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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
10 / 1653 Native Wax Inlandsche Was 100 pounds 75.50 Guilders 10
11 / 1653 Native Wax Inlandsche Was 100 pounds 76.50 Guilders 10
12 / 1653 Native Wax Inlandsche Was 100 pounds 77.00 Guilders 10
10 / 1653 New English Saffron Nieuw Engelsch Saffraan pound 25.50 Guilders 69
11 / 1653 New English Saffron Nieuw Engelsch Saffraan pound 25.50 Guilders 69
12 / 1653 New English Saffron Nieuw Engelsch Saffraan pound 25.50 Guilders 69
10 / 1653 Nutmeg in various qualities Noten in soorten pound 2.70 Guilders 49
11 / 1653 Nutmeg in various qualities Noten in soorten pound 2.70 Guilders 49
12 / 1653 Nutmeg in various qualities Noten in soorten pound 2.70 Guilders 49
10 / 1653 Pernambuco Wood Pernambuco Hout 100 pounds 27.50 Guilders 77
11 / 1653 Pernambuco Wood Pernambuco Hout 100 pounds 27.50 Guilders 77
12 / 1653 Pernambuco Wood Pernambuco Hout 100 pounds 29.50 Guilders 77
10 / 1653 Rape-oil Raapolie aum 44.75 Guilders 88
11 / 1653 Rape-oil Raapolie aum 44.75 Guilders 88
12 / 1653 Rape-oil Raapolie aum 43.00 Guilders 88
10 / 1653 Roman Alum Roomsch Aluin 100 pounds 12.45 Guilders 3
11 / 1653 Roman Alum Roomsch Aluin 100 pounds 12.45 Guilders 3
12 / 1653 Roman Alum Roomsch Aluin 100 pounds 12.45 Guilders 3
10 / 1653 Aix-la-Chapelle Kettles Ketels van Aken 100 pounds 51.00 Guilders
11 / 1653 Aix-la-Chapelle Kettles Ketels van Aken 100 pounds 51.00 Guilders
12 / 1653 Aix-la-Chapelle Kettles Ketels van Aken 100 pounds 56.00 Guilders
10 / 1653 Baltic Tallow Oostersche Talk 100 pounds 22.50 Guilders
11 / 1653 Baltic Tallow Oostersche Talk 100 pounds 22.50 Guilders
12 / 1653 Baltic Tallow Oostersche Talk 100 pounds 22.50 Guilders
10 / 1653 Bologna Organzine Bologneesche Organsijn pound 24.45 Guilders
11 / 1653 Bologna Organzine Bologneesche Organsijn pound 25.05 Guilders
12 / 1653 Bologna Organzine Bologneesche Organsijn pound 25.05 Guilders
10 / 1653 Cinnamon of the East India Co. Compagnies Kaneel pound 1.53 Guilders
11 / 1653 Cinnamon of the East India Co. Compagnies Kaneel pound 1.53 Guilders
12 / 1653 Cinnamon of the East India Co. Compagnies Kaneel pound 1.93 Guilders
10 / 1653 Cyprus Cotton Cypersche Katoen pound 0.51 Guilders
11 / 1653 Cyprus Cotton Cypersche Katoen pound 0.51 Guilders
12 / 1653 Cyprus Cotton Cypersche Katoen pound 0.54 Guilders
10 / 1653 English Tin Engelsch Tin 100 pounds 64.50 Guilders
11 / 1653 English Tin Engelsch Tin 100 pounds 64.50 Guilders
12 / 1653 English Tin Engelsch Tin 100 pounds 60.50 Guilders
10 / 1653 First quality Molina and Castilian wool Prima Molina en Castilla wol pound 1.63 Guilders
11 / 1653 First quality Molina and Castilian wool Prima Molina en Castilla wol pound 1.63 Guilders
12 / 1653 First quality Molina and Castilian wool Prima Molina en Castilla wol pound 1.63 Guilders
10 / 1653 First quality Segovia wool Prima Segovia wol pound 2.19 Guilders
11 / 1653 First quality Segovia wool Prima Segovia wol pound 2.19 Guilders
12 / 1653 First quality Segovia wool Prima Segovia wol pound 2.18 Guilders
9 / 1653 Frisian Winter-Barley Friesche Wintergerst last 91.00 Guilders
10 / 1653 Frisian Winter-Barley Friesche Wintergerst last 91.00 Guilders
12 / 1653 Frisian Winter-Barley Friesche Wintergerst last 91.00 Guilders
10 / 1653 Gatimalo Indigo Guatimalo Indigo pound 2.50 Guilders 48
11 / 1653 Gatimalo Indigo Guatimalo Indigo pound 2.50 Guilders 48
12 / 1653 Gatimalo Indigo Guatimalo Indigo pound 2.60 Guilders 48
10 / 1653 German Tartar Duitsche Wijnsteen 100 pounds 36.00 Guilders 2
11 / 1653 German Tartar Duitsche Wijnsteen 100 pounds 36.00 Guilders 2