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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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5 / 1792 Konigsberg Moscovite Bear's Foot ashes Koningsberger Moscovische Berenklauwasch last 380.00 Guilders 80
6 / 1792 Konigsberg Moscovite Bear's Foot ashes Koningsberger Moscovische Berenklauwasch last 380.00 Guilders 80
7 / 1792 Konigsberg Moscovite Bear's Foot ashes Koningsberger Moscovische Berenklauwasch last 380.00 Guilders 80
8 / 1792 Konigsberg Moscovite Bear's Foot ashes Koningsberger Moscovische Berenklauwasch last 380.00 Guilders 80
9 / 1792 Konigsberg Moscovite Bear's Foot ashes Koningsberger Moscovische Berenklauwasch last 420.00 Guilders 80
10 / 1792 Konigsberg Moscovite Bear's Foot ashes Koningsberger Moscovische Berenklauwasch last 420.00 Guilders 80
11 / 1792 Konigsberg Moscovite Bear's Foot ashes Koningsberger Moscovische Berenklauwasch last 420.00 Guilders 80
12 / 1792 Konigsberg Moscovite Bear's Foot ashes Koningsberger Moscovische Berenklauwasch last 420.00 Guilders 80
1 / 1792 Konigsberg Rye Koningsberger rogge last 137.20 Guilders
2 / 1792 Konigsberg Rye Koningsberger rogge last 141.40 Guilders
3 / 1792 Konigsberg Rye Koningsberger rogge last 137.20 Guilders
4 / 1792 Konigsberg Rye Koningsberger rogge last 141.40 Guilders
5 / 1792 Konigsberg Rye Koningsberger rogge last 143.50 Guilders
6 / 1792 Konigsberg Rye Koningsberger rogge last 135.10 Guilders
7 / 1792 Konigsberg Rye Koningsberger rogge last 133.00 Guilders
8 / 1792 Konigsberg Rye Koningsberger rogge last 122.50 Guilders
9 / 1792 Konigsberg Rye Koningsberger rogge last 137.20 Guilders
10 / 1792 Konigsberg Rye Koningsberger rogge last 147.00 Guilders
11 / 1792 Konigsberg Rye Koningsberger rogge last 164.50 Guilders
12 / 1792 Konigsberg Rye Koningsberger rogge last 170.80 Guilders
1 / 1792 Konigsberg wheat Koningsberger tarwe last 213.50 Guilders
2 / 1792 Konigsberg wheat Koningsberger tarwe last 212.80 Guilders
3 / 1792 Konigsberg wheat Koningsberger tarwe last 226.80 Guilders
4 / 1792 Konigsberg wheat Koningsberger tarwe last 212.80 Guilders
5 / 1792 Konigsberg wheat Koningsberger tarwe last 196.00 Guilders
6 / 1792 Konigsberg wheat Koningsberger tarwe last 185.50 Guilders
7 / 1792 Konigsberg wheat Koningsberger tarwe last 185.50 Guilders
8 / 1792 Konigsberg wheat Koningsberger tarwe last 185.50 Guilders
9 / 1792 Konigsberg wheat Koningsberger tarwe last 199.50 Guilders
10 / 1792 Konigsberg wheat Koningsberger tarwe last 215.60 Guilders
11 / 1792 Konigsberg wheat Koningsberger tarwe last 234.50 Guilders
12 / 1792 Konigsberg wheat Koningsberger tarwe last 227.50 Guilders
1 / 1792 Linseed Oil Lijnolie aum 34.00 Guilders 64
2 / 1792 Linseed Oil Lijnolie aum 33.50 Guilders 64
3 / 1792 Linseed Oil Lijnolie aum 34.25 Guilders 64
4 / 1792 Linseed Oil Lijnolie aum 33.25 Guilders 64
5 / 1792 Linseed Oil Lijnolie aum 34.00 Guilders 64
6 / 1792 Linseed Oil Lijnolie aum 34.75 Guilders 64
7 / 1792 Linseed Oil Lijnolie aum 34.50 Guilders 64
8 / 1792 Linseed Oil Lijnolie aum 35.00 Guilders 64
9 / 1792 Linseed Oil Lijnolie aum 38.00 Guilders 64
10 / 1792 Linseed Oil Lijnolie aum 37.75 Guilders 64
11 / 1792 Linseed Oil Lijnolie aum 38.75 Guilders 64
12 / 1792 Linseed Oil Lijnolie aum 38.25 Guilders 64
1 / 1792 Loaf-sugar Melissuiker pound 0.58 Guilders 89
2 / 1792 Loaf-sugar Melissuiker pound 0.69 Guilders 89
3 / 1792 Loaf-sugar Melissuiker pound 0.70 Guilders 89
4 / 1792 Loaf-sugar Melissuiker pound 0.67 Guilders 89
5 / 1792 Loaf-sugar Melissuiker pound 0.64 Guilders 89
6 / 1792 Loaf-sugar Melissuiker pound 0.60 Guilders 89