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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
6 / 1807 White Candy Witte Kandij pound 0.74 Guilders 30
7 / 1807 White Candy Witte Kandij pound 0.74 Guilders 30
5 / 1807 White forage-oats Witte voerhaver last 84.00 Guilders
6 / 1807 White forage-oats Witte voerhaver last 91.00 Guilders
7 / 1807 White forage-oats Witte voerhaver last 91.00 Guilders
5 / 1807 White-Lead Loodwit 100 pounds 21.25 Guilders 6
6 / 1807 White-Lead Loodwit 100 pounds 21.25 Guilders 6
7 / 1807 White-Lead Loodwit 100 pounds 21.25 Guilders 6
5 / 1807 Yellow Wood Geelhout 100 pounds 11.50 Guilders 26
6 / 1807 Yellow Wood Geelhout 100 pounds 11.50 Guilders 26
7 / 1807 Yellow Wood Geelhout 100 pounds 10.50 Guilders 26
5 / 1807 Zantos Currants Xantos' Krenten 100 pounds 30.00 Guilders
6 / 1807 Zantos Currants Xantos' Krenten 100 pounds 29.00 Guilders
7 / 1807 Zantos Currants Xantos' Krenten 100 pounds 29.00 Guilders
5 / 1807 Zealand wheat Zeeuwsche tarwe last 406.00 Guilders
6 / 1807 Zealand wheat Zeeuwsche tarwe last 364.00 Guilders
7 / 1807 Zealand wheat Zeeuwsche tarwe last 364.00 Guilders
5 / 1807 Black (or brown) peper Zwarte (of bruine) peper Pound 0.50 Guilders 29
6 / 1807 Black (or brown) peper Zwarte (of bruine) peper Pound 0.50 Guilders 29
7 / 1807 Black (or brown) peper Zwarte (of bruine) peper Pound 0.50 Guilders 29
6 / 1807 Blue Smyrna Gallnuts Blauwe Smirna Galnoten 100 pounds 125.00 Guilders 9
7 / 1807 Blue Smyrna Gallnuts Blauwe Smirna Galnoten 100 pounds 125.00 Guilders 9
5 / 1807 Bordeaux Brandy Bordeaux Brandewijn 30 double gallons 103.50 Guilders 38
6 / 1807 Bordeaux Brandy Bordeaux Brandewijn 30 double gallons 103.50 Guilders 38
5 / 1807 Brazilian white sugar Braziliaansche witte suiker pound 0.38 Guilders 31
6 / 1807 Brazilian white sugar Braziliaansche witte suiker pound 0.34 Guilders 31
7 / 1807 Brazilian white sugar Braziliaansche witte suiker pound 0.34 Guilders 31
5 / 1807 Buenos Aires Hides Buenos Aires Huiden pound 0.39 Guilders 61
6 / 1807 Buenos Aires Hides Buenos Aires Huiden pound 0.39 Guilders 61
7 / 1807 Buenos Aires Hides Buenos Aires Huiden pound 0.39 Guilders 61
6 / 1807 Cadix Salt Cadix Zout hundredweight of 404 measures 780.00 Guilders
7 / 1807 Cadix Salt Cadix Zout hundredweight of 404 measures 780.00 Guilders
5 / 1807 Cloves Nagelen pound 2.00 Guilders 16
6 / 1807 Cloves Nagelen pound 2.00 Guilders 16
7 / 1807 Cloves Nagelen pound 2.00 Guilders 16
5 / 1807 Common Madder Gemeene Meekrap 100 pounds 21.50 Guilders 75
6 / 1807 Common Madder Gemeene Meekrap 100 pounds 21.50 Guilders 75
7 / 1807 Common Madder Gemeene Meekrap 100 pounds 21.50 Guilders 75
5 / 1807 English Alum Engelsch Aluin 100 pounds 20.10 Guilders 42
6 / 1807 English Alum Engelsch Aluin 100 pounds 20.10 Guilders 42
7 / 1807 English Alum Engelsch Aluin 100 pounds 20.10 Guilders 42
6 / 1807 English Copperas Engelsch Koperrood (Couperose) 100 pounds 10.00 Guilders 51
7 / 1807 English Copperas Engelsch Koperrood (Couperose) 100 pounds 10.00 Guilders 51
5 / 1807 Fine Silver Fijn Zilver mark 24.70 Guilders 84
6 / 1807 Fine Silver Fijn Zilver mark 24.80 Guilders 84
7 / 1807 Fine Silver Fijn Zilver mark 24.80 Guilders 84
5 / 1807 Native Tobacco leaves Inlandsche Tabaksbladen 100 pounds 24.00 Guilders 82
6 / 1807 Native Tobacco leaves Inlandsche Tabaksbladen 100 pounds 24.00 Guilders 82
7 / 1807 Native Tobacco leaves Inlandsche Tabaksbladen 100 pounds 24.00 Guilders 82
5 / 1807 Norwegian cod-liver oil Noordsche levertraan tun 58.00 Guilders 13