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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: 1666
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
10 / 1666 Treacle Suikersiroop pound 11.70 Guilders 90
10 / 1666 White Candy Witte Kandij pound 0.98 Guilders 30
10 / 1666 Cloves in various qualities Nagelen in soorten pound 5.89 Guilders 16
10 / 1666 Dry Ginger Droge Gember 100 pounds 15.50 Guilders 7
10 / 1666 Fine Refined Sugar Fijne Faffinade pound 0.52 Guilders 32
10 / 1666 Nutmeg in various qualities Noten in soorten pound 2.35 Guilders 49
1 / 1666 Hamburg Sheet-copper Hamburgsch Bladkoper 100 pounds 67.00 Guilders 25
2 / 1666 Hamburg Sheet-copper Hamburgsch Bladkoper 100 pounds 67.00 Guilders 25
3 / 1666 Hamburg Sheet-copper Hamburgsch Bladkoper 100 pounds 66.50 Guilders 25
4 / 1666 Hamburg Sheet-copper Hamburgsch Bladkoper 100 pounds 65.50 Guilders 25
5 / 1666 Hamburg Sheet-copper Hamburgsch Bladkoper 100 pounds 65.50 Guilders 25
6 / 1666 Hamburg Sheet-copper Hamburgsch Bladkoper 100 pounds 64.00 Guilders 25
7 / 1666 Hamburg Sheet-copper Hamburgsch Bladkoper 100 pounds 64.00 Guilders 25
8 / 1666 Hamburg Sheet-copper Hamburgsch Bladkoper 100 pounds 61.25 Guilders 25
9 / 1666 Hamburg Sheet-copper Hamburgsch Bladkoper 100 pounds 62.25 Guilders 25
10 / 1666 Hamburg Sheet-copper Hamburgsch Bladkoper 100 pounds 63.00 Guilders 25
11 / 1666 Hamburg Sheet-copper Hamburgsch Bladkoper 100 pounds 65.00 Guilders 25
12 / 1666 Hamburg Sheet-copper Hamburgsch Bladkoper 100 pounds 65.00 Guilders 25
Month / Year: 1667
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
3 / 1667 Hamburg Sheet-copper Hamburgsch Bladkoper 100 pounds 64.00 Guilders 25
4 / 1667 Hamburg Sheet-copper Hamburgsch Bladkoper 100 pounds 63.00 Guilders 25
12 / 1667 Hamburg Sheet-copper Hamburgsch Bladkoper 100 pounds 65.50 Guilders 25
4 / 1667 Mace in various qualities Foelie in Soorten pound 5.78 Guilders 86
3 / 1667 St. Ubes Salt St. Ubes Zout last 1020.00 Guilders
4 / 1667 St. Ubes Salt St. Ubes Zout last 903.00 Guilders
6 / 1667 St. Ubes Salt St. Ubes Zout last 1050.00 Guilders
3 / 1667 Swedish Brass-Wire Zweedsch Koperdraad 100 pounds 63.00 Guilders
4 / 1667 Swedish Brass-Wire Zweedsch Koperdraad 100 pounds 63.00 Guilders
9 / 1667 Swedish Brass-Wire Zweedsch Koperdraad 100 pounds 58.50 Guilders
10 / 1667 Swedish Brass-Wire Zweedsch Koperdraad 100 pounds 57.88 Guilders
11 / 1667 Swedish Brass-Wire Zweedsch Koperdraad 100 pounds 58.00 Guilders
12 / 1667 Swedish Brass-Wire Zweedsch Koperdraad 100 pounds 57.75 Guilders
2 / 1667 Swedish Garcopper Zweedsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 60.17 Guilders 4
3 / 1667 Swedish Garcopper Zweedsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 60.55 Guilders 4
4 / 1667 Swedish Garcopper Zweedsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 54.00 Guilders 4
5 / 1667 Swedish Garcopper Zweedsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 56.00 Guilders 4
6 / 1667 Swedish Garcopper Zweedsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 55.09 Guilders 4
7 / 1667 Swedish Garcopper Zweedsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 54.91 Guilders 4
8 / 1667 Swedish Garcopper Zweedsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 54.00 Guilders 4
9 / 1667 Swedish Garcopper Zweedsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 55.36 Guilders 4
10 / 1667 Swedish Garcopper Zweedsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 59.09 Guilders 4
11 / 1667 Swedish Garcopper Zweedsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 57.17 Guilders 4
12 / 1667 Swedish Garcopper Zweedsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 58.17 Guilders 4
3 / 1667 Swedish Iron Zweedsch Ijzer 100 pounds 6.50 Guilders 91
4 / 1667 Swedish Iron Zweedsch Ijzer 100 pounds 6.57 Guilders 91
4 / 1667 Treacle Suikersiroop pound 8.10 Guilders 90
4 / 1667 White Candy Witte Kandij pound 0.93 Guilders 30
12 / 1667 Alicante Anise Alicantsche Anijs 100 pounds 30.00 Guilders 76
4 / 1667 Cloves in various qualities Nagelen in soorten pound 7.25 Guilders 16
4 / 1667 Dry Ginger Droge Gember 100 pounds 27.50 Guilders 7
4 / 1667 Fine Refined Sugar Fijne Faffinade pound 0.49 Guilders 32