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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: 1652
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
8 / 1652 French Bordeaux Wine Fransche Bordeauxwijn tun 93.00 Guilders 37
8 / 1652 Native Wax Inlandsche Was 100 pounds 77.50 Guilders 10
8 / 1652 New English Saffron Nieuw Engelsch Saffraan pound 28.00 Guilders 69
8 / 1652 Nutmeg in various qualities Noten in soorten pound 2.70 Guilders 49
8 / 1652 Pernambuco Wood Pernambuco Hout 100 pounds 32.00 Guilders 77
8 / 1652 Rape-oil Raapolie aum 40.00 Guilders 88
Month / Year: 1653
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
10 / 1653 Washed Segovia Lamb's wool Gewasschen Segovia Lamswol 100 pounds 93.50 Guilders
11 / 1653 Washed Segovia Lamb's wool Gewasschen Segovia Lamswol 100 pounds 93.50 Guilders
12 / 1653 Washed Segovia Lamb's wool Gewasschen Segovia Lamswol 100 pounds 93.50 Guilders
10 / 1653 West Indian Hides Westindische Huiden pound 0.42 Guilders 61
11 / 1653 West Indian Hides Westindische Huiden pound 0.42 Guilders 61
12 / 1653 West Indian Hides Westindische Huiden pound 0.42 Guilders 61
10 / 1653 White Candy Witte Kandij pound 1.34 Guilders 30
11 / 1653 White Candy Witte Kandij pound 1.34 Guilders 30
12 / 1653 White Candy Witte Kandij pound 1.34 Guilders 30
10 / 1653 Yufts Juchten pound 0.83 Guilders 46
11 / 1653 Yufts Juchten pound 0.83 Guilders 46
12 / 1653 Yufts Juchten pound 0.83 Guilders 46
10 / 1653 Baltic (Dry) Wax Oostersche (Droge) Was 100 pounds 74.50 Guilders 11
11 / 1653 Baltic (Dry) Wax Oostersche (Droge) Was 100 pounds 74.50 Guilders 11
12 / 1653 Baltic (Dry) Wax Oostersche (Droge) Was 100 pounds 74.50 Guilders 11
12 / 1653 Big Gallnuts Groote Galnoten 100 pounds 40.00 Guilders 9
10 / 1653 Bordeaux Honey bordeaux Honig tun 267.00 Guilders 92
11 / 1653 Bordeaux Honey bordeaux Honig tun 267.00 Guilders 92
12 / 1653 Bordeaux Honey bordeaux Honig tun 267.00 Guilders 92
10 / 1653 Brazilian white sugar Braziliaansche witte suiker pound 0.66 Guilders 31
11 / 1653 Brazilian white sugar Braziliaansche witte suiker pound 0.66 Guilders 31
12 / 1653 Brazilian white sugar Braziliaansche witte suiker pound 0.66 Guilders 31
10 / 1653 Cloves in various qualities Nagelen in soorten pound 3.50 Guilders 16
11 / 1653 Cloves in various qualities Nagelen in soorten pound 3.50 Guilders 16
12 / 1653 Cloves in various qualities Nagelen in soorten pound 3.50 Guilders 16
10 / 1653 Common Madder Gemeene Meekrap 100 pounds 18.50 Guilders 75
11 / 1653 Common Madder Gemeene Meekrap 100 pounds 18.50 Guilders 75
12 / 1653 Common Madder Gemeene Meekrap 100 pounds 18.50 Guilders 75
10 / 1653 Currants Krenten 100 pounds 32.50 Guilders 67
11 / 1653 Currants Krenten 100 pounds 32.50 Guilders 67
12 / 1653 Currants Krenten 100 pounds 31.00 Guilders 67
10 / 1653 English Copperas Engelsch Koperrood (Couperose) 100 pounds 6.25 Guilders 51
11 / 1653 English Copperas Engelsch Koperrood (Couperose) 100 pounds 6.50 Guilders 51
12 / 1653 English Copperas Engelsch Koperrood (Couperose) 100 pounds 6.50 Guilders 51
10 / 1653 English Lead Engelsch Lood 100 pounds 8.55 Guilders 65
11 / 1653 English Lead Engelsch Lood 100 pounds 8.85 Guilders 65
12 / 1653 English Lead Engelsch Lood 100 pounds 8.85 Guilders 65
11 / 1653 Figs Vijgen 100 pounds 21.00 Guilders 13
10 / 1653 Fine Refined Sugar Fijne Faffinade pound 0.78 Guilders 32
11 / 1653 Fine Refined Sugar Fijne Faffinade pound 0.78 Guilders 32
12 / 1653 Fine Refined Sugar Fijne Faffinade pound 0.78 Guilders 32
10 / 1653 French Bordeaux Wine Fransche Bordeauxwijn tun 129.00 Guilders 37
11 / 1653 French Bordeaux Wine Fransche Bordeauxwijn tun 129.00 Guilders 37
12 / 1653 French Bordeaux Wine Fransche Bordeauxwijn tun 141.00 Guilders 37