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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: 1626
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
9 / 1626 Swedish Garcopper Zweedsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 56.82 Guilders 4
11 / 1626 Swedish Garcopper Zweedsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 56.82 Guilders 4
1 / 1626 Swedish Iron Zweedsch Ijzer 100 pounds 6.20 Guilders 91
2 / 1626 Swedish Iron Zweedsch Ijzer 100 pounds 6.45 Guilders 91
3 / 1626 Swedish Iron Zweedsch Ijzer 100 pounds 6.45 Guilders 91
7 / 1626 Swedish Iron Zweedsch Ijzer 100 pounds 6.50 Guilders 91
8 / 1626 Swedish Iron Zweedsch Ijzer 100 pounds 6.33 Guilders 91
10 / 1626 Swedish Iron Zweedsch Ijzer 100 pounds 6.50 Guilders 91
11 / 1626 Swedish Iron Zweedsch Ijzer 100 pounds 6.50 Guilders 91
12 / 1626 Swedish Iron Zweedsch Ijzer 100 pounds 7.00 Guilders 91
7 / 1626 The Best Bear's Foot Ashes De Beste Berenklauwasch last 264.00 Guilders 80
8 / 1626 The Best Bear's Foot Ashes De Beste Berenklauwasch last 264.00 Guilders 80
10 / 1626 The Best Bear's Foot Ashes De Beste Berenklauwasch last 288.00 Guilders 80
11 / 1626 The Best Bear's Foot Ashes De Beste Berenklauwasch last 288.00 Guilders 80
12 / 1626 The Best Bear's Foot Ashes De Beste Berenklauwasch last 288.00 Guilders 80
7 / 1626 The Best Dantzig Potash De Beste Dantziger Potasch 100 pounds 10.80 Guilders
8 / 1626 The Best Dantzig Potash De Beste Dantziger Potasch 100 pounds 10.80 Guilders
10 / 1626 The Best Dantzig Potash De Beste Dantziger Potasch 100 pounds 12.00 Guilders
11 / 1626 The Best Dantzig Potash De Beste Dantziger Potasch 100 pounds 12.00 Guilders
12 / 1626 The Best Dantzig Potash De Beste Dantziger Potasch 100 pounds 12.00 Guilders
1 / 1626 Treacle Suikersiroop pound 14.00 Guilders 90
2 / 1626 Treacle Suikersiroop pound 14.00 Guilders 90
3 / 1626 Treacle Suikersiroop pound 13.95 Guilders 90
7 / 1626 Treacle Suikersiroop pound 16.65 Guilders 90
8 / 1626 Treacle Suikersiroop pound 16.50 Guilders 90
10 / 1626 Treacle Suikersiroop pound 15.98 Guilders 90
11 / 1626 Treacle Suikersiroop pound 16.05 Guilders 90
12 / 1626 Treacle Suikersiroop pound 15.90 Guilders 90
10 / 1626 Valence Almonds Valencia Amandelen 100 pounds 43.50 Guilders 72
11 / 1626 Valence Almonds Valencia Amandelen 100 pounds 43.50 Guilders 72
1 / 1626 Venetian Turpentine Venetiaansche Terpentijn 100 pounds 68.00 Guilders
2 / 1626 Venetian Turpentine Venetiaansche Terpentijn 100 pounds 68.00 Guilders
3 / 1626 Venetian Turpentine Venetiaansche Terpentijn 100 pounds 63.00 Guilders
8 / 1626 Venetian Turpentine Venetiaansche Terpentijn 100 pounds 60.00 Guilders
11 / 1626 Venetian Turpentine Venetiaansche Terpentijn 100 pounds 78.00 Guilders
12 / 1626 Venetian Turpentine Venetiaansche Terpentijn 100 pounds 78.00 Guilders
Month / Year: 1628
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
9 / 1628 Long Prunes Lange Pruimen 100 pounds 7.95 Guilders
9 / 1628 Long Raisins Lange Rozijnen 100 pounds 19.50 Guilders 71
9 / 1628 Luneberg and Bremer Shorn Wool Luneburger en Bremer Schoorwol 100 pounds 38.50 Guilders
9 / 1628 Matie Maatjesharing last 138.00 Guilders
9 / 1628 Mercury Kwikzilver pound 2.00 Guilders 58
9 / 1628 Mexican Cochineal Mexicaansche Cochenille pound 26.85 Guilders 14
9 / 1628 Milanese Rice Milaansche rijst 100 pounds 17.25 Guilders
9 / 1628 Muscovados Moscovades pound 0.44 Guilders 33
9 / 1628 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun 33.00 Guilders 81
9 / 1628 Native Salted Hides Inlandsche Gezouten Huiden pound 0.18 Guilders
10 / 1628 Native Sweet Tallow Inlandsche Zoete Talk 100 pounds 22.50 Guilders
9 / 1628 Paternoster Flax Paternoster Vlas ship-pound 49.00 Guilders
9 / 1628 Polish Summer Wool Poolsche Zomerwol pound 0.69 Guilders
11 / 1628 Polish Summer Wool Poolsche Zomerwol pound 0.94 Guilders