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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: 1624
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
2 / 1624 Loaf-sugar Melissuiker pound 0.42 Guilders 89
5 / 1624 Loaf-sugar Melissuiker pound 0.46 Guilders 89
6 / 1624 Loaf-sugar Melissuiker pound 0.46 Guilders 89
8 / 1624 Loaf-sugar Melissuiker pound 0.46 Guilders 89
9 / 1624 Loaf-sugar Melissuiker pound 0.46 Guilders 89
10 / 1624 Loaf-sugar Melissuiker pound 0.51 Guilders 89
12 / 1624 Loaf-sugar Melissuiker pound 0.56 Guilders 89
Month / Year: 1625
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
2 / 1625 Aix-la-Chapelle Kettles Ketels van Aken 100 pounds 82.00 Guilders
3 / 1625 Aix-la-Chapelle Kettles Ketels van Aken 100 pounds 82.00 Guilders
6 / 1625 Aix-la-Chapelle Kettles Ketels van Aken 100 pounds 80.00 Guilders
7 / 1625 Aix-la-Chapelle Kettles Ketels van Aken 100 pounds 80.00 Guilders
8 / 1625 Aix-la-Chapelle Kettles Ketels van Aken 100 pounds 78.00 Guilders
9 / 1625 Aix-la-Chapelle Kettles Ketels van Aken 100 pounds 80.00 Guilders
10 / 1625 Aix-la-Chapelle Kettles Ketels van Aken 100 pounds 80.00 Guilders
12 / 1625 Aix-la-Chapelle Kettles Ketels van Aken 100 pounds 82.00 Guilders
2 / 1625 Baltic Tallow Oostersche Talk 100 pounds 19.00 Guilders
3 / 1625 Baltic Tallow Oostersche Talk 100 pounds 20.40 Guilders
2 / 1625 Bologna Organzine Bologneesche Organsijn pound 21.45 Guilders
3 / 1625 Bologna Organzine Bologneesche Organsijn pound 21.45 Guilders
6 / 1625 Bologna Organzine Bologneesche Organsijn pound 21.00 Guilders
7 / 1625 Bologna Organzine Bologneesche Organsijn pound 21.00 Guilders
8 / 1625 Bologna Organzine Bologneesche Organsijn pound 21.00 Guilders
9 / 1625 Bologna Organzine Bologneesche Organsijn pound 21.00 Guilders
10 / 1625 Bologna Organzine Bologneesche Organsijn pound 21.00 Guilders
12 / 1625 Bologna Organzine Bologneesche Organsijn pound 21.00 Guilders
6 / 1625 Cyprus Cotton Cypersche Katoen pound 0.93 Guilders
7 / 1625 Cyprus Cotton Cypersche Katoen pound 0.94 Guilders
8 / 1625 Cyprus Cotton Cypersche Katoen pound 0.94 Guilders
9 / 1625 Cyprus Cotton Cypersche Katoen pound 0.94 Guilders
10 / 1625 Cyprus Cotton Cypersche Katoen pound 0.93 Guilders
12 / 1625 Cyprus Cotton Cypersche Katoen pound 0.95 Guilders
2 / 1625 Eastland Brass-Wire Koperdraad van Oostland 100 pounds 79.00 Guilders
3 / 1625 Eastland Brass-Wire Koperdraad van Oostland 100 pounds 80.00 Guilders
6 / 1625 Eastland Brass-Wire Koperdraad van Oostland 100 pounds 72.00 Guilders
7 / 1625 Eastland Brass-Wire Koperdraad van Oostland 100 pounds 76.00 Guilders
8 / 1625 Eastland Brass-Wire Koperdraad van Oostland 100 pounds 72.00 Guilders
9 / 1625 Eastland Brass-Wire Koperdraad van Oostland 100 pounds 75.90 Guilders
10 / 1625 Eastland Brass-Wire Koperdraad van Oostland 100 pounds 74.00 Guilders
12 / 1625 Eastland Brass-Wire Koperdraad van Oostland 100 pounds 73.50 Guilders
2 / 1625 English Tin Engelsch Tin 100 pounds 56.00 Guilders
3 / 1625 English Tin Engelsch Tin 100 pounds 56.00 Guilders
6 / 1625 English Tin Engelsch Tin 100 pounds 56.50 Guilders
7 / 1625 English Tin Engelsch Tin 100 pounds 56.50 Guilders
8 / 1625 English Tin Engelsch Tin 100 pounds 56.16 Guilders
9 / 1625 English Tin Engelsch Tin 100 pounds 56.10 Guilders
10 / 1625 English Tin Engelsch Tin 100 pounds 56.10 Guilders
12 / 1625 English Tin Engelsch Tin 100 pounds 56.50 Guilders
2 / 1625 Fine Grey Pommeranian Wool Fijne Grijze Pommersche Wol 100 pounds 38.00 Guilders
3 / 1625 Fine Grey Pommeranian Wool Fijne Grijze Pommersche Wol 100 pounds 37.50 Guilders
2 / 1625 First quality Molina and Castilian wool Prima Molina en Castilla wol pound 1.03 Guilders