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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
8 / 1648 Warder wheat Warder tarwe last 219.10 Guilders
11 / 1648 Warder wheat Warder tarwe last 137.20 Guilders
8 / 1648 Washed Segovia Lamb's wool Gewasschen Segovia Lamswol 100 pounds 89.00 Guilders
9 / 1648 Washed Segovia Lamb's wool Gewasschen Segovia Lamswol 100 pounds 80.67 Guilders
10 / 1648 Washed Segovia Lamb's wool Gewasschen Segovia Lamswol 100 pounds 80.67 Guilders
11 / 1648 Washed Segovia Lamb's wool Gewasschen Segovia Lamswol 100 pounds 80.67 Guilders
8 / 1648 West Indian Hides Westindische Huiden pound 0.38 Guilders 61
9 / 1648 West Indian Hides Westindische Huiden pound 0.38 Guilders 61
10 / 1648 West Indian Hides Westindische Huiden pound 0.38 Guilders 61
11 / 1648 West Indian Hides Westindische Huiden pound 0.38 Guilders 61
8 / 1648 White Candy Witte Kandij pound 1.18 Guilders 30
9 / 1648 White Candy Witte Kandij pound 1.10 Guilders 30
10 / 1648 White Candy Witte Kandij pound 1.10 Guilders 30
11 / 1648 White Candy Witte Kandij pound 1.24 Guilders 30
8 / 1648 Yellow Wood Geelhout 100 pounds 3.00 Guilders 26
9 / 1648 Yellow Wood Geelhout 100 pounds 3.00 Guilders 26
10 / 1648 Yellow Wood Geelhout 100 pounds 3.00 Guilders 26
11 / 1648 Yellow Wood Geelhout 100 pounds 3.00 Guilders 26
8 / 1648 Yufts Juchten pound 0.73 Guilders 46
9 / 1648 Yufts Juchten pound 0.73 Guilders 46
10 / 1648 Yufts Juchten pound 0.73 Guilders 46
11 / 1648 Yufts Juchten pound 0.73 Guilders 46
8 / 1648 Apulian oil Olie van Puglia tun 411.00 Guilders 35
9 / 1648 Apulian oil Olie van Puglia tun 408.00 Guilders 35
10 / 1648 Apulian oil Olie van Puglia tun 420.00 Guilders 35
11 / 1648 Apulian oil Olie van Puglia tun 420.00 Guilders 35
8 / 1648 Baltic (Dry) Wax Oostersche (Droge) Was 100 pounds 79.50 Guilders 11
9 / 1648 Baltic (Dry) Wax Oostersche (Droge) Was 100 pounds 81.50 Guilders 11
10 / 1648 Baltic (Dry) Wax Oostersche (Droge) Was 100 pounds 81.50 Guilders 11
11 / 1648 Baltic (Dry) Wax Oostersche (Droge) Was 100 pounds 81.50 Guilders 11
8 / 1648 Big Gallnuts Groote Galnoten 100 pounds 29.50 Guilders 9
9 / 1648 Big Gallnuts Groote Galnoten 100 pounds 30.00 Guilders 9
10 / 1648 Big Gallnuts Groote Galnoten 100 pounds 30.00 Guilders 9
11 / 1648 Big Gallnuts Groote Galnoten 100 pounds 29.50 Guilders 9
8 / 1648 Bordeaux Brandy Bordeaux Brandewijn 30 double gallons 57.00 Guilders 38
9 / 1648 Bordeaux Brandy Bordeaux Brandewijn 30 double gallons 69.00 Guilders 38
10 / 1648 Bordeaux Brandy Bordeaux Brandewijn 30 double gallons 74.25 Guilders 38
11 / 1648 Bordeaux Brandy Bordeaux Brandewijn 30 double gallons 69.00 Guilders 38
8 / 1648 Bordeaux Honey bordeaux Honig tun 288.00 Guilders 92
9 / 1648 Bordeaux Honey bordeaux Honig tun 316.00 Guilders 92
10 / 1648 Bordeaux Honey bordeaux Honig tun 330.00 Guilders 92
11 / 1648 Bordeaux Honey bordeaux Honig tun 327.00 Guilders 92
8 / 1648 Brazilian white sugar Braziliaansche witte suiker pound 0.63 Guilders 31
9 / 1648 Brazilian white sugar Braziliaansche witte suiker pound 0.56 Guilders 31
10 / 1648 Brazilian white sugar Braziliaansche witte suiker pound 0.58 Guilders 31
11 / 1648 Brazilian white sugar Braziliaansche witte suiker pound 0.61 Guilders 31
8 / 1648 Cadix Salt Cadix Zout hundredweight of 404 measures 294.00 Guilders
10 / 1648 Cadix Salt Cadix Zout hundredweight of 404 measures 277.50 Guilders
11 / 1648 Cadix Salt Cadix Zout hundredweight of 404 measures 264.00 Guilders
9 / 1648 Clean Mace Schoone Foelie pound 8.85 Guilders 86