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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: 1793
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
6 / 1793 English Single White Iron Engelsch Enkel Blik 100 pounds 37.00 Guilders
7 / 1793 English Single White Iron Engelsch Enkel Blik 100 pounds 37.50 Guilders
8 / 1793 English Single White Iron Engelsch Enkel Blik 100 pounds 37.50 Guilders
9 / 1793 English Single White Iron Engelsch Enkel Blik 100 pounds 38.00 Guilders
10 / 1793 English Single White Iron Engelsch Enkel Blik 100 pounds 38.00 Guilders
11 / 1793 English Single White Iron Engelsch Enkel Blik 100 pounds 38.00 Guilders
12 / 1793 English Single White Iron Engelsch Enkel Blik 100 pounds 39.00 Guilders
1 / 1793 English Tin Engelsch Tin 100 pounds 58.50 Guilders
2 / 1793 English Tin Engelsch Tin 100 pounds 58.50 Guilders
1 / 1793 Fine Gold in Bars Fijn Goud in Baren mark 377.19 Guilders
2 / 1793 Fine Gold in Bars Fijn Goud in Baren mark 376.74 Guilders
3 / 1793 Fine Gold in Bars Fijn Goud in Baren mark 378.97 Guilders
4 / 1793 Fine Gold in Bars Fijn Goud in Baren mark 384.29 Guilders
5 / 1793 Fine Gold in Bars Fijn Goud in Baren mark 386.07 Guilders
6 / 1793 Fine Gold in Bars Fijn Goud in Baren mark 393.58 Guilders
7 / 1793 Fine Gold in Bars Fijn Goud in Baren mark 393.17 Guilders
8 / 1793 Fine Gold in Bars Fijn Goud in Baren mark 383.40 Guilders
9 / 1793 Fine Gold in Bars Fijn Goud in Baren mark 388.73 Guilders
10 / 1793 Fine Gold in Bars Fijn Goud in Baren mark 395.83 Guilders
11 / 1793 Fine Gold in Bars Fijn Goud in Baren mark 394.05 Guilders
12 / 1793 Fine Gold in Bars Fijn Goud in Baren mark 385.83 Guilders
1 / 1793 Fine Segovia wool Fijne Segovia wol pound 3.38 Banco
2 / 1793 Fine Segovia wool Fijne Segovia wol pound 3.38 Banco
3 / 1793 Fine Segovia wool Fijne Segovia wol pound 3.38 Banco
4 / 1793 Fine Segovia wool Fijne Segovia wol pound 3.38 Banco
5 / 1793 Fine Segovia wool Fijne Segovia wol pound 3.38 Banco
6 / 1793 Fine Segovia wool Fijne Segovia wol pound 3.38 Banco
7 / 1793 Fine Segovia wool Fijne Segovia wol pound 3.38 Banco
8 / 1793 Fine Segovia wool Fijne Segovia wol pound 3.38 Banco
9 / 1793 Fine Segovia wool Fijne Segovia wol pound 3.38 Banco
10 / 1793 Fine Segovia wool Fijne Segovia wol pound 3.38 Banco
11 / 1793 Fine Segovia wool Fijne Segovia wol pound 3.38 Banco
12 / 1793 Fine Segovia wool Fijne Segovia wol pound 3.38 Banco
1 / 1793 Flemish & Brabantine Buckwheat Vlaamsche en Brabantsche boekweit last 129.00 Guilders
2 / 1793 Flemish & Brabantine Buckwheat Vlaamsche en Brabantsche boekweit last 129.00 Guilders
2 / 1793 French Wine of the Highlands Fransche Hooglandsche Wijn 4 hogsheads 141.00 Guilders
3 / 1793 French Wine of the Highlands Fransche Hooglandsche Wijn 4 hogsheads 141.00 Guilders
4 / 1793 French Wine of the Highlands Fransche Hooglandsche Wijn 4 hogsheads 141.00 Guilders
5 / 1793 French Wine of the Highlands Fransche Hooglandsche Wijn 4 hogsheads 141.00 Guilders
6 / 1793 French Wine of the Highlands Fransche Hooglandsche Wijn 4 hogsheads 141.00 Guilders
7 / 1793 French Wine of the Highlands Fransche Hooglandsche Wijn 4 hogsheads 141.00 Guilders
8 / 1793 French Wine of the Highlands Fransche Hooglandsche Wijn 4 hogsheads 141.00 Guilders
9 / 1793 French Wine of the Highlands Fransche Hooglandsche Wijn 4 hogsheads 141.00 Guilders
10 / 1793 French Wine of the Highlands Fransche Hooglandsche Wijn 4 hogsheads 141.00 Guilders
11 / 1793 French Wine of the Highlands Fransche Hooglandsche Wijn 4 hogsheads 156.00 Guilders
1 / 1793 Frisian Winter-Barley Friesche Wintergerst last 122.50 Guilders
2 / 1793 Frisian Winter-Barley Friesche Wintergerst last 127.40 Guilders
3 / 1793 Frisian Winter-Barley Friesche Wintergerst last 124.60 Guilders
4 / 1793 Frisian Winter-Barley Friesche Wintergerst last 119.00 Guilders
5 / 1793 Frisian Winter-Barley Friesche Wintergerst last 121.80 Guilders