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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 / 1648 Small Pepper Kleine peper Pound 0.66 Guilders 29
11 / 1648 Small Pepper Kleine peper Pound 0.51 Guilders 29
8 / 1648 Smyrna Cotton Smirna Katoen pound 0.28 Guilders
9 / 1648 Split Stockfish Roodschaar 100 pounds 7.50 Guilders
10 / 1648 Split Stockfish Roodschaar 100 pounds 7.50 Guilders
11 / 1648 Split Stockfish Roodschaar 100 pounds 7.50 Guilders
8 / 1648 St. Ubes Salt St. Ubes Zout last 360.00 Guilders
9 / 1648 St. Ubes Salt St. Ubes Zout last 348.00 Guilders
10 / 1648 St. Ubes Salt St. Ubes Zout last 360.00 Guilders
11 / 1648 St. Ubes Salt St. Ubes Zout last 360.00 Guilders
8 / 1648 Steel in Bars Staal in Staven 100 pounds 22.50 Guilders 63
9 / 1648 Stockfish Rondvisch 100 pounds 6.25 Guilders 87
10 / 1648 Stockfish Rondvisch 100 pounds 6.00 Guilders 87
11 / 1648 Stockfish Rondvisch 100 pounds 5.75 Guilders 87
8 / 1648 Swedish Brass-Wire Zweedsch Koperdraad 100 pounds 52.00 Guilders
9 / 1648 Swedish Brass-Wire Zweedsch Koperdraad 100 pounds 55.00 Guilders
10 / 1648 Swedish Brass-Wire Zweedsch Koperdraad 100 pounds 54.00 Guilders
11 / 1648 Swedish Brass-Wire Zweedsch Koperdraad 100 pounds 54.00 Guilders
8 / 1648 Swedish Garcopper Zweedsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 48.38 Guilders 4
9 / 1648 Swedish Garcopper Zweedsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 46.00 Guilders 4
10 / 1648 Swedish Garcopper Zweedsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 47.00 Guilders 4
11 / 1648 Swedish Garcopper Zweedsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 48.00 Guilders 4
8 / 1648 Swedish Iron Zweedsch Ijzer 100 pounds 6.75 Guilders 91
9 / 1648 Swedish Iron Zweedsch Ijzer 100 pounds 5.50 Guilders 91
10 / 1648 Swedish Iron Zweedsch Ijzer 100 pounds 5.50 Guilders 91
11 / 1648 Swedish Iron Zweedsch Ijzer 100 pounds 5.50 Guilders 91
8 / 1648 The Best Bear's Foot Ashes De Beste Berenklauwasch last 840.00 Guilders 80
9 / 1648 The Best Bear's Foot Ashes De Beste Berenklauwasch last 660.00 Guilders 80
10 / 1648 The Best Bear's Foot Ashes De Beste Berenklauwasch last 870.00 Guilders 80
11 / 1648 The Best Bear's Foot Ashes De Beste Berenklauwasch last 1080.00 Guilders 80
8 / 1648 The Best Dantzig Potash De Beste Dantziger Potasch 100 pounds 34.50 Guilders
9 / 1648 The Best Dantzig Potash De Beste Dantziger Potasch 100 pounds 42.50 Guilders
10 / 1648 The Best Dantzig Potash De Beste Dantziger Potasch 100 pounds 60.00 Guilders
11 / 1648 The Best Dantzig Potash De Beste Dantziger Potasch 100 pounds 87.00 Guilders
8 / 1648 Train-Oil Spektraan 100 pounds 35.00 Guilders 13
9 / 1648 Train-Oil Spektraan 100 pounds 34.00 Guilders 13
10 / 1648 Train-Oil Spektraan 100 pounds 35.00 Guilders 13
11 / 1648 Train-Oil Spektraan 100 pounds 37.00 Guilders 13
8 / 1648 Treacle Suikersiroop pound 16.05 Guilders 90
9 / 1648 Treacle Suikersiroop pound 16.05 Guilders 90
10 / 1648 Treacle Suikersiroop pound 16.05 Guilders 90
11 / 1648 Treacle Suikersiroop pound 16.05 Guilders 90
8 / 1648 Unbleached Hondschoote Serges, 3 Seals Ongebleekte Hondschootsche Saaien, 3 Looden piece 35.10 Guilders
9 / 1648 Unbleached Hondschoote Serges, 3 Seals Ongebleekte Hondschootsche Saaien, 3 Looden piece 35.70 Guilders
10 / 1648 Unbleached Hondschoote Serges, 3 Seals Ongebleekte Hondschootsche Saaien, 3 Looden piece 35.40 Guilders
11 / 1648 Unbleached Hondschoote Serges, 3 Seals Ongebleekte Hondschootsche Saaien, 3 Looden piece 35.55 Guilders
8 / 1648 Valence Almonds Valencia Amandelen 100 pounds 33.00 Guilders 72
9 / 1648 Valence Almonds Valencia Amandelen 100 pounds 33.00 Guilders 72
10 / 1648 Valence Almonds Valencia Amandelen 100 pounds 33.00 Guilders 72
11 / 1648 Valence Almonds Valencia Amandelen 100 pounds 33.00 Guilders 72