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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
9 / 1783 Antioch Silk Antiochische Zijde pound 6.60 Guilders
10 / 1783 Ardasse Silk First Quality Ardassette Zijde 1ste Soort pound 7.05 Guilders
9 / 1783 Baltic Tallow Oostersche Talk 100 pounds 17.75 Guilders
9 / 1783 Basins Bekkens 100 pounds 64.00 Guilders
9 / 1783 Black Folded Latten Zwart Gevouwen Latoen 100 pounds 61.00 Guilders
9 / 1783 Bordeaux wine of the Highlands Hooglandsche Bordeauxwijn tun 120.00 Guilders
9 / 1783 Brown Treacle Bruine siroop pound 9.08 Guilders
9 / 1783 Card-Thread (Maestricht) nr.0 Kaardendraad (Maasstrichtsch) no.0 100 pounds 37.00 Guilders
9 / 1783 China Silk First Quality Chineesche Zijde Eerste Soort pound 13.20 Guilders
9 / 1783 Condate Figs Condaatsche vijgen 100 pounds 10.00 Guilders
9 / 1783 Crowned Stockholm Pitch Gekroond Stockholmsch Pek last 258.00 Guilders
9 / 1783 Dantzig White Potash Dantziger Witte Potasch 100 pounds 12.00 Guilders
9 / 1783 Dry Danish Hides Droge Deensche Huiden pound 0.29 Guilders
9 / 1783 East Indian Tin Oostindisch Tin 100 pounds 50.50 Guilders
9 / 1783 English Tin Engelsch Tin 100 pounds 45.50 Guilders
10 / 1783 Fine Gold in Bars Fijn Goud in Baren mark 376.96 Guilders
9 / 1783 Fine Segovia wool Fijne Segovia wol pound 2.50 Banco
9 / 1783 Flemish & Brabantine Buckwheat Vlaamsche en Brabantsche boekweit last 159.00 Guilders
9 / 1783 Frisian and East-Frisian coleseed Friesch en Oostfriesch koolzaad last 357.00 Guilders
9 / 1783 Full Herring Volle Haring last 260.00 Guilders 19
9 / 1783 Gatimalo Indigo Guatimalo Indigo pound 7.45 Guilders 48
9 / 1783 Genoese Yellow Oil Genueesche gele olie tun 540.00 Guilders 36
9 / 1783 German Millet Duitsche Gierst 100 pounds 8.00 Guilders
9 / 1783 German Tartar Duitsche Wijnsteen 100 pounds 27.00 Guilders 2
9 / 1783 Gunpowder Buskruit 100 pounds 42.00 Guilders 8
9 / 1783 Havana Tobacco Leaves Havana Tabaksbladen 100 pounds 37.50 Guilders
9 / 1783 Irish Bacon of the preceding year Iersch Spek van het voorafgaande jaar 100 pounds 26.00 Guilders
9 / 1783 Irish meat of the Preceding Year Iersch Vleesch van het Voorafgaande Jaar 100 pounds 26.00 Guilders
9 / 1783 Iron-Wire nr.0 Ijzerdraad no.0 100 pounds 2.30 Guilders
9 / 1783 Java Indigo Java Indigo pound 6.25 Guilders 47
9 / 1783 Konigsberg Moscovite Bear's Foot ashes Koningsberger Moscovische Berenklauwasch last 540.00 Guilders 80
9 / 1783 Konigsberg Rye Koningsberger rogge last 144.20 Guilders
9 / 1783 Konigsberg wheat Koningsberger tarwe last 189.70 Guilders
9 / 1783 Leyden Black Naturel Serges, 5 Seals Leidsche Zwarte Naturel Saaien, 5 Looden piece 26.70 Guilders
9 / 1783 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen piece 50.00 Guilders
9 / 1783 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen piece 48.00 Guilders
9 / 1783 Leyden Ermine Serges, 3 Seals, 12 3/4 Pounds Leidsche Armijnsaaien, 3 Looden, 12 3/4 Pond piece 24.60 Guilders
9 / 1783 Leyden Naturel Serges, 4 Seals Leidsche Naturel Saaien, 4 Looden piece 26.10 Guilders
1 / 1783 Linseed Oil Lijnolie aum 39.25 Guilders 64
2 / 1783 Linseed Oil Lijnolie aum 40.00 Guilders 64
3 / 1783 Linseed Oil Lijnolie aum 40.25 Guilders 64
4 / 1783 Linseed Oil Lijnolie aum 42.00 Guilders 64
5 / 1783 Linseed Oil Lijnolie aum 42.25 Guilders 64
6 / 1783 Linseed Oil Lijnolie aum 43.00 Guilders 64
7 / 1783 Linseed Oil Lijnolie aum 44.00 Guilders 64
8 / 1783 Linseed Oil Lijnolie aum 45.50 Guilders 64
9 / 1783 Linseed Oil Lijnolie aum 47.50 Guilders 64
10 / 1783 Linseed Oil Lijnolie aum 47.75 Guilders 64
11 / 1783 Linseed Oil Lijnolie aum 47.25 Guilders 64
12 / 1783 Linseed Oil Lijnolie aum 46.00 Guilders 64