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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: 1679
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
12 / 1679 Ardasse Silk Ardassette Zijde pound 7.65 Guilders
12 / 1679 Baltic Tallow Oostersche Talk 100 pounds 18.75 Guilders
2 / 1679 Bologna Organzine Bologneesche Organsijn pound 19.65 Guilders
1 / 1679 Brabantine Buckwheat Brabantsche Boekweit last 99.00 Guilders
2 / 1679 Brass-Wire Koperdraad 100 pounds 58.00 Guilders
12 / 1679 Brass-Wire Koperdraad 100 pounds 52.50 Guilders
2 / 1679 Bullets Kogels ship-pound 9.00 Guilders
12 / 1679 Bullets Kogels ship-pound 9.00 Guilders
2 / 1679 Card-Thread (Maestricht) Kaardendraad (Maastrichtsch) 100 pounds 31.50 Guilders
12 / 1679 Card-Thread (Maestricht) Kaardendraad (Maastrichtsch) 100 pounds 31.50 Guilders
2 / 1679 Cinnamon of the East India Co. Compagnies Kaneel pound 3.00 Guilders
12 / 1679 Cinnamon of the East India Co. Compagnies Kaneel pound 3.56 Guilders
2 / 1679 Cyprus Cotton Cypersche Katoen pound 0.35 Guilders
12 / 1679 Cyprus Cotton Cypersche Katoen pound 0.44 Guilders
2 / 1679 Danish Hides Deensche Huiden pound 0.26 Guilders
12 / 1679 Danish Hides Deensche Huiden pound 0.28 Guilders
2 / 1679 English Block-tin Engelsch Bloktin 100 pounds 46.00 Guilders
12 / 1679 English Block-tin Engelsch Bloktin 100 pounds 40.50 Guilders
2 / 1679 Fine Grey Pommeranian Wool Fijne Grijze Pommersche Wol 100 pounds 41.00 Guilders
12 / 1679 Fine Grey Pommeranian Wool Fijne Grijze Pommersche Wol 100 pounds 43.50 Guilders
2 / 1679 First quality Molina and Castilian wool Prima Molina en Castilla wol pound 1.01 Guilders
12 / 1679 First quality Molina and Castilian wool Prima Molina en Castilla wol pound 1.05 Guilders
2 / 1679 First quality Segovia wool Prima Segovia wol pound 1.33 Guilders
12 / 1679 First quality Segovia wool Prima Segovia wol pound 1.33 Guilders
2 / 1679 French Wine of the Highlands Fransche Hooglandsche Wijn tun 126.00 Guilders
12 / 1679 French Wine of the Highlands Fransche Hooglandsche Wijn tun 138.00 Guilders
2 / 1679 Frisian Winter-Barley Friesche Wintergerst last 92.40 Guilders
12 / 1679 Frisian Winter-Barley Friesche Wintergerst last 83.30 Guilders
2 / 1679 Full Herring Volle Haring last 120.00 Guilders 19
12 / 1679 Full Herring Volle Haring last 110.00 Guilders 19
2 / 1679 Gatimalo Indigo Guatimalo Indigo pound 2.20 Guilders 48
12 / 1679 Gatimalo Indigo Guatimalo Indigo pound 2.20 Guilders 48
5 / 1679 Genoese Oil Genueesche Olie tun 480.00 Guilders 36
12 / 1679 Genoese Oil Genueesche Olie tun 486.00 Guilders 36
2 / 1679 German Tartar Duitsche Wijnsteen 100 pounds 21.00 Guilders 2
12 / 1679 German Tartar Duitsche Wijnsteen 100 pounds 21.50 Guilders 2
2 / 1679 Gunpowder Buskruit 100 pounds 24.00 Guilders 8
12 / 1679 Gunpowder Buskruit 100 pounds 23.50 Guilders 8
2 / 1679 Hamburg Sheet-copper Hamburgsch Bladkoper 100 pounds 66.00 Guilders 25
12 / 1679 Hamburg Sheet-copper Hamburgsch Bladkoper 100 pounds 66.00 Guilders 25
2 / 1679 Iron-Wire Ijerdraad 100 pounds 1.75 Guilders
12 / 1679 Iron-Wire Ijerdraad 100 pounds 1.75 Guilders
2 / 1679 Konigsberg Rye Koningsberger rogge last 80.50 Guilders
12 / 1679 Konigsberg Rye Koningsberger rogge last 79.10 Guilders
2 / 1679 Konigsberg wheat Koningsberger tarwe last 150.50 Guilders
12 / 1679 Konigsberg wheat Koningsberger tarwe last 154.00 Guilders
2 / 1679 Lemons Citroenen 100 pounds 22.50 Guilders
12 / 1679 Lemons Citroenen 100 pounds 45.00 Guilders
2 / 1679 Leyden Black Naturel Serges, 5 Seals Leidsche Zwarte Naturel Saaien, 5 Looden piece 25.50 Guilders
12 / 1679 Leyden Black Naturel Serges, 5 Seals Leidsche Zwarte Naturel Saaien, 5 Looden piece 25.20 Guilders