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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 French Bordeaux Wine Fransche Bordeauxwijn tun 90.00 Guilders 37
2 / 1679 Native Tobacco leaves Inlandsche Tabaksbladen 100 pounds 10.50 Guilders 82
12 / 1679 Native Tobacco leaves Inlandsche Tabaksbladen 100 pounds 13.00 Guilders 82
2 / 1679 Native Wax Inlandsche Was 100 pounds 71.25 Guilders 10
12 / 1679 Native Wax Inlandsche Was 100 pounds 68.75 Guilders 10
12 / 1679 New English Saffron Nieuw Engelsch Saffraan pound 23.00 Guilders 69
2 / 1679 Nutmeg in various qualities Noten in soorten pound 2.55 Guilders 49
3 / 1679 Nutmeg in various qualities Noten in soorten pound 2.66 Guilders 49
10 / 1679 Nutmeg in various qualities Noten in soorten pound 3.11 Guilders 49
12 / 1679 Nutmeg in various qualities Noten in soorten pound 3.00 Guilders 49
2 / 1679 Pernambuco Wood Pernambuco Hout 100 pounds 34.00 Guilders 77
2 / 1679 Preserved Ginger of the East India Co. Geconfijte Compagnies Gember Pound 0.40 Guilders 28
3 / 1679 Preserved Ginger of the East India Co. Geconfijte Compagnies Gember Pound 0.40 Guilders 28
10 / 1679 Preserved Ginger of the East India Co. Geconfijte Compagnies Gember Pound 0.38 Guilders 28
12 / 1679 Preserved Ginger of the East India Co. Geconfijte Compagnies Gember Pound 0.44 Guilders 28
2 / 1679 Rape-oil Raapolie aum 36.25 Guilders 88
12 / 1679 Rape-oil Raapolie aum 35.25 Guilders 88
2 / 1679 Refined Borax Geraffineerde Borax pound 0.75 Guilders 50
12 / 1679 Refined Borax Geraffineerde Borax pound 0.88 Guilders 50
2 / 1679 Refined Camphor Geraffineerde Kamfer pound 2.75 Guilders 57
12 / 1679 Refined Camphor Geraffineerde Kamfer pound 7.00 Guilders 57
10 / 1679 Refined Sulphur Geraffineerde Zwavel 100 pounds 6.00 Guilders 20
2 / 1679 Roman Alum Roomsch Aluin 100 pounds 10.95 Guilders 3
12 / 1679 Roman Alum Roomsch Aluin 100 pounds 10.80 Guilders 3
Month / Year: 1681
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
6 / 1681 Warder wheat Warder tarwe last 112.00 Guilders
6 / 1681 White forage-oats Witte voerhaver last 51.80 Guilders
6 / 1681 Brabantine Buckwheat Brabantsche Boekweit last 85.00 Guilders
6 / 1681 Coleseed Koolzaad last 195.00 Guilders
6 / 1681 Frisian Winter-Barley Friesche Wintergerst last 93.40 Guilders
6 / 1681 Frisian coleseed Friesch koolzaad last 195.00 Guilders
6 / 1681 Groningen winter barley Groninger wintergerst last 91.00 Guilders
5 / 1681 Konigsberg Rye Koningsberger rogge last 79.10 Guilders
6 / 1681 Konigsberg wheat Koningsberger tarwe last 112.00 Guilders
6 / 1681 Polish wheat Poolsche tarwe last 140.00 Guilders
Month / Year: 1682
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
4 / 1682 Aix-la-Chapelle Kettles Ketels van Aken 100 pounds 58.00 Guilders
4 / 1682 Amsterdam Civet Amsterdamsche Civet ounce 15.00 Guilders
4 / 1682 Ardasse Silk Ardassette Zijde pound 7.35 Guilders
4 / 1682 Baltic Tallow Oostersche Talk 100 pounds 15.50 Guilders
11 / 1682 Black Folded Latten Zwart Gevouwen Latoen 100 pounds 60.00 Guilders
4 / 1682 Bologna Organzine Bologneesche Organsijn pound 18.75 Guilders
4 / 1682 Brass-Wire Koperdraad 100 pounds 55.00 Guilders
4 / 1682 Bullets Kogels ship-pound 9.00 Guilders
4 / 1682 Card-Thread (Maestricht) Kaardendraad (Maastrichtsch) 100 pounds 30.00 Guilders
4 / 1682 Cinnamon of the East India Co. Compagnies Kaneel pound 3.13 Guilders
4 / 1682 Currants Krenten 100 pounds 14.50 Guilders
4 / 1682 Cyprus Cotton Cypersche Katoen pound 0.56 Guilders
4 / 1682 Danish Hides Deensche Huiden pound 0.27 Guilders
4 / 1682 English Block-tin Engelsch Bloktin 100 pounds 46.00 Guilders
4 / 1682 Fine Grey Pommeranian Wool Fijne Grijze Pommersche Wol 100 pounds 39.50 Guilders
4 / 1682 First quality Molina and Castilian wool Prima Molina en Castilla wol pound 1.05 Guilders