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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: 1706
Month / Year Sort descending Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
8 / 1706 Rape-oil Raapolie aum 28.00 Guilders 88
10 / 1706 Rape-oil Raapolie aum 29.75 Guilders 88
11 / 1706 Rape-oil Raapolie aum 29.25 Guilders 88
7 / 1706 Refined Borax Geraffineerde Borax pound 1.58 Guilders 50
8 / 1706 Refined Borax Geraffineerde Borax pound 1.45 Guilders 50
10 / 1706 Refined Borax Geraffineerde Borax pound 1.43 Guilders 50
11 / 1706 Refined Borax Geraffineerde Borax pound 1.43 Guilders 50
7 / 1706 Refined Camphor Geraffineerde Kamfer pound 3.55 Guilders 57
8 / 1706 Refined Camphor Geraffineerde Kamfer pound 4.70 Guilders 57
10 / 1706 Refined Camphor Geraffineerde Kamfer pound 4.83 Guilders 57
11 / 1706 Refined Camphor Geraffineerde Kamfer pound 4.95 Guilders 57
7 / 1706 Roman Alum Roomsch Aluin 100 pounds 15.45 Guilders 3
8 / 1706 Roman Alum Roomsch Aluin 100 pounds 15.15 Guilders 3
10 / 1706 Roman Alum Roomsch Aluin 100 pounds 15.75 Guilders 3
11 / 1706 Roman Alum Roomsch Aluin 100 pounds 15.75 Guilders 3
7 / 1706 White Salt Wit Zout hundredweight of 404 measures 540.00 Guilders 41
8 / 1706 White Salt Wit Zout hundredweight of 404 measures 540.00 Guilders 41
10 / 1706 White Salt Wit Zout hundredweight of 404 measures 540.00 Guilders 41
11 / 1706 White Salt Wit Zout hundredweight of 404 measures 540.00 Guilders 41
Month / Year: 1707
Month / Year Sort descending Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
5 / 1707 Andalusian wool Andalusia wol pound 1.18 Banco Guilders
3 / 1707 Molina wool Molina wol pound 1.43 Banco
3 / 1707 Soria Segovia wool Soria Segovia wol pound 1.70 Banco
Month / Year: 1708
Month / Year Sort descending Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
10 / 1708 Aix-la-Chapelle and Namur Kettles Ketels van Aken en Namen 100 pounds 60.00 Guilders
12 / 1708 Aix-la-Chapelle and Namur Kettles Ketels van Aken en Namen 100 pounds 60.00 Guilders
10 / 1708 Amsterdam Civet Amsterdamsche Civet ounce 37.00 Guilders
12 / 1708 Amsterdam Civet Amsterdamsche Civet ounce 37.00 Guilders
10 / 1708 Ardasse Silk Ardassette Zijde pound 5.78 Guilders
12 / 1708 Ardasse Silk Ardassette Zijde pound 5.78 Guilders
12 / 1708 Baltic Tallow Oostersche Talk 100 pounds 12.75 Guilders
10 / 1708 Basins Bekkens 100 pounds 61.00 Guilders
12 / 1708 Basins Bekkens 100 pounds 61.00 Guilders
10 / 1708 Black Folded Latten Zwart Gevouwen Latoen 100 pounds 60.00 Guilders
12 / 1708 Black Folded Latten Zwart Gevouwen Latoen 100 pounds 60.00 Guilders
11 / 1708 Bologna Organzine Bologneesche Organsijn pound 16.80 Guilders
12 / 1708 Bologna Organzine Bologneesche Organsijn pound 16.80 Guilders
10 / 1708 Brass-Wire Koperdraad 100 pounds 51.75 Guilders
12 / 1708 Brass-Wire Koperdraad 100 pounds 52.00 Guilders
10 / 1708 Brazilian (white) powdered sugar Braziliaansche (witte)poedersuiker pound 0.30 Guilders
12 / 1708 Brazilian (white) powdered sugar Braziliaansche (witte)poedersuiker pound 0.29 Guilders
10 / 1708 Brew-oats Brouwhaver last 58.80 Guilders
12 / 1708 Brew-oats Brouwhaver last 58.80 Guilders
10 / 1708 Bullets Kogels ship-pound 10.00 Guilders
12 / 1708 Bullets Kogels ship-pound 10.00 Guilders
10 / 1708 Card-Thread (Maestricht) nr.0 Kaardendraad (Maasstrichtsch) no.0 100 pounds 30.00 Guilders
12 / 1708 Card-Thread (Maestricht) nr.0 Kaardendraad (Maasstrichtsch) no.0 100 pounds 30.00 Guilders
10 / 1708 China Silk Chineesche Zijde pound 6.60 Guilders
12 / 1708 China Silk Chineesche Zijde pound 6.45 Guilders
10 / 1708 Common Iron Gemeen Ijzer 100 pounds 5.63 Guilders
12 / 1708 Common Iron Gemeen Ijzer 100 pounds 5.63 Guilders
10 / 1708 Crowned Stockholm Pitch Gekroond Stockholmsch Pek last 150.00 Guilders