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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
6 / 1632 Leyden Satin Crown Bombasines Leidsche Satijn Bombazijnen, Kronen piece 25.00 Guilders
7 / 1632 Leyden Satin Crown Bombasines Leidsche Satijn Bombazijnen, Kronen piece 25.00 Guilders
2 / 1632 Leyden Satin Crown Bombasines, 1 Seal Leidsche Satijn Bombazijnen, Kronen, 1 Lood piece 14.00 Guilders
6 / 1632 Leyden Satin Crown Bombasines, 1 Seal Leidsche Satijn Bombazijnen, Kronen, 1 Lood piece 13.00 Guilders
7 / 1632 Leyden Satin Crown Bombasines, 1 Seal Leidsche Satijn Bombazijnen, Kronen, 1 Lood piece 13.00 Guilders
2 / 1632 Leyden Single Gentlemen's Crown Serges Leidsche Enkele Heerensaaien Kronen piece 37.50 Guilders
6 / 1632 Leyden Single Gentlemen's Crown Serges Leidsche Enkele Heerensaaien Kronen piece 43.00 Guilders
7 / 1632 Leyden Single Gentlemen's Crown Serges Leidsche Enkele Heerensaaien Kronen piece 44.25 Guilders
1 / 1632 Leyden Single Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced Leidsche Enkele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen piece 37.25 Guilders
6 / 1632 Leyden Single Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced Leidsche Enkele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen piece 39.50 Guilders
7 / 1632 Leyden Single Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced Leidsche Enkele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen piece 40.25 Guilders
2 / 1632 Leyden Single Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 1 Seal Leidsche Enkele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 1 Lood piece 20.25 Guilders
6 / 1632 Leyden Single Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 1 Seal Leidsche Enkele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 1 Lood piece 21.62 Guilders
7 / 1632 Leyden Single Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 1 Seal Leidsche Enkele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 1 Lood piece 21.75 Guilders
2 / 1632 Leyden Single Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 2 Seals Leidsche Enkele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 2 Looden piece 21.13 Guilders
6 / 1632 Leyden Single Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 2 Seals Leidsche Enkele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 2 Looden piece 22.50 Guilders
7 / 1632 Leyden Single Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 2 Seals Leidsche Enkele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 2 Looden piece 22.63 Guilders
2 / 1632 Linseed Oil Lijnolie aum 49.00 Guilders 64
6 / 1632 Linseed Oil Lijnolie aum 51.50 Guilders 64
7 / 1632 Linseed Oil Lijnolie aum 51.00 Guilders 64
2 / 1632 Loaf-sugar Melissuiker pound 0.67 Guilders 89
6 / 1632 Loaf-sugar Melissuiker pound 0.73 Guilders 89
7 / 1632 Loaf-sugar Melissuiker pound 0.75 Guilders 89
1 / 1632 Washed Segovia Lamb's wool Gewasschen Segovia Lamswol 100 pounds 92.00 Guilders
2 / 1632 Washed Segovia Lamb's wool Gewasschen Segovia Lamswol 100 pounds 92.00 Guilders
6 / 1632 Washed Segovia Lamb's wool Gewasschen Segovia Lamswol 100 pounds 77.50 Guilders
7 / 1632 Washed Segovia Lamb's wool Gewasschen Segovia Lamswol 100 pounds 75.00 Guilders
2 / 1632 West Indian Hides Westindische Huiden pound 0.38 Guilders 61
6 / 1632 West Indian Hides Westindische Huiden pound 0.38 Guilders 61
7 / 1632 West Indian Hides Westindische Huiden pound 0.38 Guilders 61
2 / 1632 White Candy Witte Kandij pound 1.14 Guilders 30
6 / 1632 White Candy Witte Kandij pound 1.14 Guilders 30
7 / 1632 White Candy Witte Kandij pound 1.14 Guilders 30
6 / 1632 Yellow Wood Geelhout 100 pounds 6.50 Guilders 26
7 / 1632 Yellow Wood Geelhout 100 pounds 6.00 Guilders 26
2 / 1632 Yufts Juchten pound 0.68 Guilders 46
6 / 1632 Yufts Juchten pound 0.73 Guilders 46
7 / 1632 Yufts Juchten pound 0.78 Guilders 46
2 / 1632 Baltic (Dry) Wax Oostersche (Droge) Was 100 pounds 65.75 Guilders 11
6 / 1632 Baltic (Dry) Wax Oostersche (Droge) Was 100 pounds 68.00 Guilders 11
7 / 1632 Baltic (Dry) Wax Oostersche (Droge) Was 100 pounds 69.50 Guilders 11
2 / 1632 Big Gallnuts Groote Galnoten 100 pounds 43.00 Guilders 9
6 / 1632 Big Gallnuts Groote Galnoten 100 pounds 46.50 Guilders 9
7 / 1632 Big Gallnuts Groote Galnoten 100 pounds 46.00 Guilders 9
2 / 1632 Bordeaux Honey bordeaux Honig tun 228.00 Guilders 92
6 / 1632 Bordeaux Honey bordeaux Honig tun 225.00 Guilders 92
7 / 1632 Bordeaux Honey bordeaux Honig tun 264.00 Guilders 92
2 / 1632 Brazilian white sugar Braziliaansche witte suiker pound 0.68 Guilders 31
6 / 1632 Brazilian white sugar Braziliaansche witte suiker pound 0.69 Guilders 31
7 / 1632 Brazilian white sugar Braziliaansche witte suiker pound 0.70 Guilders 31