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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: 1703
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
8 / 1703 Milanese Tram-silk Milaansche Tramzijde pound 10.20 Guilders
9 / 1703 Milanese Tram-silk Milaansche Tramzijde pound 10.20 Guilders
7 / 1703 Molina wool Molina wol pound 1.78 Banco
8 / 1703 Molina wool Molina wol pound 1.78 Banco
9 / 1703 Molina wool Molina wol pound 1.78 Banco
7 / 1703 Muscovados Moscovades pound 0.32 Guilders 33
8 / 1703 Muscovados Moscovades pound 0.34 Guilders 33
9 / 1703 Muscovados Moscovades pound 0.34 Guilders 33
7 / 1703 Muscovite Tar Moscovisch Teer last 174.00 Guilders
8 / 1703 Muscovite Tar Moscovisch Teer last 180.00 Guilders
9 / 1703 Muscovite Tar Moscovisch Teer last 180.00 Guilders
7 / 1703 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun 29.13 Guilders 81
8 / 1703 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun 31.50 Guilders 81
9 / 1703 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun 32.50 Guilders 81
7 / 1703 Native Salted Ox-hides Inlandsche Gezouten Ossenhuiden pound 0.14 Guilders
8 / 1703 Native Salted Ox-hides Inlandsche Gezouten Ossenhuiden pound 0.14 Guilders
9 / 1703 Native Salted Ox-hides Inlandsche Gezouten Ossenhuiden pound 0.14 Guilders
7 / 1703 Native Sweet Tallow Inlandsche Zoete Talk 100 pounds 18.50 Guilders
8 / 1703 Native Sweet Tallow Inlandsche Zoete Talk 100 pounds 18.50 Guilders
9 / 1703 Native Sweet Tallow Inlandsche Zoete Talk 100 pounds 18.50 Guilders
7 / 1703 Norwegian Garcopper Noorsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 57.00 Guilders
8 / 1703 Norwegian Garcopper Noorsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 56.50 Guilders
7 / 1703 Opium Opium pound 4.88 Guilders
8 / 1703 Opium Opium pound 4.88 Guilders
9 / 1703 Opium Opium pound 4.88 Guilders
7 / 1703 Ordinary Ermine Serges, 3 Seals, 13 pounds Ordinaire Armijnsaaien, 3 Looden, 13 Pond piece 18.60 Guilders
8 / 1703 Ordinary Ermine Serges, 3 Seals, 13 pounds Ordinaire Armijnsaaien, 3 Looden, 13 Pond piece 18.60 Guilders
9 / 1703 Ordinary Ermine Serges, 3 Seals, 13 pounds Ordinaire Armijnsaaien, 3 Looden, 13 Pond piece 18.00 Guilders
7 / 1703 Paternoster Flax Paternoster Vlas ship-pound 39.00 Guilders
8 / 1703 Paternoster Flax Paternoster Vlas ship-pound 39.00 Guilders
7 / 1703 Polish Summer Wool Poolsche Zomerwol pound 0.55 Guilders
8 / 1703 Polish Summer Wool Poolsche Zomerwol pound 0.55 Guilders
9 / 1703 Polish Summer Wool Poolsche Zomerwol pound 0.55 Guilders
7 / 1703 Polish wheat Poolsche tarwe last 154.00 Guilders
8 / 1703 Polish wheat Poolsche tarwe last 154.00 Guilders
9 / 1703 Polish wheat Poolsche tarwe last 154.00 Guilders
7 / 1703 Prussian rye Pruisische rogge last 99.40 Guilders
8 / 1703 Prussian rye Pruisische rogge last 106.40 Guilders
9 / 1703 Prussian rye Pruisische rogge last 108.50 Guilders
7 / 1703 Riga Clean Hemp Riga Reinhennep ship-pound 39.00 Guilders
8 / 1703 Riga Clean Hemp Riga Reinhennep ship-pound 38.50 Guilders
9 / 1703 Riga Clean Hemp Riga Reinhennep ship-pound 38.25 Guilders
8 / 1703 Riga crushed linseed Riga slaglijnzaad tun 6.00 Guilders
7 / 1703 Riga hempseed Riga hennepzaad tun 4.38 Guilders
8 / 1703 Riga hempseed Riga hennepzaad tun 4.50 Guilders
9 / 1703 Riga hempseed Riga hennepzaad tun 4.57 Guilders
7 / 1703 Rope-Yarn of Clean Hemp Kabelgaren van Rein-Hennep ship-pound 41.00 Guilders
8 / 1703 Rope-Yarn of Clean Hemp Kabelgaren van Rein-Hennep ship-pound 41.00 Guilders
9 / 1703 Rope-Yarn of Clean Hemp Kabelgaren van Rein-Hennep ship-pound 41.00 Guilders
8 / 1703 Sail-Yarn Zeilgaren 100 pounds 19.50 Guilders