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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: 1795
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
8 / 1795 Blue Smyrna Gallnuts Blauwe Smirna Galnoten 100 pounds 125.00 Guilders 9
9 / 1795 Blue Smyrna Gallnuts Blauwe Smirna Galnoten 100 pounds 120.00 Guilders 9
10 / 1795 Blue Smyrna Gallnuts Blauwe Smirna Galnoten 100 pounds 120.00 Guilders 9
11 / 1795 Blue Smyrna Gallnuts Blauwe Smirna Galnoten 100 pounds 120.00 Guilders 9
12 / 1795 Blue Smyrna Gallnuts Blauwe Smirna Galnoten 100 pounds 120.00 Guilders 9
1 / 1795 Bordeaux Brandy Bordeaux Brandewijn 30 double gallons 114.00 Guilders 38
2 / 1795 Bordeaux Brandy Bordeaux Brandewijn 30 double gallons 129.00 Guilders 38
3 / 1795 Bordeaux Brandy Bordeaux Brandewijn 30 double gallons 135.00 Guilders 38
4 / 1795 Bordeaux Brandy Bordeaux Brandewijn 30 double gallons 142.50 Guilders 38
5 / 1795 Bordeaux Brandy Bordeaux Brandewijn 30 double gallons 142.50 Guilders 38
6 / 1795 Bordeaux Brandy Bordeaux Brandewijn 30 double gallons 142.50 Guilders 38
7 / 1795 Bordeaux Brandy Bordeaux Brandewijn 30 double gallons 132.00 Guilders 38
8 / 1795 Bordeaux Brandy Bordeaux Brandewijn 30 double gallons 118.50 Guilders 38
9 / 1795 Bordeaux Brandy Bordeaux Brandewijn 30 double gallons 118.50 Guilders 38
10 / 1795 Bordeaux Brandy Bordeaux Brandewijn 30 double gallons 135.00 Guilders 38
11 / 1795 Bordeaux Brandy Bordeaux Brandewijn 30 double gallons 147.00 Guilders 38
12 / 1795 Bordeaux Brandy Bordeaux Brandewijn 30 double gallons 165.00 Guilders 38
3 / 1795 Bordeaux Honey bordeaux Honig tun 345.00 Guilders 92
4 / 1795 Bordeaux Honey bordeaux Honig tun 345.00 Guilders 92
5 / 1795 Bordeaux Honey bordeaux Honig tun 360.00 Guilders 92
6 / 1795 Bordeaux Honey bordeaux Honig tun 345.00 Guilders 92
7 / 1795 Bordeaux Honey bordeaux Honig tun 336.00 Guilders 92
8 / 1795 Bordeaux Honey bordeaux Honig tun 330.00 Guilders 92
1 / 1795 Brazilian white sugar Braziliaansche witte suiker pound 0.46 Guilders 31
2 / 1795 Brazilian white sugar Braziliaansche witte suiker pound 0.51 Guilders 31
3 / 1795 Brazilian white sugar Braziliaansche witte suiker pound 0.51 Guilders 31
4 / 1795 Brazilian white sugar Braziliaansche witte suiker pound 0.51 Guilders 31
5 / 1795 Brazilian white sugar Braziliaansche witte suiker pound 0.51 Guilders 31
6 / 1795 Brazilian white sugar Braziliaansche witte suiker pound 0.51 Guilders 31
7 / 1795 Brazilian white sugar Braziliaansche witte suiker pound 0.52 Guilders 31
8 / 1795 Brazilian white sugar Braziliaansche witte suiker pound 0.52 Guilders 31
9 / 1795 Brazilian white sugar Braziliaansche witte suiker pound 0.57 Guilders 31
10 / 1795 Brazilian white sugar Braziliaansche witte suiker pound 0.57 Guilders 31
11 / 1795 Brazilian white sugar Braziliaansche witte suiker pound 0.57 Guilders 31
12 / 1795 Brazilian white sugar Braziliaansche witte suiker pound 0.57 Guilders 31
1 / 1795 Buenos Aires Hides Buenos Aires Huiden pound 0.39 Guilders 61
2 / 1795 Buenos Aires Hides Buenos Aires Huiden pound 0.39 Guilders 61
3 / 1795 Buenos Aires Hides Buenos Aires Huiden pound 0.39 Guilders 61
4 / 1795 Buenos Aires Hides Buenos Aires Huiden pound 0.39 Guilders 61
5 / 1795 Buenos Aires Hides Buenos Aires Huiden pound 0.39 Guilders 61
6 / 1795 Buenos Aires Hides Buenos Aires Huiden pound 0.39 Guilders 61
7 / 1795 Buenos Aires Hides Buenos Aires Huiden pound 0.39 Guilders 61
8 / 1795 Buenos Aires Hides Buenos Aires Huiden pound 0.39 Guilders 61
9 / 1795 Buenos Aires Hides Buenos Aires Huiden pound 0.39 Guilders 61
10 / 1795 Buenos Aires Hides Buenos Aires Huiden pound 0.39 Guilders 61
11 / 1795 Buenos Aires Hides Buenos Aires Huiden pound 0.39 Guilders 61
12 / 1795 Buenos Aires Hides Buenos Aires Huiden pound 0.39 Guilders 61
1 / 1795 Cadix Salt Cadix Zout hundredweight of 404 measures 600.00 Guilders
2 / 1795 Cadix Salt Cadix Zout hundredweight of 404 measures 600.00 Guilders
3 / 1795 Cadix Salt Cadix Zout hundredweight of 404 measures 600.00 Guilders