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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 / 1645 Paternoster Flax Paternoster Vlas ship-pound 43.50 Guilders
1 / 1645 Polish Summer Wool Poolsche Zomerwol pound 1.11 Guilders
2 / 1645 Polish Summer Wool Poolsche Zomerwol pound 1.13 Guilders
7 / 1645 Polish Summer Wool Poolsche Zomerwol pound 1.06 Guilders
8 / 1645 Polish Summer Wool Poolsche Zomerwol pound 1.06 Guilders
10 / 1645 Polish Summer Wool Poolsche Zomerwol pound 0.89 Guilders
1 / 1645 Prussian rye Pruisische rogge last 135.80 Guilders
2 / 1645 Prussian rye Pruisische rogge last 133.00 Guilders
7 / 1645 Prussian rye Pruisische rogge last 134.40 Guilders
8 / 1645 Prussian rye Pruisische rogge last 127.40 Guilders
10 / 1645 Prussian rye Pruisische rogge last 117.60 Guilders
1 / 1645 Riga Clean Hemp Riga Reinhennep ship-pound 36.00 Guilders
2 / 1645 Riga Clean Hemp Riga Reinhennep ship-pound 35.25 Guilders
7 / 1645 Riga Clean Hemp Riga Reinhennep ship-pound 35.50 Guilders
8 / 1645 Riga Clean Hemp Riga Reinhennep ship-pound 35.50 Guilders
10 / 1645 Riga Clean Hemp Riga Reinhennep ship-pound 32.88 Guilders
1 / 1645 Sappan Wood Sappan Hout 100 pounds 15.50 Guilders 23
7 / 1645 Sappan Wood Sappan Hout 100 pounds 15.00 Guilders 23
8 / 1645 Sappan Wood Sappan Hout 100 pounds 15.00 Guilders 23
1 / 1645 Sherry Syrese Secken tun 260.00 Guilders 39
2 / 1645 Sherry Syrese Secken tun 212.00 Guilders 39
7 / 1645 Sherry Syrese Secken tun 224.00 Guilders 39
8 / 1645 Sherry Syrese Secken tun 224.00 Guilders 39
10 / 1645 Sherry Syrese Secken tun 224.00 Guilders 39
1 / 1645 Single White Iron Enkel Blik 100 pounds 48.00 Guilders
2 / 1645 Single White Iron Enkel Blik 100 pounds 48.00 Guilders
7 / 1645 Single White Iron Enkel Blik 100 pounds 43.00 Guilders
8 / 1645 Single White Iron Enkel Blik 100 pounds 40.00 Guilders
10 / 1645 Single White Iron Enkel Blik 100 pounds 40.00 Guilders
1 / 1645 Small Pepper Kleine peper Pound 0.69 Guilders 29
2 / 1645 Small Pepper Kleine peper Pound 0.70 Guilders 29
7 / 1645 Small Pepper Kleine peper Pound 0.67 Guilders 29
8 / 1645 Small Pepper Kleine peper Pound 0.66 Guilders 29
10 / 1645 Small Pepper Kleine peper Pound 0.64 Guilders 29
1 / 1645 Smyrna Cotton Smirna Katoen pound 0.44 Guilders
2 / 1645 Smyrna Cotton Smirna Katoen pound 0.49 Guilders
7 / 1645 Smyrna Cotton Smirna Katoen pound 0.61 Guilders
8 / 1645 Smyrna Cotton Smirna Katoen pound 0.61 Guilders
10 / 1645 Smyrna Cotton Smirna Katoen pound 0.61 Guilders
1 / 1645 Split Stockfish Roodschaar 100 pounds 9.75 Guilders
2 / 1645 Split Stockfish Roodschaar 100 pounds 9.75 Guilders
7 / 1645 Split Stockfish Roodschaar 100 pounds 9.75 Guilders
8 / 1645 Split Stockfish Roodschaar 100 pounds 9.75 Guilders
10 / 1645 Split Stockfish Roodschaar 100 pounds 9.50 Guilders
1 / 1645 St. Ubes Salt St. Ubes Zout last 309.00 Guilders
2 / 1645 St. Ubes Salt St. Ubes Zout last 330.00 Guilders
7 / 1645 St. Ubes Salt St. Ubes Zout last 288.00 Guilders
8 / 1645 St. Ubes Salt St. Ubes Zout last 333.00 Guilders
10 / 1645 St. Ubes Salt St. Ubes Zout last 333.00 Guilders
1 / 1645 Steel in Bars Staal in Staven 100 pounds 24.00 Guilders 63