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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: 1664
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
12 / 1664 Sole-Leather Zoolleer pound 0.58 Guilders
12 / 1664 Split Stockfish Roodschaar 100 pounds 8.00 Guilders
3 / 1664 St. Ubes Salt St. Ubes Zout last 348.00 Guilders
5 / 1664 St. Ubes Salt St. Ubes Zout last 330.00 Guilders
6 / 1664 St. Ubes Salt St. Ubes Zout last 360.00 Guilders
7 / 1664 St. Ubes Salt St. Ubes Zout last 336.00 Guilders
8 / 1664 St. Ubes Salt St. Ubes Zout last 348.00 Guilders
9 / 1664 St. Ubes Salt St. Ubes Zout last 348.00 Guilders
11 / 1664 St. Ubes Salt St. Ubes Zout last 396.00 Guilders
12 / 1664 St. Ubes Salt St. Ubes Zout last 396.00 Guilders
12 / 1664 Steel in Bars Staal in Staven 100 pounds 24.00 Guilders 63
12 / 1664 Stockfish Rondvisch 100 pounds 8.38 Guilders 87
3 / 1664 Swedish Brass-Wire Zweedsch Koperdraad 100 pounds 55.00 Guilders
5 / 1664 Swedish Brass-Wire Zweedsch Koperdraad 100 pounds 53.25 Guilders
6 / 1664 Swedish Brass-Wire Zweedsch Koperdraad 100 pounds 53.25 Guilders
7 / 1664 Swedish Brass-Wire Zweedsch Koperdraad 100 pounds 53.00 Guilders
8 / 1664 Swedish Brass-Wire Zweedsch Koperdraad 100 pounds 57.50 Guilders
9 / 1664 Swedish Brass-Wire Zweedsch Koperdraad 100 pounds 66.00 Guilders
11 / 1664 Swedish Brass-Wire Zweedsch Koperdraad 100 pounds 60.00 Guilders
12 / 1664 Swedish Brass-Wire Zweedsch Koperdraad 100 pounds 60.50 Guilders
1 / 1664 Swedish Garcopper Zweedsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 53.27 Guilders 4
4 / 1664 Swedish Garcopper Zweedsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 54.27 Guilders 4
5 / 1664 Swedish Garcopper Zweedsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 55.00 Guilders 4
6 / 1664 Swedish Garcopper Zweedsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 55.00 Guilders 4
7 / 1664 Swedish Garcopper Zweedsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 53.00 Guilders 4
8 / 1664 Swedish Garcopper Zweedsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 60.00 Guilders 4
9 / 1664 Swedish Garcopper Zweedsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 58.55 Guilders 4
11 / 1664 Swedish Garcopper Zweedsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 60.55 Guilders 4
12 / 1664 Swedish Garcopper Zweedsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 60.25 Guilders 4
11 / 1664 Swedish Iron Zweedsch Ijzer 100 pounds 5.75 Guilders 91
12 / 1664 Swedish Iron Zweedsch Ijzer 100 pounds 6.88 Guilders 91
12 / 1664 The Best Bear's Foot Ashes De Beste Berenklauwasch last 600.00 Guilders 80
12 / 1664 Train-Oil Spektraan 100 pounds 35.00 Guilders 13
12 / 1664 Treacle Suikersiroop pound 12.38 Guilders 90
Month / Year: 1665
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
10 / 1665 Aix-la-Chapelle Kettles Ketels van Aken 100 pounds 63.00 Guilders
10 / 1665 Amsterdam Civet Amsterdamsche Civet ounce 18.00 Guilders
10 / 1665 Baltic Tallow Oostersche Talk 100 pounds 19.75 Guilders
10 / 1665 Bologna Organzine Bologneesche Organsijn pound 24.00 Guilders
10 / 1665 Cinnamon of the East India Co. Compagnies Kaneel pound 3.28 Guilders
10 / 1665 Cyprus Cotton Cypersche Katoen pound 0.54 Guilders
10 / 1665 English Block-tin Engelsch Bloktin 100 pounds 70.00 Guilders
10 / 1665 First quality Molina and Castilian wool Prima Molina en Castilla wol pound 1.18 Guilders
10 / 1665 First quality Segovia wool Prima Segovia wol pound 1.93 Guilders
10 / 1665 French Wine of the Highlands Fransche Hooglandsche Wijn tun 168.00 Guilders
10 / 1665 Frisian Winter-Barley Friesche Wintergerst last 98.00 Guilders
10 / 1665 Frisian brew-oats Friesche brouwhaver last 67.20 Guilders
10 / 1665 Frisian forage-oats Friesche voerhaver last 67.20 Guilders
10 / 1665 Full Herring Volle Haring last 185.00 Guilders 19
10 / 1665 Gatimalo Indigo Guatimalo Indigo pound 3.98 Guilders 48
9 / 1665 German Tartar Duitsche Wijnsteen 100 pounds 23.00 Guilders 2