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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
8 / 1631 Small Pepper Kleine peper Pound 0.52 Guilders 29
1 / 1631 Smyrna Cotton Smirna Katoen pound 0.50 Guilders
4 / 1631 Smyrna Cotton Smirna Katoen pound 0.50 Guilders
6 / 1631 Smyrna Cotton Smirna Katoen pound 0.46 Guilders
7 / 1631 Smyrna Cotton Smirna Katoen pound 0.46 Guilders
8 / 1631 Smyrna Cotton Smirna Katoen pound 0.46 Guilders
1 / 1631 St. Ubes Salt St. Ubes Zout last 810.00 Guilders
4 / 1631 St. Ubes Salt St. Ubes Zout last 900.00 Guilders
6 / 1631 St. Ubes Salt St. Ubes Zout last 840.00 Guilders
7 / 1631 St. Ubes Salt St. Ubes Zout last 720.00 Guilders
8 / 1631 St. Ubes Salt St. Ubes Zout last 696.00 Guilders
4 / 1631 Steel in Bars Staal in Staven 100 pounds 24.25 Guilders 63
6 / 1631 Steel in Bars Staal in Staven 100 pounds 22.75 Guilders 63
7 / 1631 Steel in Bars Staal in Staven 100 pounds 22.75 Guilders 63
8 / 1631 Steel in Bars Staal in Staven 100 pounds 23.00 Guilders 63
6 / 1631 Swedish Garcopper Zweedsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 40.00 Guilders 4
10 / 1631 Swedish Garcopper Zweedsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 40.91 Guilders 4
11 / 1631 Swedish Garcopper Zweedsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 40.91 Guilders 4
1 / 1631 Swedish Iron Zweedsch Ijzer 100 pounds 7.00 Guilders 91
4 / 1631 Swedish Iron Zweedsch Ijzer 100 pounds 6.92 Guilders 91
6 / 1631 Swedish Iron Zweedsch Ijzer 100 pounds 6.50 Guilders 91
7 / 1631 Swedish Iron Zweedsch Ijzer 100 pounds 6.50 Guilders 91
8 / 1631 Swedish Iron Zweedsch Ijzer 100 pounds 6.50 Guilders 91
1 / 1631 The Best Bear's Foot Ashes De Beste Berenklauwasch last 270.00 Guilders 80
6 / 1631 The Best Bear's Foot Ashes De Beste Berenklauwasch last 270.00 Guilders 80
7 / 1631 The Best Bear's Foot Ashes De Beste Berenklauwasch last 270.00 Guilders 80
8 / 1631 The Best Bear's Foot Ashes De Beste Berenklauwasch last 270.00 Guilders 80
1 / 1631 The Best Dantzig Potash De Beste Dantziger Potasch 100 pounds 13.58 Guilders
4 / 1631 The Best Dantzig Potash De Beste Dantziger Potasch 100 pounds 13.58 Guilders
6 / 1631 The Best Dantzig Potash De Beste Dantziger Potasch 100 pounds 13.58 Guilders
7 / 1631 The Best Dantzig Potash De Beste Dantziger Potasch 100 pounds 13.58 Guilders
8 / 1631 The Best Dantzig Potash De Beste Dantziger Potasch 100 pounds 13.58 Guilders
1 / 1631 Treacle Suikersiroop pound 14.33 Guilders 90
4 / 1631 Treacle Suikersiroop pound 14.10 Guilders 90
6 / 1631 Treacle Suikersiroop pound 12.30 Guilders 90
7 / 1631 Treacle Suikersiroop pound 12.60 Guilders 90
8 / 1631 Treacle Suikersiroop pound 13.35 Guilders 90
1 / 1631 Unbleached Hondschoote Serges, 3 Seals Ongebleekte Hondschootsche Saaien, 3 Looden piece 27.60 Guilders
4 / 1631 Unbleached Hondschoote Serges, 3 Seals Ongebleekte Hondschootsche Saaien, 3 Looden piece 27.15 Guilders
6 / 1631 Unbleached Hondschoote Serges, 3 Seals Ongebleekte Hondschootsche Saaien, 3 Looden piece 29.10 Guilders
7 / 1631 Unbleached Hondschoote Serges, 3 Seals Ongebleekte Hondschootsche Saaien, 3 Looden piece 27.90 Guilders
8 / 1631 Unbleached Hondschoote Serges, 3 Seals Ongebleekte Hondschootsche Saaien, 3 Looden piece 29.40 Guilders
1 / 1631 Valence Almonds Valencia Amandelen 100 pounds 44.50 Guilders 72
4 / 1631 Valence Almonds Valencia Amandelen 100 pounds 42.50 Guilders 72
6 / 1631 Valence Almonds Valencia Amandelen 100 pounds 42.50 Guilders 72
7 / 1631 Valence Almonds Valencia Amandelen 100 pounds 37.50 Guilders 72
8 / 1631 Valence Almonds Valencia Amandelen 100 pounds 37.50 Guilders 72
1 / 1631 Aix-la-Chapelle Kettles Ketels van Aken 100 pounds 55.50 Guilders
4 / 1631 Aix-la-Chapelle Kettles Ketels van Aken 100 pounds 55.50 Guilders
6 / 1631 Aix-la-Chapelle Kettles Ketels van Aken 100 pounds 54.00 Guilders