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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: 1682
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
4 / 1682 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 3 Seals Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 3 Looden piece 37.50 Guilders
4 / 1682 Leyden Ermine Serges, 1 Seal Leidsche Armijnsaaien, 1 Lood piece 24.30 Guilders
4 / 1682 Leyden Fustians with the L Leidsche Fusteinen met de L piece 9.90 Guilders
4 / 1682 Leyden Fustians, Double Lions Leidsche Fusteinen, Dubbele Leeuwen piece 11.10 Guilders
4 / 1682 Leyden Fustians, Single Lions Leidsche Fusteinen, Enkele Leeuwen piece 10.50 Guilders
4 / 1682 Leyden Naturel Serges, 4 Seals Leidsche Naturel Saaien, 4 Looden piece 25.80 Guilders
4 / 1682 Leyden Single Gentlemen's Crown Serges Leidsche Enkele Heerensaaien Kronen piece 32.50 Guilders
4 / 1682 Leyden Single Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced Leidsche Enkele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen piece 31.50 Guilders
4 / 1682 Leyden Single Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 1 Seal Leidsche Enkele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 1 Lood piece 16.50 Guilders
4 / 1682 Liege Rods Luiksche Roeden 100 pounds 5.63 Guilders
4 / 1682 Linseed Oil Lijnolie aum 34.00 Guilders 64
4 / 1682 Loaf-sugar Melissuiker pound 0.30 Guilders 89
Month / Year: 1683
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
11 / 1683 Aix-la-Chapelle and Namur Kettles Ketels van Aken en Namen 100 pounds 59.50 Guilders
11 / 1683 Amsterdam Civet Amsterdamsche Civet ounce 17.00 Guilders
11 / 1683 Ardasse Silk Ardassette Zijde pound 7.05 Guilders
11 / 1683 Baltic Tallow Oostersche Talk 100 pounds 14.50 Guilders
11 / 1683 Basins Bekkens 100 pounds 61.00 Guilders
11 / 1683 Bologna Organzine Bologneesche Organsijn pound 17.25 Guilders
11 / 1683 Brass-Wire Koperdraad 100 pounds 51.50 Guilders
11 / 1683 Brazilian (white) powdered sugar Braziliaansche (witte)poedersuiker pound 0.25 Guilders
11 / 1683 Bullets Kogels ship-pound 9.00 Guilders
11 / 1683 Card-Thread (Maestricht) nr.0 Kaardendraad (Maasstrichtsch) no.0 100 pounds 29.00 Guilders
11 / 1683 Coleseed Koolzaad last 150.00 Guilders
11 / 1683 Common Iron Gemeen Ijzer 100 pounds 6.25 Guilders
11 / 1683 Currants Krenten 100 pounds 15.25 Guilders
11 / 1683 Cyprus Cotton Cypersche Katoen pound 0.39 Guilders
11 / 1683 Danish Hides Deensche Huiden pound 0.25 Guilders
11 / 1683 English Tin Engelsch Tin 100 pounds 48.50 Guilders
11 / 1683 Fine Grey Pommeranian Wool Fijne Grijze Pommersche Wol 100 pounds 36.50 Guilders
11 / 1683 First quality Molina and Castilian wool Prima Molina en Castilla wol pound 1.13 Banco
11 / 1683 First quality Segovia wool Prima Segovia wol pound 1.75 Banco
11 / 1683 French Wine of the Highlands Fransche Hooglandsche Wijn tun 108.00 Guilders
11 / 1683 Gatimalo Indigo Guatimalo Indigo pound 2.38 Guilders 48
11 / 1683 Genoese Oil Genueesche Olie tun 384.00 Guilders 36
11 / 1683 German Tartar Duitsche Wijnsteen 100 pounds 25.00 Guilders 2
11 / 1683 Gunpowder Buskruit 100 pounds 24.50 Guilders 8
11 / 1683 Hamburg Sheet-copper Hamburgsch Bladkoper 100 pounds 64.00 Guilders 25
11 / 1683 Hempseed hennepzaad tun 3.93 Guilders
11 / 1683 Horse-Beans Paardeboonen last 79.50 Guilders
11 / 1683 Iron-Wire nr.0 Ijzerdraad no.0 100 pounds 1.90 Guilders
11 / 1683 Konigsberg Rye Koningsberger rogge last 74.20 Guilders
11 / 1683 Konigsberg wheat Koningsberger tarwe last 122.50 Guilders
11 / 1683 Lemons Citroenen 100 pounds 19.00 Guilders
11 / 1683 Leyden Black Naturel Serges, 5 Seals Leidsche Zwarte Naturel Saaien, 5 Looden piece 26.10 Guilders
11 / 1683 Leyden Bombasines, Overlookers Leidsche Bombazijnen, Overkijkers piece 16.00 Guilders
11 / 1683 Leyden Bombasines, Reduced Overlookers Leidsche Bombazijnen, Vervallen Overkijkers piece 15.00 Guilders
11 / 1683 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen piece 66.50 Guilders
11 / 1683 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, 1 Seal Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, 1 Lood piece 30.50 Guilders
11 / 1683 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen piece 63.00 Guilders
11 / 1683 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 2 Seals Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 2 Looden piece 33.25 Guilders