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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: 1665
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
1 / 1665 East Indian Saltpetre Oostindische Salpeter 100 pounds 49.25 Guilders 1
3 / 1665 East Indian Saltpetre Oostindische Salpeter 100 pounds 54.00 Guilders 1
10 / 1665 East Indian Saltpetre Oostindische Salpeter 100 pounds 48.00 Guilders 1
10 / 1665 English Copperas Engelsch Koperrood (Couperose) 100 pounds 3.69 Guilders 51
10 / 1665 English Lead Engelsch Lood 100 pounds 10.95 Guilders 65
10 / 1665 Fine Refined Sugar Fijne Faffinade pound 0.48 Guilders 32
10 / 1665 French Bordeaux Wine Fransche Bordeauxwijn tun 138.00 Guilders 37
10 / 1665 Native Wax Inlandsche Was 100 pounds 77.00 Guilders 10
10 / 1665 Nutmeg in various qualities Noten in soorten pound 2.38 Guilders 49
10 / 1665 Pernambuco Wood Pernambuco Hout 100 pounds 36.00 Guilders 77
10 / 1665 Preserved Ginger of the East India Co. Geconfijte Compagnies Gember Pound 0.39 Guilders 28
10 / 1665 Rape-oil Raapolie aum 41.00 Guilders 88
10 / 1665 Rio de la Plata Hides Rio de la Plata Huiden pound 0.43 Guilders 61
10 / 1665 Roman Alum Roomsch Aluin 100 pounds 12.60 Guilders 3
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
10 / 1665 German Tartar Duitsche Wijnsteen 100 pounds 23.00 Guilders 2
11 / 1665 German Tartar Duitsche Wijnsteen 100 pounds 23.00 Guilders 2
10 / 1665 Greenland Whale-Oil Groenlandsche traan quarter 58.50 Guilders 73
10 / 1665 Gunpowder Buskruit 100 pounds 48.00 Guilders 8
6 / 1665 Hamburg Sheet-copper Hamburgsch Bladkoper 100 pounds 68.00 Guilders 25
10 / 1665 Hamburg Sheet-copper Hamburgsch Bladkoper 100 pounds 67.00 Guilders 25
11 / 1665 Hamburg Sheet-copper Hamburgsch Bladkoper 100 pounds 67.00 Guilders 25
10 / 1665 Leyden Black Naturel Serges, 5 Seals Leidsche Zwarte Naturel Saaien, 5 Looden piece 27.00 Guilders
10 / 1665 Leyden Bleached Hondschoote Serges, 3 Seals Leidsche Gebleekte Hondschootsche Saaien, 3 Looden piece 29.70 Guilders
10 / 1665 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen piece 75.00 Guilders
10 / 1665 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, 1 Seal Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, 1 Lood piece 33.00 Guilders
10 / 1665 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen piece 68.25 Guilders
10 / 1665 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 2 Seals Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 2 Looden piece 34.00 Guilders
10 / 1665 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 3 Seals Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 3 Looden piece 36.50 Guilders
10 / 1665 Leyden Ermine Serges, 1 Seal Leidsche Armijnsaaien, 1 Lood piece 22.80 Guilders
10 / 1665 Leyden Fustians, Double Lions Leidsche Fusteinen, Dubbele Leeuwen piece 10.35 Guilders
10 / 1665 Leyden Fustians, Single Lions Leidsche Fusteinen, Enkele Leeuwen piece 9.30 Guilders
10 / 1665 Leyden Satin Crown Bombasines Leidsche Satijn Bombazijnen, Kronen piece 17.50 Guilders
10 / 1665 Leyden Satin Crown Bombasines, 1 Seal Leidsche Satijn Bombazijnen, Kronen, 1 Lood piece 10.00 Guilders
10 / 1665 Leyden Single Gentlemen's Crown Serges Leidsche Enkele Heerensaaien Kronen piece 37.25 Guilders