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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
3 / 1802 Opium Opium pound 6.25 Guilders
8 / 1802 Opium Opium pound 6.25 Guilders
11 / 1802 Opium Opium pound 6.25 Guilders
12 / 1802 Opium Opium pound 6.25 Guilders
1 / 1802 Petersburg Clean Hemp St. Petersburger Reinhennep ship-pound 92.00 Guilders
2 / 1802 Petersburg Clean Hemp St. Petersburger Reinhennep ship-pound 94.00 Guilders
3 / 1802 Petersburg Clean Hemp St. Petersburger Reinhennep ship-pound 94.00 Guilders
8 / 1802 Petersburg Clean Hemp St. Petersburger Reinhennep ship-pound 67.00 Guilders
11 / 1802 Petersburg Clean Hemp St. Petersburger Reinhennep ship-pound 66.00 Guilders
12 / 1802 Petersburg Clean Hemp St. Petersburger Reinhennep ship-pound 66.00 Guilders
1 / 1802 Prussian rye Pruisische rogge last 343.00 Guilders
2 / 1802 Prussian rye Pruisische rogge last 322.00 Guilders
3 / 1802 Prussian rye Pruisische rogge last 315.00 Guilders
8 / 1802 Prussian rye Pruisische rogge last 238.00 Guilders
11 / 1802 Prussian rye Pruisische rogge last 287.00 Guilders
12 / 1802 Prussian rye Pruisische rogge last 290.50 Guilders
1 / 1802 Riga Clean Hemp Riga Reinhennep ship-pound 97.00 Guilders
2 / 1802 Riga Clean Hemp Riga Reinhennep ship-pound 97.00 Guilders
3 / 1802 Riga Clean Hemp Riga Reinhennep ship-pound 97.00 Guilders
8 / 1802 Riga Clean Hemp Riga Reinhennep ship-pound 72.00 Guilders
11 / 1802 Riga Clean Hemp Riga Reinhennep ship-pound 71.50 Guilders
12 / 1802 Riga Clean Hemp Riga Reinhennep ship-pound 77.00 Guilders
1 / 1802 Riga crushed linseed Riga slaglijnzaad tun 13.00 Guilders
2 / 1802 Riga crushed linseed Riga slaglijnzaad tun 12.13 Guilders
3 / 1802 Riga crushed linseed Riga slaglijnzaad tun 12.13 Guilders
8 / 1802 Riga crushed linseed Riga slaglijnzaad tun 12.00 Guilders
11 / 1802 Riga crushed linseed Riga slaglijnzaad tun 13.50 Guilders
12 / 1802 Riga crushed linseed Riga slaglijnzaad tun 13.50 Guilders
1 / 1802 Riga hempseed Riga hennepzaad tun 13.25 Guilders
2 / 1802 Riga hempseed Riga hennepzaad tun 13.00 Guilders
3 / 1802 Riga hempseed Riga hennepzaad tun 13.00 Guilders
8 / 1802 Riga hempseed Riga hennepzaad tun 11.50 Guilders
11 / 1802 Riga hempseed Riga hennepzaad tun 10.75 Guilders
12 / 1802 Riga hempseed Riga hennepzaad tun 10.75 Guilders
1 / 1802 Rope-Yarn of Clean Hemp Kabelgaren van Rein-Hennep ship-pound 90.00 Guilders
2 / 1802 Rope-Yarn of Clean Hemp Kabelgaren van Rein-Hennep ship-pound 90.00 Guilders
3 / 1802 Rope-Yarn of Clean Hemp Kabelgaren van Rein-Hennep ship-pound 90.00 Guilders
8 / 1802 Rope-Yarn of Clean Hemp Kabelgaren van Rein-Hennep ship-pound 78.00 Guilders
11 / 1802 Rope-Yarn of Clean Hemp Kabelgaren van Rein-Hennep ship-pound 74.00 Guilders
12 / 1802 Rope-Yarn of Clean Hemp Kabelgaren van Rein-Hennep ship-pound 74.00 Guilders
1 / 1802 Sail-Yarn Zeilgaren 4 trusses 45.00 Guilders
2 / 1802 Sail-Yarn Zeilgaren 4 trusses 45.00 Guilders
3 / 1802 Sail-Yarn Zeilgaren 4 trusses 45.00 Guilders
8 / 1802 Sail-Yarn Zeilgaren 4 trusses 45.00 Guilders
11 / 1802 Sail-Yarn Zeilgaren 4 trusses 45.00 Guilders
12 / 1802 Sail-Yarn Zeilgaren 4 trusses 45.00 Guilders
8 / 1802 Soda Soda 100 pounds 15.00 Guilders 95
11 / 1802 Soda Soda 100 pounds 15.00 Guilders 95
12 / 1802 Soda Soda 100 pounds 15.00 Guilders 95
1 / 1802 Sole-leather of Native Backs Zoolleer van Inlandsche Ruggen pound 0.54 Guilders