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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: 1691
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
1 / 1691 Leyden Fustians, Double Lions Leidsche Fusteinen, Dubbele Leeuwen piece 10.20 Guilders
1 / 1691 Leyden Naturel Serges, 4 Seals Leidsche Naturel Saaien, 4 Looden piece 25.20 Guilders
1 / 1691 Liege Rods Luiksche Roeden 100 pounds 5.50 Guilders
1 / 1691 Linseed Oil Lijnolie aum 33.75 Guilders 64
1 / 1691 Loaf-sugar Melissuiker pound 0.31 Guilders 89
1 / 1691 Long Cinnamon Lange Kaneel pound 3.00 Guilders
1 / 1691 Long Raisins Lange Rozijnen 100 pounds 12.00 Guilders 71
1 / 1691 Luneberg and Bremer Shorn Wool Luneburger en Bremer Schoorwol 100 pounds 37.50 Guilders
1 / 1691 Mace Foelie pound 8.40 Guilders 86
1 / 1691 Matie Maatjesharing last 225.00 Guilders
1 / 1691 Mercury Kwikzilver pound 1.90 Guilders 58
1 / 1691 Mexican Cochineal Mexicaansche Cochenille pound 16.95 Guilders 14
1 / 1691 Milanese Rice Milaansche rijst 100 pounds 14.85 Guilders
1 / 1691 Molina wool Molina wol pound 1.33 Banco
1 / 1691 Muscovados Moscovades pound 0.24 Guilders 33
1 / 1691 Muscovite Tar Moscovisch Teer last 159.00 Guilders
1 / 1691 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun 35.50 Guilders 81
1 / 1691 Native Salted Ox-hides Inlandsche Gezouten Ossenhuiden pound 0.16 Guilders
1 / 1691 Native Sweet Tallow Inlandsche Zoete Talk 100 pounds 16.25 Guilders
1 / 1691 Norwegian Garcopper Noorsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 57.00 Guilders
1 / 1691 Paternoster Flax Paternoster Vlas ship-pound 32.00 Guilders
1 / 1691 Polish Summer Wool Poolsche Zomerwol pound 0.50 Guilders
1 / 1691 Polish wheat Poolsche tarwe last 141.40 Guilders
1 / 1691 Prussian rye Pruisische rogge last 110.60 Guilders
1 / 1691 Riga Clean Hemp Riga Reinhennep ship-pound 28.25 Guilders
1 / 1691 Riga hempseed Riga hennepzaad tun 4.78 Guilders
1 / 1691 Rope-Yarn of Clean Hemp Kabelgaren van Rein-Hennep ship-pound 35.00 Guilders
1 / 1691 Sail-Yarn Zeilgaren 100 pounds 19.50 Guilders
1 / 1691 Sappan Wood Sappan Hout 100 pounds 18.00 Guilders 23
1 / 1691 Sherry Syrese Secken tun 306.00 Guilders 39
1 / 1691 Single White Iron Enkel Blik 100 pounds 33.00 Guilders
1 / 1691 Smyrna Cotton Yarns Smirnasche Katoenen Garens pound 0.88 Guilders
1 / 1691 Smyrna Gallnuts Smirna Galnoten 100 pounds 32.50 Guilders 9
1 / 1691 Sole-Leather Zoolleer pound 0.45 Guilders
1 / 1691 Soria Segovia wool Soria Segovia wol pound 1.63 Banco
1 / 1691 Spanish Iron Spaansch Ijzer 100 pounds 6.00 Guilders 5
1 / 1691 Split Stockfish Roodschaar 100 pounds 7.50 Guilders
1 / 1691 St. Ubes Salt St. Ubes Zout last 576.00 Guilders
1 / 1691 Starch Stijfsel 100 pounds 8.75 Guilders
1 / 1691 Steermark Steel Stiermarksch Staal bundle 23.00 Guilders
1 / 1691 Stockfish Rondvisch 100 pounds 7.38 Guilders 87
1 / 1691 Surinam Sugar Surinaamsche suiker pound 0.16 Guilders 12
1 / 1691 Swedish Garcopper Zweedsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 57.50 Guilders 4
1 / 1691 Swedish Iron Zweedsch Ijzer 100 pounds 6.00 Guilders 91
1 / 1691 Tanni Silk A Tanni Zijde A pound 7.54 Guilders 44
1 / 1691 The Best Konigsberg Bear's Foot Ashes De Beste Koningsberger Berenklauwasch last 315.00 Guilders 80
1 / 1691 Thorn Wool Thornsche Wol 100 pounds 44.00 Guilders
1 / 1691 Tonkin Musk Muscus van Tonkin ounce 8.50 Guilders
1 / 1691 Train-Oil Spektraan quarter 52.00 Guilders 13
1 / 1691 Treacle Suikersiroop pound 11.05 Guilders 90