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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: 1694
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
7 / 1694 Spanish Iron Spaansch Ijzer 100 pounds 6.00 Guilders 5
7 / 1694 Split Stockfish Roodschaar 100 pounds 7.50 Guilders
7 / 1694 St. Ubes Salt St. Ubes Zout last 840.00 Guilders
7 / 1694 Starch Stijfsel 100 pounds 13.25 Guilders
7 / 1694 Steermark Steel Stiermarksch Staal bundle 23.00 Guilders
7 / 1694 Stockfish Rondvisch 100 pounds 8.25 Guilders 87
7 / 1694 Surinam Sugar Surinaamsche suiker pound 0.18 Guilders 12
7 / 1694 Swedish Garcopper Zweedsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 59.00 Guilders 4
7 / 1694 Swedish Iron Zweedsch Ijzer 100 pounds 6.00 Guilders 91
7 / 1694 Tanni Silk A Tanni Zijde A pound 10.05 Guilders 44
7 / 1694 The Best Konigsberg Bear's Foot Ashes De Beste Koningsberger Berenklauwasch last 288.00 Guilders 80
7 / 1694 Thorn Wool Thornsche Wol 100 pounds 41.00 Guilders
7 / 1694 Tonkin Musk Muscus van Tonkin ounce 8.75 Guilders
7 / 1694 Train-Oil Spektraan quarter 59.50 Guilders 13
7 / 1694 Treacle Suikersiroop pound 12.98 Guilders 90
7 / 1694 Unbleached Hondschoote Serges, 3 Seals Ongebleekte Hondschootsche Saaien, 3 Looden piece 21.00 Guilders
7 / 1694 Valence Almonds Valencia Amandelen 100 pounds 43.00 Guilders 72
7 / 1694 Varinas Tobacco Varinas Tabak pound 1.95 Guilders 93
7 / 1694 Venetian Turpentine Venetiaansche Terpentijn 100 pounds 37.50 Guilders
Month / Year: 1701
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
1 / 1701 Aix-la-Chapelle and Namur Kettles Ketels van Aken en Namen 100 pounds 67.00 Guilders
1 / 1701 Amsterdam Civet Amsterdamsche Civet ounce 9.38 Guilders
1 / 1701 Ardasse Silk Ardassette Zijde pound 8.85 Guilders
1 / 1701 Baltic Tallow Oostersche Talk 100 pounds 19.00 Guilders
1 / 1701 Basins Bekkens 100 pounds 70.00 Guilders
1 / 1701 Black Folded Latten Zwart Gevouwen Latoen 100 pounds 68.00 Guilders
1 / 1701 Bologna Organzine Bologneesche Organsijn pound 25.80 Guilders
1 / 1701 Brass-Wire Koperdraad 100 pounds 66.00 Guilders
1 / 1701 Brazilian (white) powdered sugar Braziliaansche (witte)poedersuiker pound 0.38 Guilders
1 / 1701 Brew-oats Brouwhaver last 49.00 Guilders
1 / 1701 Bullets Kogels ship-pound 10.00 Guilders
1 / 1701 Card-Thread (Maestricht) nr.0 Kaardendraad (Maasstrichtsch) no.0 100 pounds 30.00 Guilders
1 / 1701 China Silk Chineesche Zijde pound 10.50 Guilders
1 / 1701 Common Iron Gemeen Ijzer 100 pounds 6.50 Guilders
1 / 1701 Crowned Stockholm Pitch Gekroond Stockholmsch Pek last 210.00 Guilders
1 / 1701 Currants Krenten 100 pounds 24.00 Guilders
1 / 1701 Cyprus Cotton Cypersche Katoen pound 0.53 Guilders
1 / 1701 Danish Hides Deensche Huiden pound 0.21 Guilders
1 / 1701 English Tin Engelsch Tin 100 pounds 46.00 Guilders
1 / 1701 Fine Grey Pommeranian Wool Fijne Grijze Pommersche Wol 100 pounds 48.00 Guilders
1 / 1701 Fine Segovia wool Fijne Segovia wol pound 2.18 Banco
1 / 1701 Flemish & Brabantine Buckwheat Vlaamsche en Brabantsche boekweit last 108.00 Guilders
1 / 1701 Frisian Winter-Barley Friesche Wintergerst last 84.00 Guilders
1 / 1701 Full Herring Volle Haring last 86.00 Guilders 19
1 / 1701 Gatimalo Indigo Guatimalo Indigo pound 2.70 Guilders 48
1 / 1701 Gatinais Saffron Gastinois Saffraan pound 12.00 Guilders 69
1 / 1701 Genoese Oil Genueesche Olie tun 540.00 Guilders 36
1 / 1701 German Tartar Duitsche Wijnsteen 100 pounds 25.50 Guilders 2
1 / 1701 Groningen winter barley Groninger wintergerst last 79.80 Guilders
1 / 1701 Gunpowder Buskruit 100 pounds 24.50 Guilders 8
1 / 1701 Hamburg Sheet-copper Hamburgsch Bladkoper 100 pounds 73.00 Guilders 25