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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
10 / 1708 Norwegian Garcopper Noorsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 56.00 Guilders
12 / 1708 Norwegian Garcopper Noorsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 56.50 Guilders
10 / 1708 Opium Opium pound 5.88 Guilders
12 / 1708 Opium Opium pound 5.88 Guilders
10 / 1708 Ordinary Ermine Serges, 3 Seals, 13 pounds Ordinaire Armijnsaaien, 3 Looden, 13 Pond piece 18.38 Guilders
12 / 1708 Ordinary Ermine Serges, 3 Seals, 13 pounds Ordinaire Armijnsaaien, 3 Looden, 13 Pond piece 18.45 Guilders
10 / 1708 Paternoster Flax Paternoster Vlas ship-pound 45.50 Guilders
12 / 1708 Paternoster Flax Paternoster Vlas ship-pound 44.50 Guilders
10 / 1708 Polish Summer Wool Poolsche Zomerwol pound 0.33 Guilders
12 / 1708 Polish Summer Wool Poolsche Zomerwol pound 0.35 Guilders
10 / 1708 Polish wheat Poolsche tarwe last 189.00 Guilders
12 / 1708 Polish wheat Poolsche tarwe last 210.00 Guilders
10 / 1708 Prussian rye Pruisische rogge last 127.40 Guilders
12 / 1708 Prussian rye Pruisische rogge last 161.00 Guilders
10 / 1708 Riga Clean Hemp Riga Reinhennep ship-pound 38.00 Guilders
12 / 1708 Riga Clean Hemp Riga Reinhennep ship-pound 35.50 Guilders
10 / 1708 Riga crushed linseed Riga slaglijnzaad tun 7.25 Guilders
12 / 1708 Riga crushed linseed Riga slaglijnzaad tun 7.38 Guilders
10 / 1708 Riga hempseed Riga hennepzaad tun 7.00 Guilders
12 / 1708 Riga hempseed Riga hennepzaad tun 7.00 Guilders
10 / 1708 Rope-Yarn of Clean Hemp Kabelgaren van Rein-Hennep ship-pound 43.00 Guilders
12 / 1708 Rope-Yarn of Clean Hemp Kabelgaren van Rein-Hennep ship-pound 39.00 Guilders
10 / 1708 Sail-Yarn Zeilgaren 100 pounds 18.50 Guilders
12 / 1708 Sail-Yarn Zeilgaren 100 pounds 18.50 Guilders
12 / 1708 Sappan Wood of Siam Sappanhout van Siam 100 pounds 10.75 Guilders 23
10 / 1708 Sherry Syrese Secken tun 270.00 Guilders 39
12 / 1708 Sherry Syrese Secken tun 270.00 Guilders 39
10 / 1708 Single White Iron Enkel Blik 100 pounds 30.00 Guilders
12 / 1708 Single White Iron Enkel Blik 100 pounds 30.00 Guilders
10 / 1708 Smyrna Cotton Smirna Katoen pound 0.31 Guilders
12 / 1708 Smyrna Cotton Smirna Katoen pound 0.31 Guilders
10 / 1708 Smyrna Cotton Yarns Smirnasche Katoenen Garens pound 0.65 Guilders
12 / 1708 Smyrna Cotton Yarns Smirnasche Katoenen Garens pound 0.65 Guilders
10 / 1708 Smyrna Gallnuts Smirna Galnoten 100 pounds 49.00 Guilders 9
12 / 1708 Smyrna Gallnuts Smirna Galnoten 100 pounds 50.00 Guilders 9
10 / 1708 Sole-leather of Native Backs Zoolleer van Inlandsche Ruggen pound 0.54 Guilders
12 / 1708 Sole-leather of Native Backs Zoolleer van Inlandsche Ruggen pound 0.51 Guilders
4 / 1708 Soria Segovia wool Soria Segovia wol pound 1.58 Banco
10 / 1708 Soria Segovia wool Soria Segovia wol pound 1.55 Banco
12 / 1708 Soria Segovia wool Soria Segovia wol pound 1.55 Banco
10 / 1708 Spanish Iron Spaansch Ijzer 100 pounds 5.50 Guilders 5
12 / 1708 Spanish Iron Spaansch Ijzer 100 pounds 5.50 Guilders 5
10 / 1708 Split Stockfish Roodschaar 100 pounds 9.75 Guilders
12 / 1708 Split Stockfish Roodschaar 100 pounds 9.75 Guilders
10 / 1708 St. Ubes Salt St. Ubes Zout last 384.00 Guilders
12 / 1708 St. Ubes Salt St. Ubes Zout last 402.00 Guilders
10 / 1708 Starch Stijfsel 100 pounds 9.88 Guilders
12 / 1708 Starch Stijfsel 100 pounds 10.50 Guilders
10 / 1708 Steermark Steel Stiermarksch Staal bundle 22.00 Guilders
12 / 1708 Steermark Steel Stiermarksch Staal bundle 22.00 Guilders