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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: 1624
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
6 / 1624 Muscovados Moscovades pound 0.31 Guilders 33
8 / 1624 Muscovados Moscovades pound 0.31 Guilders 33
9 / 1624 Muscovados Moscovades pound 0.31 Guilders 33
10 / 1624 Muscovados Moscovades pound 0.33 Guilders 33
12 / 1624 Muscovados Moscovades pound 0.39 Guilders 33
2 / 1624 Musk Muscus ounce 6.00 Guilders
5 / 1624 Musk Muscus ounce 6.15 Guilders
6 / 1624 Musk Muscus ounce 6.15 Guilders
8 / 1624 Musk Muscus ounce 6.15 Guilders
9 / 1624 Musk Muscus ounce 6.15 Guilders
12 / 1624 Musk Muscus ounce 6.15 Guilders
2 / 1624 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun 33.00 Guilders 81
5 / 1624 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun 34.00 Guilders 81
8 / 1624 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun 32.00 Guilders 81
9 / 1624 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun 32.00 Guilders 81
10 / 1624 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun 29.50 Guilders 81
12 / 1624 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun 34.00 Guilders 81
2 / 1624 Native Salted Hides Inlandsche Gezouten Huiden pound 0.16 Guilders
5 / 1624 Native Salted Hides Inlandsche Gezouten Huiden pound 0.16 Guilders
6 / 1624 Native Salted Hides Inlandsche Gezouten Huiden pound 0.16 Guilders
8 / 1624 Native Salted Hides Inlandsche Gezouten Huiden pound 0.16 Guilders
9 / 1624 Native Salted Hides Inlandsche Gezouten Huiden pound 0.16 Guilders
10 / 1624 Native Salted Hides Inlandsche Gezouten Huiden pound 0.18 Guilders
2 / 1624 Native Sweet Tallow Inlandsche Zoete Talk 100 pounds 19.00 Guilders
5 / 1624 Native Sweet Tallow Inlandsche Zoete Talk 100 pounds 21.00 Guilders
6 / 1624 Native Sweet Tallow Inlandsche Zoete Talk 100 pounds 21.00 Guilders
8 / 1624 Native Sweet Tallow Inlandsche Zoete Talk 100 pounds 21.00 Guilders
9 / 1624 Native Sweet Tallow Inlandsche Zoete Talk 100 pounds 21.00 Guilders
10 / 1624 Native Sweet Tallow Inlandsche Zoete Talk 100 pounds 22.83 Guilders
12 / 1624 Native Sweet Tallow Inlandsche Zoete Talk 100 pounds 21.00 Guilders
2 / 1624 Opium Opium pound 7.50 Guilders
5 / 1624 Opium Opium pound 7.50 Guilders
6 / 1624 Opium Opium pound 7.50 Guilders
8 / 1624 Opium Opium pound 7.50 Guilders
9 / 1624 Opium Opium pound 7.50 Guilders
12 / 1624 Opium Opium pound 7.50 Guilders
8 / 1624 Paternoster Flax Paternoster Vlas ship-pound 35.00 Guilders
10 / 1624 Paternoster Flax Paternoster Vlas ship-pound 37.50 Guilders
12 / 1624 Paternoster Flax Paternoster Vlas ship-pound 37.50 Guilders
8 / 1624 Polish Summer Wool Poolsche Zomerwol pound 0.78 Guilders
10 / 1624 Polish Summer Wool Poolsche Zomerwol pound 0.83 Guilders
12 / 1624 Polish Summer Wool Poolsche Zomerwol pound 0.83 Guilders
2 / 1624 Prussian rye Pruisische rogge last 189.00 Guilders
5 / 1624 Prussian rye Pruisische rogge last 162.40 Guilders
6 / 1624 Prussian rye Pruisische rogge last 162.40 Guilders
8 / 1624 Prussian rye Pruisische rogge last 170.80 Guilders
9 / 1624 Prussian rye Pruisische rogge last 164.50 Guilders
12 / 1624 Prussian rye Pruisische rogge last 180.60 Guilders
2 / 1624 Riga Clean Hemp Riga Reinhennep ship-pound 36.00 Guilders
5 / 1624 Riga Clean Hemp Riga Reinhennep ship-pound 36.00 Guilders