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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: 1675
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
10 / 1675 Amsterdam Civet Amsterdamsche Civet ounce 23.00 Guilders
10 / 1675 Baltic Tallow Oostersche Talk 100 pounds 18.50 Guilders
10 / 1675 Bologna Organzine Bologneesche Organsijn pound 19.20 Guilders
10 / 1675 Brabantine Buckwheat Brabantsche Boekweit last 183.00 Guilders
10 / 1675 Brass-Wire Koperdraad 100 pounds 60.00 Guilders
10 / 1675 Bullets Kogels ship-pound 9.00 Guilders
10 / 1675 Card-Thread (Maestricht) Kaardendraad (Maastrichtsch) 100 pounds 36.00 Guilders
10 / 1675 Cinnamon of the East India Co. Compagnies Kaneel pound 4.90 Guilders
10 / 1675 Cyprus Cotton Cypersche Katoen pound 0.35 Guilders
1 / 1675 Danish Hides Deensche Huiden pound 0.26 Guilders
10 / 1675 Danish Hides Deensche Huiden pound 0.26 Guilders
10 / 1675 English Block-tin Engelsch Bloktin 100 pounds 48.00 Guilders
10 / 1675 Fine Grey Pommeranian Wool Fijne Grijze Pommersche Wol 100 pounds 38.00 Guilders
10 / 1675 First quality Molina and Castilian wool Prima Molina en Castilla wol pound 0.99 Guilders
10 / 1675 First quality Segovia wool Prima Segovia wol pound 1.43 Guilders
10 / 1675 French Wine of the Highlands Fransche Hooglandsche Wijn tun 165.00 Guilders
10 / 1675 Full Herring Volle Haring last 156.00 Guilders 19
10 / 1675 Gatimalo Indigo Guatimalo Indigo pound 2.33 Guilders 48
10 / 1675 German Tartar Duitsche Wijnsteen 100 pounds 23.00 Guilders 2
10 / 1675 Gunpowder Buskruit 100 pounds 26.00 Guilders 8
10 / 1675 Hamburg Sheet-copper Hamburgsch Bladkoper 100 pounds 64.00 Guilders 25
10 / 1675 Iron-Wire Ijerdraad 100 pounds 2.05 Guilders
10 / 1675 Konigsberg Rye Koningsberger rogge last 184.10 Guilders
10 / 1675 Konigsberg wheat Koningsberger tarwe last 238.00 Guilders
11 / 1675 Lemons Citroenen 100 pounds 49.00 Guilders
10 / 1675 Leyden Black Naturel Serges, 5 Seals Leidsche Zwarte Naturel Saaien, 5 Looden piece 27.00 Guilders
10 / 1675 Leyden Bombasines, Overlookers Leidsche Bombazijnen, Overkijkers piece 16.00 Guilders
10 / 1675 Leyden Bombasines, Reduced Overlookers Leidsche Bombazijnen, Vervallen Overkijkers piece 15.00 Guilders
10 / 1675 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen piece 64.50 Guilders
10 / 1675 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, 1 Seal Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, 1 Lood piece 27.00 Guilders
10 / 1675 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen piece 59.00 Guilders
10 / 1675 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 2 Seals Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 2 Looden piece 28.00 Guilders
10 / 1675 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 3 Seals Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 3 Looden piece 29.00 Guilders
10 / 1675 Leyden Ermine Serges, 1 Seal Leidsche Armijnsaaien, 1 Lood piece 19.20 Guilders
10 / 1675 Leyden Fustians with the L Leidsche Fusteinen met de L piece 8.70 Guilders
10 / 1675 Leyden Fustians, Double Lions Leidsche Fusteinen, Dubbele Leeuwen piece 10.05 Guilders
10 / 1675 Leyden Fustians, Single Lions Leidsche Fusteinen, Enkele Leeuwen piece 9.30 Guilders
10 / 1675 Leyden Naturel Serges, 4 Seals Leidsche Naturel Saaien, 4 Looden piece 26.40 Guilders
10 / 1675 Leyden Single Gentlemen's Crown Serges Leidsche Enkele Heerensaaien Kronen piece 32.00 Guilders
10 / 1675 Leyden Single Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced Leidsche Enkele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen piece 29.50 Guilders
10 / 1675 Leyden Single Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 1 Seal Leidsche Enkele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 1 Lood piece 13.50 Guilders
10 / 1675 Leyden Single Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 2 Seals Leidsche Enkele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 2 Looden piece 14.00 Guilders
10 / 1675 Liege Rods Luiksche Roeden 100 pounds 6.00 Guilders
10 / 1675 Linseed Oil Lijnolie aum 36.00 Guilders 64
10 / 1675 Loaf-sugar Melissuiker pound 0.30 Guilders 89
10 / 1675 Long Prunes Lange Pruimen 100 pounds 4.80 Guilders
10 / 1675 Long Raisins Lange Rozijnen 100 pounds 16.25 Guilders 71
10 / 1675 Luneberg and Bremer Shorn Wool Luneburger en Bremer Schoorwol 100 pounds 44.00 Guilders
10 / 1675 Mace in various qualities Foelie in Soorten pound 5.75 Guilders 86
10 / 1675 Marseilles Soap Marseillaansche Zeep 100 pounds 22.00 Guilders 78