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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 / 1706 Sole-Leather Zoolleer pound 0.49 Guilders
10 / 1706 Sole-Leather Zoolleer pound 0.49 Guilders
11 / 1706 Sole-Leather Zoolleer pound 0.49 Guilders
8 / 1706 Spanish Iron Spaansch Ijzer 100 pounds 6.00 Guilders 5
10 / 1706 Spanish Iron Spaansch Ijzer 100 pounds 6.00 Guilders 5
11 / 1706 Spanish Iron Spaansch Ijzer 100 pounds 6.00 Guilders 5
7 / 1706 Split Stockfish Roodschaar 100 pounds 9.25 Guilders
8 / 1706 Split Stockfish Roodschaar 100 pounds 9.25 Guilders
10 / 1706 Split Stockfish Roodschaar 100 pounds 9.50 Guilders
11 / 1706 Split Stockfish Roodschaar 100 pounds 9.50 Guilders
7 / 1706 St. Ubes Salt St. Ubes Zout last 402.00 Guilders
8 / 1706 St. Ubes Salt St. Ubes Zout last 402.00 Guilders
10 / 1706 St. Ubes Salt St. Ubes Zout last 402.00 Guilders
11 / 1706 St. Ubes Salt St. Ubes Zout last 408.00 Guilders
7 / 1706 Starch Stijfsel 100 pounds 8.38 Guilders
8 / 1706 Starch Stijfsel 100 pounds 8.13 Guilders
10 / 1706 Starch Stijfsel 100 pounds 8.13 Guilders
11 / 1706 Starch Stijfsel 100 pounds 8.13 Guilders
7 / 1706 Stockfish Rondvisch 100 pounds 9.25 Guilders 87
8 / 1706 Stockfish Rondvisch 100 pounds 9.25 Guilders 87
10 / 1706 Stockfish Rondvisch 100 pounds 10.00 Guilders 87
11 / 1706 Stockfish Rondvisch 100 pounds 10.00 Guilders 87
7 / 1706 Surinam Sugar Surinaamsche suiker pound 0.16 Guilders 12
8 / 1706 Surinam Sugar Surinaamsche suiker pound 0.16 Guilders 12
10 / 1706 Surinam Sugar Surinaamsche suiker pound 0.16 Guilders 12
11 / 1706 Surinam Sugar Surinaamsche suiker pound 0.16 Guilders 12
7 / 1706 Swedish Garcopper Zweedsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 52.50 Guilders 4
8 / 1706 Swedish Garcopper Zweedsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 52.00 Guilders 4
10 / 1706 Swedish Garcopper Zweedsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 51.00 Guilders 4
11 / 1706 Swedish Garcopper Zweedsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 51.00 Guilders 4
7 / 1706 Tanni Silk A Tanni Zijde A pound 7.27 Guilders 44
8 / 1706 Tanni Silk A Tanni Zijde A pound 8.17 Guilders 44
10 / 1706 Tanni Silk A Tanni Zijde A pound 8.03 Guilders 44
11 / 1706 Tanni Silk A Tanni Zijde A pound 7.99 Guilders 44
7 / 1706 The Best Dantzig Potash De Beste Dantziger Potasch 100 pounds 13.50 Guilders
8 / 1706 The Best Dantzig Potash De Beste Dantziger Potasch 100 pounds 13.50 Guilders
10 / 1706 The Best Dantzig Potash De Beste Dantziger Potasch 100 pounds 13.50 Guilders
11 / 1706 The Best Dantzig Potash De Beste Dantziger Potasch 100 pounds 13.50 Guilders
7 / 1706 The Best Konigsberg Bear's Foot Ashes De Beste Koningsberger Berenklauwasch last 180.00 Guilders 80
8 / 1706 The Best Konigsberg Bear's Foot Ashes De Beste Koningsberger Berenklauwasch last 180.00 Guilders 80
10 / 1706 The Best Konigsberg Bear's Foot Ashes De Beste Koningsberger Berenklauwasch last 180.00 Guilders 80
11 / 1706 The Best Konigsberg Bear's Foot Ashes De Beste Koningsberger Berenklauwasch last 180.00 Guilders 80
7 / 1706 Thorn Wool Thornsche Wol 100 pounds 35.50 Guilders
8 / 1706 Thorn Wool Thornsche Wol 100 pounds 34.00 Guilders
10 / 1706 Thorn Wool Thornsche Wol 100 pounds 35.00 Guilders
11 / 1706 Thorn Wool Thornsche Wol 100 pounds 35.00 Guilders
7 / 1706 Tonkin Musk Muscus van Tonkin ounce 7.50 Guilders
8 / 1706 Tonkin Musk Muscus van Tonkin ounce 7.50 Guilders
10 / 1706 Tonkin Musk Muscus van Tonkin ounce 7.25 Guilders
11 / 1706 Tonkin Musk Muscus van Tonkin ounce 7.25 Guilders