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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
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
12 / 1664 Washed Segovia Lamb's wool Gewasschen Segovia Lamswol 100 pounds 72.50 Guilders
12 / 1664 White Candy Witte Kandij pound 0.96 Guilders 30
12 / 1664 Yellow Wood Geelhout 100 pounds 5.50 Guilders 26
12 / 1664 Yufts Juchten pound 0.98 Guilders 46
12 / 1664 Zantos Currants Xantos' Krenten 100 pounds 20.25 Guilders
12 / 1664 Baltic (Dry) Wax Oostersche (Droge) Was 100 pounds 79.00 Guilders 11
12 / 1664 Bordeaux Brandy Bordeaux Brandewijn 30 double gallons 78.00 Guilders 38
12 / 1664 Bordeaux Honey bordeaux Honig tun 267.00 Guilders 92
12 / 1664 Brazilian white sugar Braziliaansche witte suiker pound 0.39 Guilders 31
12 / 1664 Cadix Salt Cadix Zout hundredweight of 404 measures 384.00 Guilders
12 / 1664 Clean Mace Schoone Foelie pound 5.78 Guilders 86
12 / 1664 Cloves in various qualities Nagelen in soorten pound 6.28 Guilders 16
12 / 1664 Cod-liver Oil Levertraan tun 17.00 Guilders 13
12 / 1664 Common Madder Gemeene Meekrap 100 pounds 12.00 Guilders 75
5 / 1664 East Indian Saltpetre Oostindische Salpeter 100 pounds 40.00 Guilders 1
8 / 1664 East Indian Saltpetre Oostindische Salpeter 100 pounds 40.00 Guilders 1
9 / 1664 East Indian Saltpetre Oostindische Salpeter 100 pounds 46.00 Guilders 1
12 / 1664 East Indian Saltpetre Oostindische Salpeter 100 pounds 47.00 Guilders 1
12 / 1664 English Copperas Engelsch Koperrood (Couperose) 100 pounds 4.00 Guilders 51
12 / 1664 English Lead Engelsch Lood 100 pounds 10.35 Guilders 65
12 / 1664 Figs Vijgen 100 pounds 14.50 Guilders 13
12 / 1664 Fine Refined Sugar Fijne Faffinade pound 0.48 Guilders 32
12 / 1664 French Bordeaux Wine Fransche Bordeauxwijn tun 93.00 Guilders 37
12 / 1664 Native Wax Inlandsche Was 100 pounds 81.50 Guilders 10
12 / 1664 Nutmeg in various qualities Noten in soorten pound 2.50 Guilders 49
12 / 1664 Pernambuco Wood Pernambuco Hout 100 pounds 36.00 Guilders 77
12 / 1664 Rape-oil Raapolie aum 37.00 Guilders 88
12 / 1664 Rio de la Plata Hides Rio de la Plata Huiden pound 0.33 Guilders 61
12 / 1664 Roman Alum Roomsch Aluin 100 pounds 12.00 Guilders 3
Month / Year: 1665
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
10 / 1665 Washed Segovia Lamb's wool Gewasschen Segovia Lamswol 100 pounds 72.50 Guilders
10 / 1665 White Candy Witte Kandij pound 0.95 Guilders 30
10 / 1665 Yellow Wood Geelhout 100 pounds 4.75 Guilders 26
10 / 1665 Yufts Juchten pound 0.93 Guilders 46
10 / 1665 Zantos Currants Xantos' Krenten 100 pounds 20.00 Guilders
10 / 1665 Alicante Anise Alicantsche Anijs 100 pounds 35.00 Guilders 76
10 / 1665 Apulian oil Olie van Puglia tun 480.00 Guilders 35
10 / 1665 Baltic (Dry) Wax Oostersche (Droge) Was 100 pounds 75.00 Guilders 11
10 / 1665 Bordeaux Brandy Bordeaux Brandewijn 30 double gallons 86.25 Guilders 38
10 / 1665 Bordeaux Honey bordeaux Honig tun 303.00 Guilders 92
10 / 1665 Brazilian white sugar Braziliaansche witte suiker pound 0.40 Guilders 31
10 / 1665 Cadix Salt Cadix Zout hundredweight of 404 measures 588.00 Guilders
10 / 1665 Clean Mace Schoone Foelie pound 5.55 Guilders 86
10 / 1665 Cloves in various qualities Nagelen in soorten pound 5.43 Guilders 16
10 / 1665 Cod-liver Oil Levertraan tun 22.50 Guilders 13
10 / 1665 Common Madder Gemeene Meekrap 100 pounds 11.50 Guilders 75