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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 Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
8 / 1626 Linseed Oil Lijnolie aum 33.00 Guilders 64
10 / 1626 Linseed Oil Lijnolie aum 33.00 Guilders 64
11 / 1626 Linseed Oil Lijnolie aum 33.00 Guilders 64
12 / 1626 Linseed Oil Lijnolie aum 32.50 Guilders 64
1 / 1626 Loaf-sugar Melissuiker pound 0.55 Guilders 89
2 / 1626 Loaf-sugar Melissuiker pound 0.58 Guilders 89
3 / 1626 Loaf-sugar Melissuiker pound 0.56 Guilders 89
7 / 1626 Loaf-sugar Melissuiker pound 0.60 Guilders 89
8 / 1626 Loaf-sugar Melissuiker pound 0.60 Guilders 89
10 / 1626 Loaf-sugar Melissuiker pound 0.61 Guilders 89
11 / 1626 Loaf-sugar Melissuiker pound 0.61 Guilders 89
12 / 1626 Loaf-sugar Melissuiker pound 0.63 Guilders 89
1 / 1626 Long Prunes Lange Pruimen 100 pounds 7.20 Guilders
2 / 1626 Long Prunes Lange Pruimen 100 pounds 7.50 Guilders
3 / 1626 Long Prunes Lange Pruimen 100 pounds 7.05 Guilders
7 / 1626 Long Prunes Lange Pruimen 100 pounds 6.15 Guilders
8 / 1626 Long Prunes Lange Pruimen 100 pounds 5.85 Guilders
10 / 1626 Long Prunes Lange Pruimen 100 pounds 5.85 Guilders
12 / 1626 Long Prunes Lange Pruimen 100 pounds 7.20 Guilders
1 / 1626 Long Raisins Lange Rozijnen 100 pounds 9.75 Guilders 71
2 / 1626 Long Raisins Lange Rozijnen 100 pounds 9.75 Guilders 71
3 / 1626 Long Raisins Lange Rozijnen 100 pounds 9.75 Guilders 71
7 / 1626 Long Raisins Lange Rozijnen 100 pounds 20.80 Guilders 71
8 / 1626 Long Raisins Lange Rozijnen 100 pounds 18.50 Guilders 71
10 / 1626 Long Raisins Lange Rozijnen 100 pounds 18.00 Guilders 71
11 / 1626 Long Raisins Lange Rozijnen 100 pounds 18.00 Guilders 71
12 / 1626 Long Raisins Lange Rozijnen 100 pounds 24.00 Guilders 71
7 / 1626 Luneberg and Bremer Shorn Wool Luneburger en Bremer Schoorwol 100 pounds 43.50 Guilders
8 / 1626 Luneberg and Bremer Shorn Wool Luneburger en Bremer Schoorwol 100 pounds 43.50 Guilders
10 / 1626 Luneberg and Bremer Shorn Wool Luneburger en Bremer Schoorwol 100 pounds 43.50 Guilders
11 / 1626 Luneberg and Bremer Shorn Wool Luneburger en Bremer Schoorwol 100 pounds 42.00 Guilders
12 / 1626 Luneberg and Bremer Shorn Wool Luneburger en Bremer Schoorwol 100 pounds 41.00 Guilders
7 / 1626 Matie Maatjesharing last 130.00 Guilders
8 / 1626 Matie Maatjesharing last 85.00 Guilders
10 / 1626 Matie Maatjesharing last 96.00 Guilders
11 / 1626 Matie Maatjesharing last 100.00 Guilders
12 / 1626 Matie Maatjesharing last 118.00 Guilders
1 / 1626 Mercury Kwikzilver pound 1.70 Guilders 58
2 / 1626 Mercury Kwikzilver pound 1.73 Guilders 58
3 / 1626 Mercury Kwikzilver pound 1.73 Guilders 58
7 / 1626 Mercury Kwikzilver pound 1.75 Guilders 58
8 / 1626 Mercury Kwikzilver pound 1.80 Guilders 58
10 / 1626 Mercury Kwikzilver pound 1.80 Guilders 58
11 / 1626 Mercury Kwikzilver pound 1.80 Guilders 58
12 / 1626 Mercury Kwikzilver pound 1.80 Guilders 58
1 / 1626 Mexican Cochineal Mexicaansche Cochenille pound 26.40 Guilders 14
2 / 1626 Mexican Cochineal Mexicaansche Cochenille pound 26.10 Guilders 14
3 / 1626 Mexican Cochineal Mexicaansche Cochenille pound 25.35 Guilders 14
7 / 1626 Mexican Cochineal Mexicaansche Cochenille pound 28.35 Guilders 14
8 / 1626 Mexican Cochineal Mexicaansche Cochenille pound 27.00 Guilders 14