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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 Soria Segovia wool Soria Segovia wol pound 1.23 Guilders
2 / 1679 Spanish Iron Spaansch Ijzer 100 pounds 5.75 Guilders 5
12 / 1679 Spanish Iron Spaansch Ijzer 100 pounds 5.75 Guilders 5
3 / 1679 Split Stockfish Roodschaar 100 pounds 7.25 Guilders
12 / 1679 Split Stockfish Roodschaar 100 pounds 7.00 Guilders
2 / 1679 St. Ubes Salt St. Ubes Zout last 342.00 Guilders
12 / 1679 St. Ubes Salt St. Ubes Zout last 348.00 Guilders
2 / 1679 Starch Stijfsel 100 pounds 9.13 Guilders
3 / 1679 Starch Stijfsel 100 pounds 10.25 Guilders
10 / 1679 Starch Stijfsel 100 pounds 9.63 Guilders
12 / 1679 Starch Stijfsel 100 pounds 10.13 Guilders
2 / 1679 Steermark Steel Stiermarksch Staal bundle 23.50 Guilders
12 / 1679 Steermark Steel Stiermarksch Staal bundle 23.50 Guilders
2 / 1679 Stockfish Rondvisch 100 pounds 8.00 Guilders 87
12 / 1679 Stockfish Rondvisch 100 pounds 7.13 Guilders 87
2 / 1679 Swedish Garcopper Zweedsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 55.00 Guilders 4
12 / 1679 Swedish Garcopper Zweedsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 50.00 Guilders 4
2 / 1679 Swedish Iron Zweedsch Ijzer 100 pounds 5.50 Guilders 91
12 / 1679 Swedish Iron Zweedsch Ijzer 100 pounds 5.25 Guilders 91
2 / 1679 The Best Bear's Foot Ashes De Beste Berenklauwasch last 306.00 Guilders 80
12 / 1679 The Best Bear's Foot Ashes De Beste Berenklauwasch last 288.00 Guilders 80
2 / 1679 The Best Dantzig Potash De Beste Dantziger Potasch 100 pounds 14.85 Guilders
12 / 1679 The Best Dantzig Potash De Beste Dantziger Potasch 100 pounds 12.60 Guilders
2 / 1679 Thorn Wool Thornsche Wol 100 pounds 39.50 Guilders
12 / 1679 Thorn Wool Thornsche Wol 100 pounds 39.50 Guilders
2 / 1679 Train-Oil Spektraan 100 pounds 28.50 Guilders 13
12 / 1679 Train-Oil Spektraan 100 pounds 32.38 Guilders 13
2 / 1679 Treacle Suikersiroop pound 8.40 Guilders 90
12 / 1679 Treacle Suikersiroop pound 7.50 Guilders 90
2 / 1679 Unbleached Hondschoote Serges, 3 Seals Ongebleekte Hondschootsche Saaien, 3 Looden piece 19.20 Guilders
12 / 1679 Unbleached Hondschoote Serges, 3 Seals Ongebleekte Hondschootsche Saaien, 3 Looden piece 22.50 Guilders
2 / 1679 Valence Almonds Valencia Amandelen 100 pounds 27.50 Guilders 72
3 / 1679 Valence Almonds Valencia Amandelen 100 pounds 24.00 Guilders 72
10 / 1679 Valence Almonds Valencia Amandelen 100 pounds 25.00 Guilders 72
12 / 1679 Valence Almonds Valencia Amandelen 100 pounds 26.00 Guilders 72
2 / 1679 Varinas Tobacco Varinas Tabak pound 2.10 Guilders 93
2 / 1679 Venetian Turpentine Venetiaansche Terpentijn 100 pounds 38.00 Guilders
12 / 1679 Venetian Turpentine Venetiaansche Terpentijn 100 pounds 38.00 Guilders
2 / 1679 Virginian Tobacco leaves Virginia Tabaksbladen pound 0.18 Guilders
12 / 1679 Virginian Tobacco leaves Virginia Tabaksbladen pound 0.18 Guilders
2 / 1679 Warder wheat Warder tarwe last 144.20 Guilders
12 / 1679 Warder wheat Warder tarwe last 154.00 Guilders
2 / 1679 Washed Segovia Lamb's wool Gewasschen Segovia Lamswol 100 pounds 60.00 Guilders
12 / 1679 Washed Segovia Lamb's wool Gewasschen Segovia Lamswol 100 pounds 57.50 Guilders
1 / 1679 Whale-bones of the Isle of Jan Mayen Walvischbaarden van het Jan Mayen Eiland 100 pounds 31.50 Guilders
12 / 1679 Whale-bones of the Isle of Jan Mayen Walvischbaarden van het Jan Mayen Eiland 100 pounds 33.88 Guilders
2 / 1679 White Candy Witte Kandij pound 0.58 Guilders 30
12 / 1679 White Candy Witte Kandij pound 0.59 Guilders 30
1 / 1679 White brew-oats Witte brouwhaver last 63.00 Guilders
12 / 1679 White brew-oats Witte brouwhaver last 63.00 Guilders