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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: 1631
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
7 / 1631 Leyden Single Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced Leidsche Enkele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen piece 40.50 Guilders
8 / 1631 Leyden Single Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced Leidsche Enkele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen piece 39.00 Guilders
1 / 1631 Leyden Single Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 1 Seal Leidsche Enkele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 1 Lood piece 19.25 Guilders
4 / 1631 Leyden Single Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 1 Seal Leidsche Enkele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 1 Lood piece 19.38 Guilders
6 / 1631 Leyden Single Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 1 Seal Leidsche Enkele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 1 Lood piece 19.75 Guilders
7 / 1631 Leyden Single Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 1 Seal Leidsche Enkele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 1 Lood piece 19.88 Guilders
8 / 1631 Leyden Single Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 1 Seal Leidsche Enkele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 1 Lood piece 20.00 Guilders
1 / 1631 Leyden Single Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 2 Seals Leidsche Enkele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 2 Looden piece 21.00 Guilders
4 / 1631 Leyden Single Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 2 Seals Leidsche Enkele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 2 Looden piece 20.00 Guilders
6 / 1631 Leyden Single Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 2 Seals Leidsche Enkele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 2 Looden piece 20.75 Guilders
7 / 1631 Leyden Single Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 2 Seals Leidsche Enkele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 2 Looden piece 20.75 Guilders
8 / 1631 Leyden Single Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 2 Seals Leidsche Enkele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 2 Looden piece 20.75 Guilders
1 / 1631 Linseed Oil Lijnolie aum 38.00 Guilders 64
4 / 1631 Linseed Oil Lijnolie aum 38.00 Guilders 64
6 / 1631 Linseed Oil Lijnolie aum 42.00 Guilders 64
7 / 1631 Linseed Oil Lijnolie aum 41.50 Guilders 64
8 / 1631 Linseed Oil Lijnolie aum 41.00 Guilders 64
1 / 1631 Loaf-sugar Melissuiker pound 0.78 Guilders 89
4 / 1631 Loaf-sugar Melissuiker pound 0.79 Guilders 89
6 / 1631 Loaf-sugar Melissuiker pound 0.79 Guilders 89
7 / 1631 Loaf-sugar Melissuiker pound 0.75 Guilders 89
8 / 1631 Loaf-sugar Melissuiker pound 0.75 Guilders 89
Month / Year: 1632
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
2 / 1632 Aix-la-Chapelle Kettles Ketels van Aken 100 pounds 54.00 Guilders
6 / 1632 Aix-la-Chapelle Kettles Ketels van Aken 100 pounds 59.00 Guilders
7 / 1632 Aix-la-Chapelle Kettles Ketels van Aken 100 pounds 59.00 Guilders
2 / 1632 Baltic Tallow Oostersche Talk 100 pounds 16.83 Guilders
6 / 1632 Baltic Tallow Oostersche Talk 100 pounds 17.00 Guilders
7 / 1632 Baltic Tallow Oostersche Talk 100 pounds 16.50 Guilders
2 / 1632 Bologna Organzine Bologneesche Organsijn pound 19.95 Guilders
6 / 1632 Bologna Organzine Bologneesche Organsijn pound 20.55 Guilders
7 / 1632 Bologna Organzine Bologneesche Organsijn pound 20.25 Guilders
2 / 1632 Cyprus Cotton Cypersche Katoen pound 0.60 Guilders
6 / 1632 Cyprus Cotton Cypersche Katoen pound 0.61 Guilders
7 / 1632 Cyprus Cotton Cypersche Katoen pound 0.59 Guilders
2 / 1632 English Tin Engelsch Tin 100 pounds 56.00 Guilders
6 / 1632 English Tin Engelsch Tin 100 pounds 56.00 Guilders
7 / 1632 English Tin Engelsch Tin 100 pounds 56.00 Guilders
6 / 1632 Fine Grey Pommeranian Wool Fijne Grijze Pommersche Wol 100 pounds 34.00 Guilders
7 / 1632 Fine Grey Pommeranian Wool Fijne Grijze Pommersche Wol 100 pounds 34.00 Guilders
2 / 1632 First quality Molina and Castilian wool Prima Molina en Castilla wol pound 1.03 Guilders
6 / 1632 First quality Molina and Castilian wool Prima Molina en Castilla wol pound 1.00 Guilders
7 / 1632 First quality Molina and Castilian wool Prima Molina en Castilla wol pound 1.01 Guilders
2 / 1632 First quality Segovia wool Prima Segovia wol pound 1.70 Guilders
7 / 1632 First quality Segovia wool Prima Segovia wol pound 1.60 Guilders
6 / 1632 French Wine of the Highlands Fransche Hooglandsche Wijn tun 111.00 Guilders
7 / 1632 French Wine of the Highlands Fransche Hooglandsche Wijn tun 111.00 Guilders
2 / 1632 Frisian Winter-Barley Friesche Wintergerst last 112.00 Guilders
6 / 1632 Frisian Winter-Barley Friesche Wintergerst last 88.20 Guilders
7 / 1632 Frisian Winter-Barley Friesche Wintergerst last 100.10 Guilders
2 / 1632 Full Herring Volle Haring last 130.00 Guilders 19