.00 Guilders 81
8 / 1768 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun of 300 pounds 28.00 Guilders 81
9 / 1768 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun of 300 pounds 31.75 Guilders 81
10 / 1768 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun of 300 pounds 31.75 Guilders 81
5 / 1768 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun of 300 pounds 32.00 Guilders 81
3 / 1768 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun of 300 pounds 35.00 Guilders 81
2 / 1768 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun of 300 pounds 35.00 Guilders 81
1 / 1768 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun of 300 pounds 35.00 Guilders 81
11 / 1768 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun of 300 pounds 35.50 Guilders 81
Month / Year: 1767
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
11 / 1767 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun of 300 pounds 37.50 Guilders 81
6 / 1767 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun of 300 pounds 25.00 Guilders 81
5 / 1767 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun of 300 pounds 25.00 Guilders 81
4 / 1767 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun of 300 pounds 25.00 Guilders 81
12 / 1767 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun of 300 pounds 35.00 Guilders 81
2 / 1767 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun of 300 pounds 26.00 Guilders 81
3 / 1767 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun of 300 pounds 25.00 Guilders 81
1 / 1767 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun of 300 pounds 27.50 Guilders 81
Month / Year: 1769
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
11 / 1769 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun of 300 pounds 36.75 Guilders 81
12 / 1769 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun of 300 pounds 36.75 Guilders 81
Month / Year: 1772
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
10 / 1772 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun of 300 pounds 40.00 Guilders 81
2 / 1772 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun of 300 pounds 48.00 Guilders 81
1 / 1772 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun of 300 pounds 48.00 Guilders 81
11 / 1772 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun of 300 pounds 38.00 Guilders 81
Month / Year: 1771
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
6 / 1771 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun of 300 pounds 36.00 Guilders 81
5 / 1771 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun of 300 pounds 36.00 Guilders 81
4 / 1771 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun of 300 pounds 36.00 Guilders 81
3 / 1771 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun of 300 pounds 36.00 Guilders 81
2 / 1771 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun of 300 pounds 37.00 Guilders 81
1 / 1771 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun of 300 pounds 37.00 Guilders 81
Month / Year: 1770
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
12 / 1770 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun of 300 pounds 39.00 Guilders 81
4 / 1770 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun of 300 pounds 34.00 Guilders 81
3 / 1770 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun of 300 pounds 35.00 Guilders 81
2 / 1770 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun of 300 pounds 36.00 Guilders 81
1 / 1770 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun of 300 pounds 36.00 Guilders 81
Month / Year: 1764
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
3 / 1764 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun of 300 pounds 32.50 Guilders 81
2 / 1764 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun of 300 pounds 32.50 Guilders 81
1 / 1764 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun of 300 pounds 32.50 Guilders 81
Month / Year: 1763
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
12 / 1763 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun of 300 pounds 32.50 Guilders 81
11 / 1763 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun of 300 pounds 35.50 Guilders 81
4 / 1763 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun of 300 pounds 30.50 Guilders 81
3 / 1763 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun of 300 pounds 30.50 Guilders 81
2 / 1763 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun of 300 pounds 30.50 Guilders 81
1 / 1763 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun of 300 pounds 30.50 Guilders 81
Month / Year: 1762
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
12 / 1762 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun of 300 pounds 30.50 Guilders 81