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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
10 / 1625 Prussian rye Pruisische rogge last 193.20 Guilders
12 / 1625 Prussian rye Pruisische rogge last 169.40 Guilders
2 / 1625 Riga Clean Hemp Riga Reinhennep ship-pound 29.50 Guilders
3 / 1625 Riga Clean Hemp Riga Reinhennep ship-pound 29.50 Guilders
2 / 1625 Sherry Syrese Secken tun 249.00 Guilders 39
3 / 1625 Sherry Syrese Secken tun 237.00 Guilders 39
6 / 1625 Sherry Syrese Secken tun 237.00 Guilders 39
7 / 1625 Sherry Syrese Secken tun 201.00 Guilders 39
8 / 1625 Sherry Syrese Secken tun 201.00 Guilders 39
2 / 1625 Single White Iron Enkel Blik 100 pounds 50.00 Guilders
3 / 1625 Single White Iron Enkel Blik 100 pounds 50.00 Guilders
6 / 1625 Single White Iron Enkel Blik 100 pounds 48.00 Guilders
7 / 1625 Single White Iron Enkel Blik 100 pounds 46.00 Guilders
8 / 1625 Single White Iron Enkel Blik 100 pounds 46.00 Guilders
9 / 1625 Single White Iron Enkel Blik 100 pounds 47.00 Guilders
10 / 1625 Single White Iron Enkel Blik 100 pounds 47.00 Guilders
11 / 1625 Single White Iron Enkel Blik 100 pounds 47.40 Guilders
12 / 1625 Single White Iron Enkel Blik 100 pounds 47.40 Guilders
2 / 1625 Small Pepper Kleine peper Pound 0.80 Guilders 29
3 / 1625 Small Pepper Kleine peper Pound 0.80 Guilders 29
6 / 1625 Small Pepper Kleine peper Pound 0.80 Guilders 29
7 / 1625 Small Pepper Kleine peper Pound 0.80 Guilders 29
8 / 1625 Small Pepper Kleine peper Pound 0.80 Guilders 29
9 / 1625 Small Pepper Kleine peper Pound 0.80 Guilders 29
10 / 1625 Small Pepper Kleine peper Pound 0.80 Guilders 29
12 / 1625 Small Pepper Kleine peper Pound 0.74 Guilders 29
2 / 1625 Smyrna Cotton Smirna Katoen pound 0.84 Guilders
2 / 1625 St. Ubes Salt St. Ubes Zout last 444.00 Guilders
3 / 1625 St. Ubes Salt St. Ubes Zout last 480.00 Guilders
6 / 1625 St. Ubes Salt St. Ubes Zout last 456.00 Guilders
7 / 1625 St. Ubes Salt St. Ubes Zout last 456.00 Guilders
8 / 1625 St. Ubes Salt St. Ubes Zout last 462.00 Guilders
9 / 1625 St. Ubes Salt St. Ubes Zout last 468.00 Guilders
10 / 1625 St. Ubes Salt St. Ubes Zout last 486.00 Guilders
12 / 1625 St. Ubes Salt St. Ubes Zout last 504.00 Guilders
2 / 1625 Steel in Bars Staal in Staven 100 pounds 23.25 Guilders 63
3 / 1625 Steel in Bars Staal in Staven 100 pounds 24.00 Guilders 63
6 / 1625 Steel in Bars Staal in Staven 100 pounds 23.25 Guilders 63
7 / 1625 Steel in Bars Staal in Staven 100 pounds 23.25 Guilders 63
8 / 1625 Steel in Bars Staal in Staven 100 pounds 23.25 Guilders 63
9 / 1625 Steel in Bars Staal in Staven 100 pounds 23.25 Guilders 63
10 / 1625 Steel in Bars Staal in Staven 100 pounds 26.00 Guilders 63
12 / 1625 Steel in Bars Staal in Staven 100 pounds 26.00 Guilders 63
7 / 1625 Swedish Garcopper Zweedsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 67.27 Guilders 4
2 / 1625 Swedish Iron Zweedsch Ijzer 100 pounds 6.33 Guilders 91
3 / 1625 Swedish Iron Zweedsch Ijzer 100 pounds 6.17 Guilders 91
6 / 1625 Swedish Iron Zweedsch Ijzer 100 pounds 5.70 Guilders 91
7 / 1625 Swedish Iron Zweedsch Ijzer 100 pounds 5.70 Guilders 91
8 / 1625 Swedish Iron Zweedsch Ijzer 100 pounds 5.70 Guilders 91
9 / 1625 Swedish Iron Zweedsch Ijzer 100 pounds 5.70 Guilders 91