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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: 1609
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
11 / 1609 The Best Bear's Foot Ashes De Beste Berenklauwasch last 204.00 Guilders 80
11 / 1609 Treacle Suikersiroop pound 10.80 Guilders 90
11 / 1609 Valence Almonds Valencia Amandelen 100 pounds 68.00 Guilders 72
11 / 1609 White Candy Witte Kandij pound 1.16 Guilders 30
11 / 1609 Aix-la-Chapelle Kettles Ketels van Aken 100 pounds 59.00 Guilders
11 / 1609 Baltic (Dry) Wax Oostersche (Droge) Was 100 pounds 79.50 Guilders 11
11 / 1609 Big Gallnuts Groote Galnoten 100 pounds 41.50 Guilders 9
11 / 1609 Brazilian white sugar Braziliaansche witte suiker pound 0.54 Guilders 31
11 / 1609 Cinnamon in various qualities Kaneel in Soorten pound 1.15 Guilders 90
11 / 1609 Clean Mace Schoone Foelie pound 3.30 Guilders 86
11 / 1609 Cloves Nagelen pound 6.90 Guilders 16
11 / 1609 Cod-liver Oil Levertraan tun 47.00 Guilders 13
11 / 1609 Common Madder Gemeene Meekrap 100 pounds 20.50 Guilders 75
11 / 1609 Currants Krenten 100 pounds 17.00 Guilders 67
11 / 1609 English Copperas Engelsch Koperrood (Couperose) 100 pounds 3.45 Guilders 51
11 / 1609 English Lead Engelsch Lood 100 pounds 8.10 Guilders 65
11 / 1609 Figs Vijgen 100 pounds 9.50 Guilders 13
11 / 1609 Fine Refined Sugar Fijne Faffinade pound 0.78 Guilders 32
11 / 1609 French Bordeaux Wine Fransche Bordeauxwijn tun 132.00 Guilders 37
11 / 1609 New English Saffron Nieuw Engelsch Saffraan pound 20.50 Guilders 69
11 / 1609 Nutmeg in various qualities Noten in soorten pound 1.28 Guilders 49
11 / 1609 Pernambuco Wood Pernambuco Hout 100 pounds 32.50 Guilders 77
11 / 1609 Rape-oil Raapolie aum 35.88 Guilders 88
11 / 1609 Roman Alum Roomsch Aluin 100 pounds 13.20 Guilders 3
Month / Year: 1619
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
8 / 1619 White Candy Witte Kandij pound 0.94 Guilders 30
8 / 1619 Alicante Anise Alicantsche Anijs 100 pounds 33.00 Guilders 76
8 / 1619 Baltic (Dry) Wax Oostersche (Droge) Was 100 pounds 76.50 Guilders 11
8 / 1619 Big Gallnuts Groote Galnoten 100 pounds 24.00 Guilders 9
9 / 1619 Bordeaux Brandy Bordeaux Brandeijn hogshead 75.00 Guilders 38
8 / 1619 Bordeaux Honey bordeaux Honig tun 198.00 Guilders 92
8 / 1619 Brazilian white sugar Braziliaansche witte suiker pound 0.49 Guilders 31
8 / 1619 Cinnamon in various qualities Kaneel in Soorten pound 1.00 Guilders 90
8 / 1619 Clean Mace Schoone Foelie pound 3.30 Guilders 86
8 / 1619 Cloves Nagelen pound 3.30 Guilders 16
8 / 1619 Common Madder Gemeene Meekrap 100 pounds 23.10 Guilders 75
8 / 1619 Currants Krenten 100 pounds 18.00 Guilders 67
8 / 1619 English Copperas Engelsch Koperrood (Couperose) 100 pounds 3.00 Guilders 51
8 / 1619 English Lead Engelsch Lood 100 pounds 5.63 Guilders 65
8 / 1619 Fine Refined Sugar Fijne Faffinade pound 0.66 Guilders 32
8 / 1619 Native Wax Inlandsche Was 100 pounds 79.00 Guilders 10
8 / 1619 New English Saffron Nieuw Engelsch Saffraan pound 12.00 Guilders 69
8 / 1619 Nutmeg in various qualities Noten in soorten pound 1.20 Guilders 49
8 / 1619 Pernambuco Wood Pernambuco Hout 100 pounds 43.00 Guilders 77
8 / 1619 Refined Borax Geraffineerde Borax pound 2.10 Guilders 50
8 / 1619 Roman Alum Roomsch Aluin 100 pounds 11.40 Guilders 3
8 / 1619 Baltic Tallow Oostersche Talk 100 pounds 22.50 Guilders
8 / 1619 Bologna Organzine Bologneesche Organsijn pound 18.30 Guilders
8 / 1619 English Tin Engelsch Tin 100 pounds 56.00 Guilders
8 / 1619 Gatimalo Indigo Guatimalo Indigo pound 4.35 Guilders 48
8 / 1619 German Tartar Duitsche Wijnsteen 100 pounds 18.00 Guilders 2