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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: 1802
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
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
2 / 1802 Groningen and Oldambt winter-barley Groninger en Oldambter wintergerst last 217.00 Guilders
3 / 1802 Groningen and Oldambt winter-barley Groninger en Oldambter wintergerst last 217.00 Guilders
4 / 1802 Groningen and Oldambt winter-barley Groninger en Oldambter wintergerst last 175.00 Guilders
5 / 1802 Groningen and Oldambt winter-barley Groninger en Oldambter wintergerst last 168.00 Guilders
6 / 1802 Groningen and Oldambt winter-barley Groninger en Oldambter wintergerst last 224.00 Guilders
7 / 1802 Groningen and Oldambt winter-barley Groninger en Oldambter wintergerst last 224.00 Guilders
8 / 1802 Groningen and Oldambt winter-barley Groninger en Oldambter wintergerst last 189.00 Guilders
9 / 1802 Groningen and Oldambt winter-barley Groninger en Oldambter wintergerst last 196.00 Guilders
10 / 1802 Groningen and Oldambt winter-barley Groninger en Oldambter wintergerst last 196.00 Guilders
11 / 1802 Groningen and Oldambt winter-barley Groninger en Oldambter wintergerst last 203.00 Guilders
12 / 1802 Groningen and Oldambt winter-barley Groninger en Oldambter wintergerst last 203.00 Guilders
1 / 1802 Gunpowder Buskruit 100 pounds 100.00 Guilders 8
2 / 1802 Gunpowder Buskruit 100 pounds 80.00 Guilders 8
3 / 1802 Gunpowder Buskruit 100 pounds 80.00 Guilders 8
8 / 1802 Gunpowder Buskruit 100 pounds 60.00 Guilders 8
11 / 1802 Gunpowder Buskruit 100 pounds 50.00 Guilders 8
12 / 1802 Gunpowder Buskruit 100 pounds 50.00 Guilders 8
1 / 1802 Horse-Beans Paardeboonen last 201.00 Guilders
2 / 1802 Horse-Beans Paardeboonen last 213.00 Guilders
3 / 1802 Horse-Beans Paardeboonen last 201.00 Guilders
4 / 1802 Horse-Beans Paardeboonen last 195.00 Guilders
6 / 1802 Horse-Beans Paardeboonen last 234.00 Guilders