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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
1 / 1811 San Domingo Coffee San Domingo Koffie pound 1.88 Guilders 54
12 / 1811 San Domingo Coffee San Domingo Koffie pound 2.15 Guilders 54
1 / 1811 White Salt Wit Zout hundredweight of 404 measures 2505.00 Guilders 41
1 / 1811 Zealand, Flemish & Overmaas Coleseed Zeeuwsch, Vlaamsch en Overmaasch Koolzaad last 525.00 Guilders
1 / 1811 Andalusian wool Andalusia wol pound 2.30 Banco Guilders
12 / 1811 Andalusian wool Andalusia wol pound 1.85 Banco Guilders
1 / 1811 Leon wool Leonesas wol pound 5.65 Banco Guilders
12 / 1811 Leon wool Leonesas wol pound 5.20 Banco Guilders
1 / 1811 Aix-la-Chapelle and Namur Kettles Ketels van Aken en Namen 100 pounds 118.00 Guilders
1 / 1811 Antioch Silk Antiochische Zijde pound 9.90 Guilders
1 / 1811 Ardasse Silk First Quality Ardassette Zijde 1ste Soort pound 10.80 Guilders
1 / 1811 Basins Bekkens 100 pounds 118.00 Guilders
1 / 1811 Bologna Organzine of Baratti Bologneesche Organsijn van Baratti pound 21.45 Guilders
1 / 1811 Brew-oats Brouwhaver last 102.20 Guilders
12 / 1811 Brew-oats Brouwhaver last 98.00 Guilders
1 / 1811 Brown Rye Bruine Rogge last 178.50 Guilders
12 / 1811 Brown Rye Bruine Rogge last 328.30 Guilders
1 / 1811 Brown Treacle Bruine siroop pound 61.50 Guilders
1 / 1811 Camel-hair Kameelhaar pound 4.88 Guilders
12 / 1811 Camel-hair Kameelhaar pound 4.88 Guilders
1 / 1811 Card-Thread Kaardendraad 100 pounds 73.50 Guilders
1 / 1811 Dantzig White Potash Dantziger Witte Potasch 100 pounds 43.50 Guilders
12 / 1811 Dantzig White Potash Dantziger Witte Potasch 100 pounds 42.00 Guilders
1 / 1811 Dry Danish Hides Droge Deensche Huiden pound 0.49 Guilders
1 / 1811 Fine Gold in Bars Fijn Goud in Baren mark 394.00 Guilders
1 / 1811 Fine Gold in Bars Fijn Goud in Baren mark 394.05 Guilders
1 / 1811 Fine Segovia wool Fijne Segovia wol pound 5.38 Banco
12 / 1811 Fine Segovia wool Fijne Segovia wol pound 4.30 Banco
1 / 1811 Flemish & Brabantine Buckwheat Vlaamsche en Brabantsche boekweit last 213.00 Guilders
12 / 1811 Flemish & Brabantine Buckwheat Vlaamsche en Brabantsche boekweit last 204.00 Guilders
1 / 1811 Frisian Winter-Barley Friesche Wintergerst last 126.00 Guilders
12 / 1811 Frisian Winter-Barley Friesche Wintergerst last 175.00 Guilders
1 / 1811 Frisian and East-Frisian coleseed Friesch en Oostfriesch koolzaad last 510.00 Guilders
1 / 1811 Frisian wheat Friesche tarwe last 311.50 Guilders
12 / 1811 Frisian wheat Friesche tarwe last 383.60 Guilders
1 / 1811 Full Herring Volle Haring last 1000.00 Guilders 19
1 / 1811 Gatinais Saffron Gastinois Saffraan pound 17.00 Guilders 69
12 / 1811 Gatinais Saffron Gastinois Saffraan pound 15.50 Guilders 69
1 / 1811 Genoese Yellow Oil Genueesche gele olie tun 1080.00 Guilders 36
12 / 1811 Genoese Yellow Oil Genueesche gele olie tun 1020.00 Guilders 36
1 / 1811 German Millet Duitsche Gierst 100 pounds 9.00 Guilders
12 / 1811 German Millet Duitsche Gierst 100 pounds 9.00 Guilders
12 / 1811 German Tartar Duitsche Wijnsteen 100 pounds 47.50 Guilders 2
1 / 1811 Groningen and Oldambt winter-barley Groninger en Oldambter wintergerst last 126.00 Guilders
12 / 1811 Groningen and Oldambt winter-barley Groninger en Oldambter wintergerst last 175.00 Guilders
1 / 1811 Gunpowder Buskruit 100 pounds 100.00 Guilders 8
1 / 1811 Horse-Beans Paardeboonen last 135.00 Guilders
12 / 1811 Horse-Beans Paardeboonen last 141.00 Guilders 94
1 / 1811 Iron-Wire Ijzerdraad 100 pounds 3.43 Guilders
2 / 1811 Linseed Oil Lijnolie aum 95.00 Guilders 64