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 descending | Product (in English) | Product (in Dutch) | Volume | Price | currency | Notes |
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| 4 / 1676 | French Bordeaux Wine | Fransche Bordeauxwijn | tun | 117.00 | Guilders | 37 |
| 4 / 1676 | Native Tobacco leaves | Inlandsche Tabaksbladen | 100 pounds | 25.00 | Guilders | 82 |
| 4 / 1676 | Native Wax | Inlandsche Was | 100 pounds | 76.00 | Guilders | 10 |
| 4 / 1676 | Nutmeg in various qualities | Noten in soorten | pound | 2.55 | Guilders | 49 |
| 4 / 1676 | Pernambuco Wood | Pernambuco Hout | 100 pounds | 33.00 | Guilders | 77 |
| 4 / 1676 | Preserved Ginger of the East India Co. | Geconfijte Compagnies Gember | Pound | 1.13 | Guilders | 28 |
| 4 / 1676 | Rape-oil | Raapolie | aum | 37.00 | Guilders | 88 |
| 4 / 1676 | Refined Borax | Geraffineerde Borax | pound | 0.98 | Guilders | 50 |
| 4 / 1676 | Refined Camphor | Geraffineerde Kamfer | pound | 2.18 | Guilders | 57 |
| 4 / 1676 | Roman Alum | Roomsch Aluin | 100 pounds | 15.00 | Guilders | 3 |
| 4 / 1676 | Aix-la-Chapelle Kettles | Ketels van Aken | 100 pounds | 60.50 | Guilders | |
| 4 / 1676 | Amsterdam Civet | Amsterdamsche Civet | ounce | 21.50 | Guilders | |
| 4 / 1676 | Baltic Tallow | Oostersche Talk | 100 pounds | 19.50 | Guilders | |
| 4 / 1676 | Bologna Organzine | Bologneesche Organsijn | pound | 19.20 | Guilders | |
| 4 / 1676 | Brass-Wire | Koperdraad | 100 pounds | 64.00 | Guilders | |
| 4 / 1676 | Bullets | Kogels | ship-pound | 9.00 | Guilders | |
| 4 / 1676 | Card-Thread (Maestricht) | Kaardendraad (Maastrichtsch) | 100 pounds | 36.00 | Guilders | |
| 4 / 1676 | Cinnamon of the East India Co. | Compagnies Kaneel | pound | 3.25 | Guilders | |
| 4 / 1676 | Cyprus Cotton | Cypersche Katoen | pound | 0.38 | Guilders | |
| 4 / 1676 | Danish Hides | Deensche Huiden | pound | 0.23 | Guilders | |
| 4 / 1676 | English Block-tin | Engelsch Bloktin | 100 pounds | 46.00 | Guilders | |
| 4 / 1676 | Fine Grey Pommeranian Wool | Fijne Grijze Pommersche Wol | 100 pounds | 40.50 | Guilders | |
| 4 / 1676 | First quality Molina and Castilian wool | Prima Molina en Castilla wol | pound | 0.88 | Guilders | |
| 4 / 1676 | First quality Segovia wool | Prima Segovia wol | pound | 1.35 | Guilders | |
| 4 / 1676 | French Wine of the Highlands | Fransche Hooglandsche Wijn | tun | 150.00 | Guilders | |
| 4 / 1676 | Frisian Winter-Barley | Friesche Wintergerst | last | 121.80 | Guilders | |
| 4 / 1676 | Full Herring | Volle Haring | last | 132.00 | Guilders | 19 |
| 4 / 1676 | Gatimalo Indigo | Guatimalo Indigo | pound | 2.33 | Guilders | 48 |
| 4 / 1676 | Genoese Oil | Genueesche Olie | tun | 516.00 | Guilders | 36 |
| 4 / 1676 | German Tartar | Duitsche Wijnsteen | 100 pounds | 22.50 | Guilders | 2 |
| 4 / 1676 | Gunpowder | Buskruit | 100 pounds | 25.00 | Guilders | 8 |
| 4 / 1676 | Hamburg Sheet-copper | Hamburgsch Bladkoper | 100 pounds | 66.00 | Guilders | 25 |
| 4 / 1676 | Iron-Wire | Ijerdraad | 100 pounds | 2.00 | Guilders | |
| 4 / 1676 | Konigsberg Rye | Koningsberger rogge | last | 182.00 | Guilders | |
| 4 / 1676 | Lemons | Citroenen | 100 pounds | 40.00 | Guilders | |
| 4 / 1676 | Leyden Black Naturel Serges, 5 Seals | Leidsche Zwarte Naturel Saaien, 5 Looden | piece | 27.30 | Guilders | |
| 4 / 1676 | Leyden Bombasines, Overlookers | Leidsche Bombazijnen, Overkijkers | piece | 16.00 | Guilders | |
| 4 / 1676 | Leyden Bombasines, Reduced Overlookers | Leidsche Bombazijnen, Vervallen Overkijkers | piece | 15.00 | Guilders | |
| 4 / 1676 | Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges | Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen | piece | 63.00 | Guilders | |
| 4 / 1676 | Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, 1 Seal | Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, 1 Lood | piece | 26.25 | Guilders | |
| 4 / 1676 | Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced | Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen | piece | 58.00 | Guilders | |
| 4 / 1676 | Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 2 Seals | Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 2 Looden | piece | 27.50 | Guilders | |
| 4 / 1676 | Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 3 Seals | Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 3 Looden | piece | 28.50 | Guilders | |
| 4 / 1676 | Leyden Ermine Serges, 1 Seal | Leidsche Armijnsaaien, 1 Lood | piece | 18.60 | Guilders | |
| 5 / 1676 | Leyden Fustians with the L | Leidsche Fusteinen met de L | piece | 8.55 | Guilders | |
| 4 / 1676 | Leyden Fustians, Double Lions | Leidsche Fusteinen, Dubbele Leeuwen | piece | 9.75 | Guilders | |
| 4 / 1676 | Leyden Fustians, Single Lions | Leidsche Fusteinen, Enkele Leeuwen | piece | 9.15 | Guilders | |
| 4 / 1676 | Leyden Naturel Serges, 4 Seals | Leidsche Naturel Saaien, 4 Looden | piece | 26.70 | Guilders | |
| 4 / 1676 | Leyden Single Gentlemen's Crown Serges | Leidsche Enkele Heerensaaien Kronen | piece | 31.50 | Guilders | |
| 4 / 1676 | Leyden Single Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced | Leidsche Enkele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen | piece | 29.00 | Guilders |