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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: 1651
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
11 / 1651 Warder wheat Warder tarwe last 284.20 Guilders
11 / 1651 Washed Segovia Lamb's wool Gewasschen Segovia Lamswol 100 pounds 82.00 Guilders
11 / 1651 West Indian Hides Westindische Huiden pound 0.40 Guilders 61
11 / 1651 White Candy Witte Kandij pound 1.41 Guilders 30
11 / 1651 Yellow Wood Geelhout 100 pounds 2.45 Guilders 26
11 / 1651 Yufts Juchten pound 0.74 Guilders 46
12 / 1651 Baltic (Dry) Wax Oostersche (Droge) Was 100 pounds 75.50 Guilders 11
11 / 1651 Big Gallnuts Groote Galnoten 100 pounds 33.00 Guilders 9
11 / 1651 Bordeaux Brandy Bordeaux Brandewijn 30 double gallons 84.00 Guilders 38
11 / 1651 Bordeaux Honey bordeaux Honig tun 267.00 Guilders 92
11 / 1651 Brazilian white sugar Braziliaansche witte suiker pound 0.73 Guilders 31
11 / 1651 Cloves in various qualities Nagelen in soorten pound 3.50 Guilders 16
11 / 1651 Common Madder Gemeene Meekrap 100 pounds 18.50 Guilders 75
11 / 1651 Currants Krenten 100 pounds 20.00 Guilders 67
11 / 1651 English Alum Engelsch Aluin 100 pounds 8.18 Guilders 42
11 / 1651 English Copperas Engelsch Koperrood (Couperose) 100 pounds 5.25 Guilders 51
11 / 1651 English Lead Engelsch Lood 100 pounds 8.33 Guilders 65
11 / 1651 Fine Refined Sugar Fijne Faffinade pound 0.86 Guilders 32
11 / 1651 French Bordeaux Wine Fransche Bordeauxwijn tun 111.00 Guilders 37
11 / 1651 Native Wax Inlandsche Was 100 pounds 80.00 Guilders 10
11 / 1651 Nutmeg in various qualities Noten in soorten pound 2.70 Guilders 49
11 / 1651 Pernambuco Wood Pernambuco Hout 100 pounds 32.00 Guilders 77
11 / 1651 Rape-oil Raapolie aum 45.00 Guilders 88
11 / 1651 Roman Alum Roomsch Aluin 100 pounds 10.20 Guilders 3
11 / 1651 Aix-la-Chapelle Kettles Ketels van Aken 100 pounds 51.00 Guilders
11 / 1651 Baltic Tallow Oostersche Talk 100 pounds 23.00 Guilders
11 / 1651 Bologna Organzine Bologneesche Organsijn pound 24.75 Guilders
11 / 1651 Cinnamon of the East India Co. Compagnies Kaneel pound 1.65 Guilders
11 / 1651 Cyprus Cotton Cypersche Katoen pound 0.44 Guilders
11 / 1651 English Tin Engelsch Tin 100 pounds 61.50 Guilders
11 / 1651 First quality Molina and Castilian wool Prima Molina en Castilla wol pound 1.55 Guilders
11 / 1651 First quality Segovia wool Prima Segovia wol pound 2.38 Guilders
11 / 1651 French Wine of the Highlands Fransche Hooglandsche Wijn tun 108.00 Guilders
11 / 1651 Frisian Winter-Barley Friesche Wintergerst last 166.60 Guilders
11 / 1651 Full Herring Volle Haring last 132.50 Guilders 19
11 / 1651 Gatimalo Indigo Guatimalo Indigo pound 2.30 Guilders 48
11 / 1651 German Tartar Duitsche Wijnsteen 100 pounds 41.00 Guilders 2
11 / 1651 Greenland Whale-Oil Groenlandsche traan quarter 37.50 Guilders 73
11 / 1651 Gunpowder Buskruit 100 pounds 44.00 Guilders 8
11 / 1651 Hamburg Sheet-copper Hamburgsch Bladkoper 100 pounds 55.00 Guilders 25
11 / 1651 Konigsberg Rye Koningsberger rogge last 230.30 Guilders
11 / 1651 Leyden Bleached Hondschoote Serges, 2 seals Leidsche Gebleekte Hondschootsche Saaien, 2 Looden piece 40.80 Guilders
11 / 1651 Leyden Bleached Hondschoote Serges, 3 Seals Leidsche Gebleekte Hondschootsche Saaien, 3 Looden piece 42.00 Guilders
11 / 1651 Leyden Bombasines, Overlookers Leidsche Bombazijnen, Overkijkers piece 22.75 Guilders
11 / 1651 Leyden Bombasines, Reduced Overlookers Leidsche Bombazijnen, Vervallen Overkijkers piece 20.50 Guilders
11 / 1651 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen piece 93.00 Guilders
11 / 1651 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, 1 Seal Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, 1 Lood piece 43.00 Guilders
11 / 1651 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen piece 86.00 Guilders
11 / 1651 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 2 Seals Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 2 Looden piece 44.75 Guilders
11 / 1651 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 3 Seals Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 3 Looden piece 48.00 Guilders