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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
3 / 1782 White Candy Witte Kandij pound 0.65 Guilders 30
1 / 1782 White Pepper Witte Peper Pound 1.00 Guilders 27
2 / 1782 White Pepper Witte Peper Pound 1.00 Guilders 27
3 / 1782 White Pepper Witte Peper Pound 1.00 Guilders 27
1 / 1782 White Scraped (dry) Ginger Witte Geschrappte (Droge) Gember 100 pounds 66.00 Guilders 29
2 / 1782 White Scraped (dry) Ginger Witte Geschrappte (Droge) Gember 100 pounds 66.00 Guilders 29
3 / 1782 White Scraped (dry) Ginger Witte Geschrappte (Droge) Gember 100 pounds 66.00 Guilders 29
1 / 1782 White forage-oats Witte voerhaver last 64.40 Guilders
2 / 1782 White forage-oats Witte voerhaver last 60.20 Guilders
3 / 1782 White forage-oats Witte voerhaver last 64.40 Guilders
1 / 1782 White-Lead Loodwit 100 pounds 11.25 Guilders 6
2 / 1782 White-Lead Loodwit 100 pounds 11.25 Guilders 6
3 / 1782 White-Lead Loodwit 100 pounds 11.25 Guilders 6
1 / 1782 Yellow Wood Geelhout 100 pounds 12.00 Guilders 26
2 / 1782 Yellow Wood Geelhout 100 pounds 12.00 Guilders 26
3 / 1782 Yellow Wood Geelhout 100 pounds 12.00 Guilders 26
1 / 1782 Yufts Juchten pound 0.75 Guilders 46
2 / 1782 Yufts Juchten pound 0.75 Guilders 46
3 / 1782 Yufts Juchten pound 0.75 Guilders 46
1 / 1782 Zantos Currants Xantos' Krenten 100 pounds 11.75 Guilders
2 / 1782 Zantos Currants Xantos' Krenten 100 pounds 11.75 Guilders
3 / 1782 Zantos Currants Xantos' Krenten 100 pounds 11.75 Guilders
1 / 1782 Zealand wheat Zeeuwsche tarwe last 212.80 Guilders
1 / 1782 Zealand, Flemish & Overmaas Coleseed Zeeuwsch, Vlaamsch en Overmaasch Koolzaad last 222.00 Guilders
2 / 1782 Zealand, Flemish & Overmaas Coleseed Zeeuwsch, Vlaamsch en Overmaasch Koolzaad last 231.00 Guilders
3 / 1782 Zealand, Flemish & Overmaas Coleseed Zeeuwsch, Vlaamsch en Overmaasch Koolzaad last 242.50 Guilders
1 / 1782 Alicante Anise Alicantsche Anijs 100 pounds 24.00 Guilders 76
2 / 1782 Alicante Anise Alicantsche Anijs 100 pounds 24.00 Guilders 76
3 / 1782 Alicante Anise Alicantsche Anijs 100 pounds 24.00 Guilders 76
1 / 1782 Apulian oil Olie van Puglia tun 516.00 Guilders 36
2 / 1782 Apulian oil Olie van Puglia tun 510.00 Guilders 36
3 / 1782 Apulian oil Olie van Puglia tun 510.00 Guilders 36
1 / 1782 Black (or brown) peper Zwarte (of bruine) peper Pound 0.95 Guilders 29
2 / 1782 Black (or brown) peper Zwarte (of bruine) peper Pound 0.95 Guilders 29
3 / 1782 Black (or brown) peper Zwarte (of bruine) peper Pound 0.98 Guilders 29
1 / 1782 Bordeaux Honey bordeaux Honig tun 294.00 Guilders 92
1 / 1782 Brazilian white sugar Braziliaansche witte suiker pound 0.42 Guilders 31
2 / 1782 Brazilian white sugar Braziliaansche witte suiker pound 0.41 Guilders 31
3 / 1782 Brazilian white sugar Braziliaansche witte suiker pound 0.41 Guilders 31
1 / 1782 Buenos Aires Hides Buenos Aires Huiden pound 0.36 Guilders 61
2 / 1782 Buenos Aires Hides Buenos Aires Huiden pound 0.36 Guilders 61
3 / 1782 Buenos Aires Hides Buenos Aires Huiden pound 0.36 Guilders 61
12 / 1782 Cadix Salt Cadix Zout hundredweight of 404 measures 825.00 Guilders
1 / 1782 Caliatour Wood Caliatour Hout 100 pounds 20.00 Guilders 24
2 / 1782 Caliatour Wood Caliatour Hout 100 pounds 20.00 Guilders 24
3 / 1782 Caliatour Wood Caliatour Hout 100 pounds 20.00 Guilders 24
1 / 1782 Caracas Cocoa Caracas Cacao pound 0.98 Guilders 55
2 / 1782 Caracas Cocoa Caracas Cacao pound 0.98 Guilders 55
3 / 1782 Caracas Cocoa Caracas Cacao pound 0.98 Guilders 55
1 / 1782 Cloves Nagelen pound 3.25 Guilders 16