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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 Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
12 / 1802 Frisian Winter-Barley Friesche Wintergerst last 200.20 Guilders
1 / 1802 Frisian and East-Frisian coleseed Friesch en Oostfriesch koolzaad last 396.00 Guilders
2 / 1802 Frisian and East-Frisian coleseed Friesch en Oostfriesch koolzaad last 414.00 Guilders
3 / 1802 Frisian and East-Frisian coleseed Friesch en Oostfriesch koolzaad last 405.00 Guilders
11 / 1802 Frisian and East-Frisian coleseed Friesch en Oostfriesch koolzaad last 432.00 Guilders
12 / 1802 Frisian and East-Frisian coleseed Friesch en Oostfriesch koolzaad last 438.00 Guilders
1 / 1802 Frisian wheat Friesche tarwe last 476.00 Guilders
2 / 1802 Frisian wheat Friesche tarwe last 476.00 Guilders
3 / 1802 Frisian wheat Friesche tarwe last 420.00 Guilders
4 / 1802 Frisian wheat Friesche tarwe last 364.00 Guilders
5 / 1802 Frisian wheat Friesche tarwe last 420.00 Guilders
6 / 1802 Frisian wheat Friesche tarwe last 469.00 Guilders
7 / 1802 Frisian wheat Friesche tarwe last 455.00 Guilders
8 / 1802 Frisian wheat Friesche tarwe last 399.00 Guilders
9 / 1802 Frisian wheat Friesche tarwe last 385.00 Guilders
10 / 1802 Frisian wheat Friesche tarwe last 357.00 Guilders
11 / 1802 Frisian wheat Friesche tarwe last 399.00 Guilders
12 / 1802 Frisian wheat Friesche tarwe last 402.50 Guilders
11 / 1802 Full Herring Volle Haring last 325.00 Guilders 19
12 / 1802 Full Herring Volle Haring last 325.00 Guilders 19
1 / 1802 Gatimalo Indigo Guatimalo Indigo pound 6.75 Guilders 47
2 / 1802 Gatimalo Indigo Guatimalo Indigo pound 6.75 Guilders 47
3 / 1802 Gatimalo Indigo Guatimalo Indigo pound 6.75 Guilders 47
8 / 1802 Gatimalo Indigo Guatimalo Indigo pound 6.75 Guilders 47
11 / 1802 Gatimalo Indigo Guatimalo Indigo pound 5.78 Guilders 47
12 / 1802 Gatimalo Indigo Guatimalo Indigo pound 5.78 Guilders 47
1 / 1802 Gatinais Saffron Gastinois Saffraan pound 35.00 Guilders 69
2 / 1802 Gatinais Saffron Gastinois Saffraan pound 38.00 Guilders 69
3 / 1802 Gatinais Saffron Gastinois Saffraan pound 38.00 Guilders 69
12 / 1802 Gatinais Saffron Gastinois Saffraan pound 40.00 Guilders 69
8 / 1802 Genoese Yellow Oil Genueesche gele olie tun 1440.00 Guilders 36
11 / 1802 Genoese Yellow Oil Genueesche gele olie tun 1200.00 Guilders 36
12 / 1802 Genoese Yellow Oil Genueesche gele olie tun 1200.00 Guilders 36
2 / 1802 German Millet Duitsche Gierst 100 pounds 14.00 Guilders
3 / 1802 German Millet Duitsche Gierst 100 pounds 14.00 Guilders
11 / 1802 German Millet Duitsche Gierst 100 pounds 13.00 Guilders
12 / 1802 German Millet Duitsche Gierst 100 pounds 13.00 Guilders
1 / 1802 German Single White Iron Duitsch Enkel Blik 100 pounds 86.00 Guilders
2 / 1802 German Single White Iron Duitsch Enkel Blik 100 pounds 86.00 Guilders
3 / 1802 German Single White Iron Duitsch Enkel Blik 100 pounds 86.00 Guilders
8 / 1802 German Single White Iron Duitsch Enkel Blik 100 pounds 86.00 Guilders
11 / 1802 German Single White Iron Duitsch Enkel Blik 100 pounds 86.00 Guilders
12 / 1802 German Single White Iron Duitsch Enkel Blik 100 pounds 86.00 Guilders
1 / 1802 German Tartar Duitsche Wijnsteen 100 pounds 32.00 Guilders 2
2 / 1802 German Tartar Duitsche Wijnsteen 100 pounds 28.00 Guilders 2
3 / 1802 German Tartar Duitsche Wijnsteen 100 pounds 28.00 Guilders 2
8 / 1802 German Tartar Duitsche Wijnsteen 100 pounds 33.00 Guilders 2
11 / 1802 German Tartar Duitsche Wijnsteen 100 pounds 42.00 Guilders 2
12 / 1802 German Tartar Duitsche Wijnsteen 100 pounds 42.00 Guilders 2
1 / 1802 Groningen and Oldambt winter-barley Groninger en Oldambter wintergerst last 231.00 Guilders