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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: 1676
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
4 / 1676 St. Ubes Salt St. Ubes Zout last 474.00 Guilders
4 / 1676 Starch Stijfsel 100 pounds 13.50 Guilders
4 / 1676 Steermark Steel Stiermarksch Staal bundle 23.50 Guilders
4 / 1676 Swedish Iron Zweedsch Ijzer 100 pounds 6.75 Guilders 91
4 / 1676 The Best Bear's Foot Ashes De Beste Berenklauwasch last 324.00 Guilders 80
4 / 1676 The Best Dantzig Potash De Beste Dantziger Potasch 100 pounds 12.60 Guilders
4 / 1676 Train-Oil Spektraan 100 pounds 27.00 Guilders 13
4 / 1676 Treacle Suikersiroop pound 8.70 Guilders 90
4 / 1676 Unbleached Hondschoote Serges, 3 Seals Ongebleekte Hondschootsche Saaien, 3 Looden piece 21.68 Guilders
4 / 1676 Varinas Tobacco Varinas Tabak pound 0.85 Guilders 93
4 / 1676 Venetian Turpentine Venetiaansche Terpentijn 100 pounds 43.00 Guilders
4 / 1676 Virginian Tobacco leaves Virginia Tabaksbladen pound 0.26 Guilders
4 / 1676 Washed Segovia Lamb's wool Gewasschen Segovia Lamswol 100 pounds 57.50 Guilders
4 / 1676 Whale-bones of the Isle of Jan Mayen Walvischbaarden van het Jan Mayen Eiland 100 pounds 42.00 Guilders
4 / 1676 White Candy Witte Kandij pound 0.56 Guilders 30
4 / 1676 White brew-oats Witte brouwhaver last 82.60 Guilders
4 / 1676 White forage-oats Witte voerhaver last 71.40 Guilders
4 / 1676 Yellow Wood Geelhout 100 pounds 4.38 Guilders 26
4 / 1676 Yufts Juchten pound 0.63 Guilders 46
4 / 1676 Zantos Currants Xantos' Krenten 100 pounds 17.50 Guilders
4 / 1676 Alicante Anise Alicantsche Anijs 100 pounds 29.50 Guilders 76
4 / 1676 Apulian oil Olie van Puglia tun 363.00 Guilders 35
4 / 1676 Baltic (Dry) Wax Oostersche (Droge) Was 100 pounds 75.75 Guilders 11
4 / 1676 Bordeaux Brandy Bordeaux Brandewijn 30 double gallons 96.00 Guilders 38
4 / 1676 Bordeaux Honey bordeaux Honig tun 213.00 Guilders 92
4 / 1676 Brazilian Hides Braziliaansche Huiden pound 0.51 Guilders 61
4 / 1676 Brazilian white sugar Braziliaansche witte suiker pound 0.28 Guilders 31
4 / 1676 Cadix Salt Cadix Zout hundredweight of 404 measures 402.00 Guilders
4 / 1676 Cloves in various qualities Nagelen in soorten pound 3.94 Guilders 16
4 / 1676 Cod-liver Oil Levertraan tun 16.75 Guilders 13
4 / 1676 Common Madder Gemeene Meekrap 100 pounds 11.00 Guilders 75
4 / 1676 Dry Ginger Droge Gember 100 pounds 11.50 Guilders 7
4 / 1676 East Indian Saltpetre Oostindische Salpeter 100 pounds 26.00 Guilders 1
4 / 1676 English Copperas Engelsch Koperrood (Couperose) 100 pounds 6.50 Guilders 51
4 / 1676 English Lead Engelsch Lood 100 pounds 7.73 Guilders 65
4 / 1676 Figs Vijgen 100 pounds 12.00 Guilders 13
4 / 1676 Fine Refined Sugar Fijne Faffinade pound 0.33 Guilders 32
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
Month / Year: 1677
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
2 / 1677 Virginian Tobacco leaves Virginia Tabaksbladen pound 0.31 Guilders
4 / 1677 Virginian Tobacco leaves Virginia Tabaksbladen pound 0.29 Guilders
2 / 1677 Washed Segovia Lamb's wool Gewasschen Segovia Lamswol 100 pounds 65.00 Guilders