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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 Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
2 / 1679 Leyden Bombasines, Overlookers Leidsche Bombazijnen, Overkijkers piece 15.50 Guilders
12 / 1679 Leyden Bombasines, Overlookers Leidsche Bombazijnen, Overkijkers piece 15.50 Guilders
2 / 1679 Leyden Bombasines, Reduced Overlookers Leidsche Bombazijnen, Vervallen Overkijkers piece 14.50 Guilders
12 / 1679 Leyden Bombasines, Reduced Overlookers Leidsche Bombazijnen, Vervallen Overkijkers piece 14.50 Guilders
2 / 1679 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen piece 58.00 Guilders
12 / 1679 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen piece 63.00 Guilders
2 / 1679 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, 1 Seal Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, 1 Lood piece 28.50 Guilders
12 / 1679 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, 1 Seal Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, 1 Lood piece 28.00 Guilders
2 / 1679 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen piece 54.20 Guilders
12 / 1679 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen piece 58.50 Guilders
2 / 1679 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 2 Seals Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 2 Looden piece 31.00 Guilders
12 / 1679 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 2 Seals Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 2 Looden piece 30.50 Guilders
2 / 1679 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 3 Seals Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 3 Looden piece 33.25 Guilders
12 / 1679 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 3 Seals Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 3 Looden piece 32.50 Guilders
2 / 1679 Leyden Ermine Serges, 1 Seal Leidsche Armijnsaaien, 1 Lood piece 18.45 Guilders
12 / 1679 Leyden Ermine Serges, 1 Seal Leidsche Armijnsaaien, 1 Lood piece 20.70 Guilders
2 / 1679 Leyden Fustians with the L Leidsche Fusteinen met de L piece 9.00 Guilders
12 / 1679 Leyden Fustians with the L Leidsche Fusteinen met de L piece 9.00 Guilders
2 / 1679 Leyden Fustians, Double Lions Leidsche Fusteinen, Dubbele Leeuwen piece 10.20 Guilders
12 / 1679 Leyden Fustians, Double Lions Leidsche Fusteinen, Dubbele Leeuwen piece 10.20 Guilders
2 / 1679 Leyden Fustians, Single Lions Leidsche Fusteinen, Enkele Leeuwen piece 9.60 Guilders
12 / 1679 Leyden Fustians, Single Lions Leidsche Fusteinen, Enkele Leeuwen piece 9.60 Guilders
2 / 1679 Leyden Naturel Serges, 4 Seals Leidsche Naturel Saaien, 4 Looden piece 24.90 Guilders
12 / 1679 Leyden Naturel Serges, 4 Seals Leidsche Naturel Saaien, 4 Looden piece 24.60 Guilders
2 / 1679 Leyden Single Gentlemen's Crown Serges Leidsche Enkele Heerensaaien Kronen piece 29.00 Guilders
12 / 1679 Leyden Single Gentlemen's Crown Serges Leidsche Enkele Heerensaaien Kronen piece 31.00 Guilders
2 / 1679 Leyden Single Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced Leidsche Enkele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen piece 27.00 Guilders
12 / 1679 Leyden Single Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced Leidsche Enkele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen piece 29.00 Guilders
2 / 1679 Leyden Single Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 1 Seal Leidsche Enkele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 1 Lood piece 14.25 Guilders
12 / 1679 Leyden Single Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 1 Seal Leidsche Enkele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 1 Lood piece 14.00 Guilders
2 / 1679 Leyden Single Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 2 Seals Leidsche Enkele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 2 Looden piece 15.50 Guilders
12 / 1679 Leyden Single Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 2 Seals Leidsche Enkele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 2 Looden piece 15.00 Guilders
2 / 1679 Liege Rods Luiksche Roeden 100 pounds 5.75 Guilders
12 / 1679 Liege Rods Luiksche Roeden 100 pounds 5.50 Guilders
2 / 1679 Linseed Oil Lijnolie aum 32.00 Guilders 64
12 / 1679 Linseed Oil Lijnolie aum 31.50 Guilders 64
2 / 1679 Loaf-sugar Melissuiker pound 0.31 Guilders 89
12 / 1679 Loaf-sugar Melissuiker pound 0.32 Guilders 89
2 / 1679 Long Prunes Lange Pruimen 100 pounds 5.40 Guilders
12 / 1679 Long Prunes Lange Pruimen 100 pounds 4.20 Guilders
2 / 1679 Long Raisins Lange Rozijnen 100 pounds 22.50 Guilders 71
3 / 1679 Long Raisins Lange Rozijnen 100 pounds 25.00 Guilders 71
12 / 1679 Long Raisins Lange Rozijnen 100 pounds 15.00 Guilders 71
2 / 1679 Luneberg and Bremer Shorn Wool Luneburger en Bremer Schoorwol 100 pounds 40.00 Guilders
12 / 1679 Luneberg and Bremer Shorn Wool Luneburger en Bremer Schoorwol 100 pounds 24.00 Guilders
2 / 1679 Mace in various qualities Foelie in Soorten pound 6.04 Guilders 86
3 / 1679 Mace in various qualities Foelie in Soorten pound 6.00 Guilders 86
10 / 1679 Mace in various qualities Foelie in Soorten pound 7.80 Guilders 86
12 / 1679 Mace in various qualities Foelie in Soorten pound 7.80 Guilders 86
2 / 1679 Marseilles Soap Marseillaansche Zeep 100 pounds 28.25 Guilders 78