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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: 1798
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
9 / 1798 German Single White Iron Duitsch Enkel Blik 100 pounds 74.00 Guilders
10 / 1798 German Single White Iron Duitsch Enkel Blik 100 pounds 76.00 Guilders
1 / 1798 German Tartar Duitsche Wijnsteen 100 pounds 42.00 Guilders 2
2 / 1798 German Tartar Duitsche Wijnsteen 100 pounds 48.00 Guilders 2
3 / 1798 German Tartar Duitsche Wijnsteen 100 pounds 48.00 Guilders 2
8 / 1798 German Tartar Duitsche Wijnsteen 100 pounds 50.00 Guilders 2
9 / 1798 German Tartar Duitsche Wijnsteen 100 pounds 50.00 Guilders 2
10 / 1798 German Tartar Duitsche Wijnsteen 100 pounds 50.00 Guilders 2
11 / 1798 German Tartar Duitsche Wijnsteen 100 pounds 50.00 Guilders 2
12 / 1798 German Tartar Duitsche Wijnsteen 100 pounds 50.00 Guilders 2
1 / 1798 Groningen and Oldambt winter-barley Groninger en Oldambter wintergerst last 108.50 Guilders
2 / 1798 Groningen and Oldambt winter-barley Groninger en Oldambter wintergerst last 108.50 Guilders
3 / 1798 Groningen and Oldambt winter-barley Groninger en Oldambter wintergerst last 108.50 Guilders
4 / 1798 Groningen and Oldambt winter-barley Groninger en Oldambter wintergerst last 102.20 Guilders
5 / 1798 Groningen and Oldambt winter-barley Groninger en Oldambter wintergerst last 102.20 Guilders
6 / 1798 Groningen and Oldambt winter-barley Groninger en Oldambter wintergerst last 94.50 Guilders
7 / 1798 Groningen and Oldambt winter-barley Groninger en Oldambter wintergerst last 94.50 Guilders
8 / 1798 Groningen and Oldambt winter-barley Groninger en Oldambter wintergerst last 105.00 Guilders
9 / 1798 Groningen and Oldambt winter-barley Groninger en Oldambter wintergerst last 112.00 Guilders
10 / 1798 Groningen and Oldambt winter-barley Groninger en Oldambter wintergerst last 121.10 Guilders
11 / 1798 Groningen and Oldambt winter-barley Groninger en Oldambter wintergerst last 133.00 Guilders
12 / 1798 Groningen and Oldambt winter-barley Groninger en Oldambter wintergerst last 136.50 Guilders
1 / 1798 Gunpowder Buskruit 100 pounds 100.00 Guilders 8
2 / 1798 Gunpowder Buskruit 100 pounds 100.00 Guilders 8
3 / 1798 Gunpowder Buskruit 100 pounds 100.00 Guilders 8
4 / 1798 Gunpowder Buskruit 100 pounds 100.00 Guilders 8
5 / 1798 Gunpowder Buskruit 100 pounds 100.00 Guilders 8
6 / 1798 Gunpowder Buskruit 100 pounds 100.00 Guilders 8
7 / 1798 Gunpowder Buskruit 100 pounds 100.00 Guilders 8
8 / 1798 Gunpowder Buskruit 100 pounds 100.00 Guilders 8
9 / 1798 Gunpowder Buskruit 100 pounds 100.00 Guilders 8
10 / 1798 Gunpowder Buskruit 100 pounds 100.00 Guilders 8
11 / 1798 Gunpowder Buskruit 100 pounds 100.00 Guilders 8
12 / 1798 Gunpowder Buskruit 100 pounds 100.00 Guilders 8
1 / 1798 Horse-Beans Paardeboonen last 132.00 Guilders
2 / 1798 Horse-Beans Paardeboonen last 132.00 Guilders
3 / 1798 Horse-Beans Paardeboonen last 126.00 Guilders
4 / 1798 Horse-Beans Paardeboonen last 123.00 Guilders
5 / 1798 Horse-Beans Paardeboonen last 123.00 Guilders
6 / 1798 Horse-Beans Paardeboonen last 123.00 Guilders
7 / 1798 Horse-Beans Paardeboonen last 123.00 Guilders
8 / 1798 Horse-Beans Paardeboonen last 123.00 Guilders
9 / 1798 Horse-Beans Paardeboonen last 123.00 Guilders
10 / 1798 Horse-Beans Paardeboonen last 123.00 Guilders
11 / 1798 Horse-Beans Paardeboonen last 123.00 Guilders
12 / 1798 Horse-Beans Paardeboonen last 141.00 Guilders
1 / 1798 Iron-Wire Ijzerdraad 100 pounds 2.55 Guilders
2 / 1798 Iron-Wire Ijzerdraad 100 pounds 2.55 Guilders
3 / 1798 Iron-Wire Ijzerdraad 100 pounds 2.55 Guilders
4 / 1798 Iron-Wire Ijzerdraad 100 pounds 2.55 Guilders