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.
103780 matches of 103780 were found for your query.Month / Year Sort ascending | Product (in English) | Product (in Dutch) | Volume | Price | currency | Notes |
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8 / 1619 | White Candy | Witte Kandij | pound | 0.94 | Guilders | 30 |
8 / 1619 | Currants | Krenten | 100 pounds | 18.00 | Guilders | 67 |
8 / 1619 | Clean Mace | Schoone Foelie | pound | 3.30 | Guilders | 86 |
8 / 1619 | English Lead | Engelsch Lood | 100 pounds | 5.63 | Guilders | 65 |
8 / 1619 | Gatimalo Indigo | Guatimalo Indigo | pound | 4.35 | Guilders | 48 |
8 / 1619 | Steel in Bars | Staal in Staven | 100 pounds | 19.00 | Guilders | 63 |
Month / Year Sort ascending | Product (in English) | Product (in Dutch) | Volume | Price | currency | Notes |
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11 / 1609 | Fine Refined Sugar | Fijne Faffinade | pound | 0.78 | Guilders | 32 |
11 / 1609 | Common Madder | Gemeene Meekrap | 100 pounds | 20.50 | Guilders | 75 |
11 / 1609 | Milanese Rice | Milaansche rijst | 100 pounds | 12.00 | Guilders | |
11 / 1609 | Small Pepper | Kleine peper | Pound | 0.80 | Guilders | 29 |
11 / 1609 | Mexican Cochineal | Mexicaansche Cochenille | pound | 21.75 | Guilders | 14 |
11 / 1609 | Long Prunes | Lange Pruimen | 100 pounds | 6.00 | Guilders | |
11 / 1609 | Luneberg and Bremer Shorn Wool | Luneburger en Bremer Schoorwol | 100 pounds | 27.50 | Guilders | |
11 / 1609 | Single White Iron | Enkel Blik | 100 pounds | 34.00 | Guilders | |
11 / 1609 | Dantzig Potash | Dantziger Potasch | 100 pounds | 15.90 | Guilders | |
11 / 1609 | Lemons | Citroenen | pipe | 24.00 | Guilders | |
11 / 1609 | English Copperas | Engelsch Koperrood (Couperose) | 100 pounds | 3.45 | Guilders | 51 |
12 / 1609 | Leyden Fustians, Double Lions | Leidsche Fusteinen, Dubbele Leeuwen | piece | 15.75 | Guilders | |
11 / 1609 | Long Raisins | Lange Rozijnen | 100 pounds | 15.50 | Guilders | 71 |
11 / 1609 | Big Gallnuts | Groote Galnoten | 100 pounds | 41.50 | Guilders | 9 |
11 / 1609 | Hamburg Sheet-copper | Hamburgsch Bladkoper | 100 pounds | 57.00 | Guilders | 25 |
11 / 1609 | Valence Almonds | Valencia Amandelen | 100 pounds | 68.00 | Guilders | 72 |
11 / 1609 | Native Honey | inlandshe honig | tun | 31.50 | Guilders | 81 |
11 / 1609 | Figs | Vijgen | 100 pounds | 9.50 | Guilders | 13 |
11 / 1609 | German Tartar | Duitsche Wijnsteen | 100 pounds | 22.50 | Guilders | 2 |
11 / 1609 | The Best Bear's Foot Ashes | De Beste Berenklauwasch | last | 204.00 | Guilders | 80 |
11 / 1609 | Sherry | Syrese Secken | tun | 210.00 | Guilders | 39 |
11 / 1609 | Brazilian white sugar | Braziliaansche witte suiker | pound | 0.54 | Guilders | 31 |
11 / 1609 | Treacle | Suikersiroop | pound | 10.80 | Guilders | 90 |
11 / 1609 | Prussian rye | Pruisische rogge | last | 127.40 | Guilders | |
11 / 1609 | Roman Alum | Roomsch Aluin | 100 pounds | 13.20 | Guilders | 3 |
11 / 1609 | St. Ubes Salt | St. Ubes Zout | last | 163.50 | Guilders | |
11 / 1609 | Frisian Winter-Barley | Friesche Wintergerst | last | 96.60 | Guilders | |
11 / 1609 | Cadix Salt | Cadix Zout | last | 150.00 | Guilders | |
11 / 1609 | Linseed Oil | Lijnolie | aum | 35.88 | Guilders | 64 |
11 / 1609 | Muscovados | Moscovades | pound | 0.41 | Guilders | 33 |
11 / 1609 | Swedish Iron | Zweedsch Ijzer | 100 pounds | 7.00 | Guilders | 91 |
11 / 1609 | Cloves | Nagelen | pound | 6.90 | Guilders | 16 |
11 / 1609 | Leyden Fustians, Single Lions | Leidsche Fusteinen, Enkele Leeuwen | piece | 15.00 | Guilders | |
11 / 1609 | New English Saffron | Nieuw Engelsch Saffraan | pound | 20.50 | Guilders | 69 |
11 / 1609 | English Tin | Engelsch Tin | 100 pounds | 52.00 | Guilders | |
11 / 1609 | Pernambuco Wood | Pernambuco Hout | 100 pounds | 32.50 | Guilders | 77 |
11 / 1609 | Baltic (Dry) Wax | Oostersche (Droge) Was | 100 pounds | 79.50 | Guilders | 11 |
11 / 1609 | Loaf-sugar | Melissuiker | pound | 0.64 | Guilders | 89 |
11 / 1609 | Mercury | Kwikzilver | pound | 1.85 | Guilders | 58 |
11 / 1609 | Cinnamon in various qualities | Kaneel in Soorten | pound | 1.15 | Guilders | 90 |
11 / 1609 | Bologna Organzine | Bologneesche Organsijn | pound | 23.25 | Guilders | |
11 / 1609 | Rape-oil | Raapolie | aum | 35.88 | Guilders | 88 |
11 / 1609 | Konigsberg Rye | Koningsberger rogge | last | 112.70 | Guilders | |
11 / 1609 | Nutmeg in various qualities | Noten in soorten | pound | 1.28 | Guilders | 49 |