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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: 1806
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
10 / 1806 Zealand, Flemish & Overmaas Coleseed Zeeuwsch, Vlaamsch en Overmaasch Koolzaad last 354.00 Guilders
10 / 1806 Andalusian wool Andalusia wol pound 1.50 Banco Guilders
11 / 1806 Leon wool Leonesas wol pound 5.40 Banco Guilders
9 / 1806 Long Cinnamon Lange Kaneel pound 5.00 Guilders
10 / 1806 Long Cinnamon Lange Kaneel pound 5.25 Guilders
10 / 1806 Marseilles Soap Marseillaansche Zeep 100 pounds 65.00 Guilders 78
10 / 1806 Milanese Tram-silk First Quality Milaansche Tramzijde 1ste Soort pound 16.35 Guilders
10 / 1806 Mocha Coffee-Beans Mokka Koffieboonen pound 0.93 Guilders 59
10 / 1806 Molina and Castilian wool Molina en Castiliaansche wol pound 3.05 Banco
10 / 1806 Muscovados Moscovades pound 0.30 Guilders 33
10 / 1806 Muscovite Tar Moscovisch Teer last 210.00 Guilders
10 / 1806 Native Salted Ox-hides Inlandsche Gezouten Ossenhuiden pound 0.26 Guilders
10 / 1806 Native slaughter grease tallow Inlandsche slacht smeertalk 100 pounds 35.75 Guilders
10 / 1806 Opium Opium pound 18.00 Guilders
10 / 1806 Pommeranian Wool Pommersche Wol 100 pounds 67.50 Guilders
10 / 1806 Prussian rye Pruisische rogge last 385.00 Guilders
10 / 1806 Riga crushed linseed Riga slaglijnzaad tun 15.13 Guilders
10 / 1806 Riga hempseed Riga hennepzaad tun 11.50 Guilders
10 / 1806 Rope-Yarn of Clean Hemp Kabelgaren van Rein-Hennep ship-pound 103.00 Guilders
1 / 1806 Sail-Yarn Zeilgaren 4 trusses 50.00 Guilders
10 / 1806 Sail-Yarn Zeilgaren 4 trusses 50.00 Guilders
10 / 1806 Smyrna Cotton Smirna Katoen pound 0.90 Guilders
10 / 1806 Sole-leather of Native Backs Zoolleer van Inlandsche Ruggen pound 0.73 Guilders
10 / 1806 Soria Segovia wool Soria Segovia wol pound 3.85 Banco
10 / 1806 Souchon Tea Souchon Thee pound 2.43 Guilders
10 / 1806 Split Stockfish Roodschaar 100 pounds 21.00 Guilders
10 / 1806 Spotted and white Polish wheat Bonte en witte Poolsche tarwe last 605.50 Guilders
10 / 1806 St. Ubes Salt St. Ubes Zout last 1500.00 Guilders
10 / 1806 Starch Stijfsel 100 pounds 22.50 Guilders
10 / 1806 Stockfish Rondvisch 100 pounds 13.25 Guilders 87
10 / 1806 Surinam Cotton Surinaamsche Katoen pound 1.53 Guilders
10 / 1806 Surinam Sugar Surinaamsche suiker pound 0.28 Guilders 12
10 / 1806 Tonkin Musk Muscus van Tonkin ounce 36.00 Guilders
10 / 1806 Train-Oil Spektraan quarter 122.00 Guilders 13
4 / 1806 Varinas Tobacco Varinas Tabak pound 1.20 Guilders 93
10 / 1806 Varinas Tobacco Varinas Tabak pound 1.20 Guilders 93
10 / 1806 Venetian Turpentine Venetiaansche Terpentijn 100 pounds 70.00 Guilders
10 / 1806 Virginian Tobacco leaves Virginia Tabaksbladen pound 0.36 Guilders
Month / Year: 1807
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
5 / 1807 Long Cinnamon Lange Kaneel pound 5.25 Guilders
6 / 1807 Long Cinnamon Lange Kaneel pound 5.25 Guilders
7 / 1807 Long Cinnamon Lange Kaneel pound 10.75 Guilders
5 / 1807 Marseilles Soap Marseillaansche Zeep 100 pounds 70.00 Guilders 78
6 / 1807 Marseilles Soap Marseillaansche Zeep 100 pounds 70.00 Guilders 78
7 / 1807 Marseilles Soap Marseillaansche Zeep 100 pounds 70.00 Guilders 78
5 / 1807 Milanese Tram-silk First Quality Milaansche Tramzijde 1ste Soort pound 16.35 Guilders
6 / 1807 Milanese Tram-silk First Quality Milaansche Tramzijde 1ste Soort pound 16.35 Guilders
7 / 1807 Milanese Tram-silk First Quality Milaansche Tramzijde 1ste Soort pound 16.35 Guilders
5 / 1807 Mocha Coffee-Beans Mokka Koffieboonen pound 1.09 Guilders 59
6 / 1807 Mocha Coffee-Beans Mokka Koffieboonen pound 0.99 Guilders 59
7 / 1807 Mocha Coffee-Beans Mokka Koffieboonen pound 0.99 Guilders 59