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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: 1708
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
10 / 1708 Alicante Anise Alicantsche Anijs 100 pounds 30.50 Guilders 76
12 / 1708 Alicante Anise Alicantsche Anijs 100 pounds 30.50 Guilders 76
10 / 1708 Apulian oil Olie van Puglia tun 390.00 Guilders 35
12 / 1708 Apulian oil Olie van Puglia tun 390.00 Guilders 35
10 / 1708 Baltic (Dry) Wax Oostersche (Droge) Was 100 pounds 68.88 Guilders 11
12 / 1708 Baltic (Dry) Wax Oostersche (Droge) Was 100 pounds 68.25 Guilders 11
10 / 1708 Black (or brown) peper Zwarte (of bruine) peper Pound 0.54 Guilders 29
12 / 1708 Black (or brown) peper Zwarte (of bruine) peper Pound 0.51 Guilders 29
10 / 1708 Bordeaux Brandy Bordeaux Brandewijn 30 double gallons 60.00 Guilders 38
12 / 1708 Bordeaux Brandy Bordeaux Brandewijn 30 double gallons 84.75 Guilders 38
10 / 1708 Bordeaux Honey bordeaux Honig tun 186.00 Guilders 92
12 / 1708 Bordeaux Honey bordeaux Honig tun 186.00 Guilders 92
10 / 1708 Brazilian Hides Braziliaansche Huiden pound 0.36 Guilders 61
12 / 1708 Brazilian Hides Braziliaansche Huiden pound 0.38 Guilders 61
10 / 1708 Caliatour Wood Caliatour Hout 100 pounds 11.25 Guilders 24
10 / 1708 Cloves Nagelen pound 3.75 Guilders 16
12 / 1708 Cloves Nagelen pound 3.75 Guilders 16
10 / 1708 Cocoa Cacao pound 0.58 Guilders 55
12 / 1708 Cocoa Cacao pound 0.61 Guilders 55
10 / 1708 Common Madder Gemeene Meekrap 100 pounds 12.00 Guilders 75
12 / 1708 Common Madder Gemeene Meekrap 100 pounds 12.00 Guilders 75
10 / 1708 Corn Brandy Korenbrandewijn aum 27.75 Guilders 68
12 / 1708 Corn Brandy Korenbrandewijn aum 32.50 Guilders 68
10 / 1708 East Indian Saltpetre Oostindische Salpeter 100 pounds 30.00 Guilders 1
12 / 1708 East Indian Saltpetre Oostindische Salpeter 100 pounds 27.50 Guilders 1
10 / 1708 English Copperas Engelsch Koperrood (Couperose) 100 pounds 4.13 Guilders 51
12 / 1708 English Copperas Engelsch Koperrood (Couperose) 100 pounds 4.13 Guilders 51
10 / 1708 English Lead Engelsch Lood 100 pounds 6.30 Guilders 65
12 / 1708 English Lead Engelsch Lood 100 pounds 6.30 Guilders 65
10 / 1708 Figs Vijgen 100 pounds 8.25 Guilders 13
12 / 1708 Figs Vijgen 100 pounds 8.25 Guilders 13
10 / 1708 Fine Refined Sugar Fijne Faffinade pound 0.39 Guilders 32
12 / 1708 Fine Refined Sugar Fijne Faffinade pound 0.38 Guilders 32
10 / 1708 French Bordeaux Wine Fransche Bordeauxwijn tun 114.00 Guilders 37
12 / 1708 French Bordeaux Wine Fransche Bordeauxwijn tun 177.00 Guilders 37
11 / 1708 Native Tobacco leaves Inlandsche Tabaksbladen 100 pounds 14.33 Guilders 82
12 / 1708 Native Tobacco leaves Inlandsche Tabaksbladen 100 pounds 16.33 Guilders 82
10 / 1708 Native Wax Inlandsche Was 100 pounds 71.25 Guilders 10
12 / 1708 Native Wax Inlandsche Was 100 pounds 70.75 Guilders 10
10 / 1708 Norwegian cod-liver oil Noordsche levertraan tun 32.00 Guilders 13
12 / 1708 Norwegian cod-liver oil Noordsche levertraan tun 31.00 Guilders 13
10 / 1708 Nutmeg Noten pound 3.75 Guilders 49
12 / 1708 Nutmeg Noten pound 3.75 Guilders 49
10 / 1708 Pernambuco Wood Pernambuco Hout 100 pounds 51.00 Guilders 77
12 / 1708 Pernambuco Wood Pernambuco Hout 100 pounds 51.00 Guilders 77
10 / 1708 Preserved Ginger Geconfijte Gember Pound 0.49 Guilders 28
12 / 1708 Preserved Ginger Geconfijte Gember Pound 0.53 Guilders 28
10 / 1708 Rape-oil Raapolie aum 43.50 Guilders 88
12 / 1708 Rape-oil Raapolie aum 46.50 Guilders 88
10 / 1708 Refined Borax Geraffineerde Borax pound 2.23 Guilders 50