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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: 1701
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
1 / 1701 Norwegian cod-liver oil Noordsche levertraan tun 18.50 Guilders 13
1 / 1701 Nutmeg Noten pound 4.10 Guilders 49
1 / 1701 Preserved Ginger Geconfijte Gember Pound 0.45 Guilders 28
1 / 1701 Rape-oil Raapolie aum 37.50 Guilders 88
1 / 1701 Refined Camphor Geraffineerde Kamfer pound 1.90 Guilders 57
1 / 1701 Roman Alum Roomsch Aluin 100 pounds 12.90 Guilders 3
1 / 1701 White Salt Wit Zout hundredweight of 404 measures 444.00 Guilders 41
Month / Year: 1703
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
7 / 1703 Virginian Tobacco leaves Virginia Tabaksbladen pound 0.37 Guilders
8 / 1703 Virginian Tobacco leaves Virginia Tabaksbladen pound 0.37 Guilders
9 / 1703 Virginian Tobacco leaves Virginia Tabaksbladen pound 0.37 Guilders
7 / 1703 Warder wheat Warder tarwe last 115.50 Guilders
8 / 1703 Warder wheat Warder tarwe last 123.90 Guilders
9 / 1703 Warder wheat Warder tarwe last 133.00 Guilders
7 / 1703 Washed Segovia Lamb's wool Gewasschen Segovia Lamswol 100 pounds 155.00 Guilders
8 / 1703 Washed Segovia Lamb's wool Gewasschen Segovia Lamswol 100 pounds 160.00 Guilders
9 / 1703 Washed Segovia Lamb's wool Gewasschen Segovia Lamswol 100 pounds 160.00 Guilders
6 / 1703 Whale-bones Walvischbaarden 100 pounds 54.00 Guilders
8 / 1703 Whale-bones Walvischbaarden 100 pounds 64.00 Guilders
9 / 1703 Whale-bones Walvischbaarden 100 pounds 66.00 Guilders
7 / 1703 White (dry) Ginger Witte (droge) Gember 100 pounds 42.50 Guilders 7
8 / 1703 White (dry) Ginger Witte (droge) Gember 100 pounds 45.00 Guilders 7
9 / 1703 White (dry) Ginger Witte (droge) Gember 100 pounds 45.00 Guilders 7
7 / 1703 White Candy Witte Kandij pound 0.70 Guilders 30
8 / 1703 White Candy Witte Kandij pound 0.78 Guilders 30
9 / 1703 White Candy Witte Kandij pound 0.78 Guilders 30
7 / 1703 White Pepper Witte Peper Pound 0.71 Guilders 27
8 / 1703 White Pepper Witte Peper Pound 0.71 Guilders 27
9 / 1703 White Pepper Witte Peper Pound 0.71 Guilders 27
7 / 1703 White forage-oats Witte voerhaver last 42.00 Guilders
8 / 1703 White forage-oats Witte voerhaver last 46.20 Guilders
9 / 1703 White forage-oats Witte voerhaver last 43.40 Guilders
7 / 1703 White-Lead Loodwit 100 pounds 8.25 Guilders 6
8 / 1703 White-Lead Loodwit 100 pounds 8.13 Guilders 6
9 / 1703 White-Lead Loodwit 100 pounds 8.13 Guilders 6
7 / 1703 Yellow Wood Geelhout 100 pounds 6.13 Guilders 26
8 / 1703 Yellow Wood Geelhout 100 pounds 6.13 Guilders 26
9 / 1703 Yellow Wood Geelhout 100 pounds 6.13 Guilders 26
7 / 1703 Yufts Juchten pound 0.58 Guilders 46
8 / 1703 Yufts Juchten pound 0.58 Guilders 46
9 / 1703 Yufts Juchten pound 0.58 Guilders 46
7 / 1703 Zealand, Flemish & Overmaas Coleseed Zeeuwsch, Vlaamsch en Overmaasch Koolzaad last 163.50 Guilders
8 / 1703 Zealand, Flemish & Overmaas Coleseed Zeeuwsch, Vlaamsch en Overmaasch Koolzaad last 171.00 Guilders
9 / 1703 Zealand, Flemish & Overmaas Coleseed Zeeuwsch, Vlaamsch en Overmaasch Koolzaad last 171.00 Guilders
7 / 1703 Alicante Anise Alicantsche Anijs 100 pounds 37.50 Guilders 76
8 / 1703 Alicante Anise Alicantsche Anijs 100 pounds 35.50 Guilders 76
9 / 1703 Alicante Anise Alicantsche Anijs 100 pounds 35.50 Guilders 76
7 / 1703 Apulian oil Olie van Puglia tun 519.00 Guilders 35
8 / 1703 Apulian oil Olie van Puglia tun 519.00 Guilders 35
9 / 1703 Apulian oil Olie van Puglia tun 516.00 Guilders 35
7 / 1703 Baltic (Dry) Wax Oostersche (Droge) Was 100 pounds 61.25 Guilders 11