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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: 1677
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
12 / 1677 Yellow Wood Geelhout 100 pounds 4.00 Guilders 26
2 / 1677 Yufts Juchten pound 0.60 Guilders 46
4 / 1677 Yufts Juchten pound 0.60 Guilders 46
2 / 1677 Zantos Currants Xantos' Krenten 100 pounds 16.00 Guilders
4 / 1677 Zantos Currants Xantos' Krenten 100 pounds 15.00 Guilders
2 / 1677 Alicante Anise Alicantsche Anijs 100 pounds 28.00 Guilders 76
4 / 1677 Alicante Anise Alicantsche Anijs 100 pounds 27.50 Guilders 76
2 / 1677 Apulian oil Olie van Puglia tun 342.00 Guilders 35
4 / 1677 Apulian oil Olie van Puglia tun 384.00 Guilders 35
2 / 1677 Baltic (Dry) Wax Oostersche (Droge) Was 100 pounds 72.00 Guilders 11
4 / 1677 Baltic (Dry) Wax Oostersche (Droge) Was 100 pounds 72.50 Guilders 11
2 / 1677 Bordeaux Brandy Bordeaux Brandewijn 30 double gallons 93.75 Guilders 38
4 / 1677 Bordeaux Brandy Bordeaux Brandewijn 30 double gallons 87.00 Guilders 38
2 / 1677 Bordeaux Honey bordeaux Honig tun 207.00 Guilders 92
4 / 1677 Bordeaux Honey bordeaux Honig tun 207.00 Guilders 92
2 / 1677 Brazilian Hides Braziliaansche Huiden pound 0.51 Guilders 61
4 / 1677 Brazilian Hides Braziliaansche Huiden pound 0.51 Guilders 61
2 / 1677 Brazilian white sugar Braziliaansche witte suiker pound 0.28 Guilders 31
4 / 1677 Brazilian white sugar Braziliaansche witte suiker pound 0.26 Guilders 31
2 / 1677 Cadix Salt Cadix Zout hundredweight of 404 measures 348.00 Guilders
4 / 1677 Cadix Salt Cadix Zout hundredweight of 404 measures 354.00 Guilders
2 / 1677 Cloves in various qualities Nagelen in soorten pound 3.90 Guilders 16
4 / 1677 Cloves in various qualities Nagelen in soorten pound 3.79 Guilders 16
2 / 1677 Cod-liver Oil Levertraan tun 15.50 Guilders 13
4 / 1677 Cod-liver Oil Levertraan tun 15.63 Guilders 13
2 / 1677 Common Madder Gemeene Meekrap 100 pounds 11.00 Guilders 75
4 / 1677 Common Madder Gemeene Meekrap 100 pounds 11.00 Guilders 75
2 / 1677 Dry Ginger Droge Gember 100 pounds 12.50 Guilders 7
4 / 1677 Dry Ginger Droge Gember 100 pounds 13.50 Guilders 7
2 / 1677 East Indian Saltpetre Oostindische Salpeter 100 pounds 23.50 Guilders 1
4 / 1677 East Indian Saltpetre Oostindische Salpeter 100 pounds 31.50 Guilders 1
2 / 1677 English Alum Engelsch Aluin 100 pounds 9.90 Guilders 42
2 / 1677 English Copperas Engelsch Koperrood (Couperose) 100 pounds 6.38 Guilders 51
4 / 1677 English Copperas Engelsch Koperrood (Couperose) 100 pounds 7.00 Guilders 51
2 / 1677 English Lead Engelsch Lood 100 pounds 6.90 Guilders 65
4 / 1677 English Lead Engelsch Lood 100 pounds 6.90 Guilders 65
2 / 1677 Figs Vijgen 100 pounds 12.00 Guilders 13
4 / 1677 Figs Vijgen 100 pounds 10.50 Guilders 13
2 / 1677 Fine Refined Sugar Fijne Faffinade pound 0.33 Guilders 32
4 / 1677 Fine Refined Sugar Fijne Faffinade pound 0.33 Guilders 32
2 / 1677 French Bordeaux Wine Fransche Bordeauxwijn tun 132.00 Guilders 37
4 / 1677 French Bordeaux Wine Fransche Bordeauxwijn tun 120.00 Guilders 37
2 / 1677 Native Tobacco leaves Inlandsche Tabaksbladen 100 pounds 19.00 Guilders 82
4 / 1677 Native Tobacco leaves Inlandsche Tabaksbladen 100 pounds 19.00 Guilders 82
2 / 1677 Native Wax Inlandsche Was 100 pounds 73.50 Guilders 10
4 / 1677 Native Wax Inlandsche Was 100 pounds 74.00 Guilders 10
4 / 1677 New English Saffron Nieuw Engelsch Saffraan pound 19.00 Guilders 69
2 / 1677 Nutmeg in various qualities Noten in soorten pound 2.58 Guilders 49
4 / 1677 Nutmeg in various qualities Noten in soorten pound 2.36 Guilders 49
2 / 1677 Pernambuco Wood Pernambuco Hout 100 pounds 34.00 Guilders 77