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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: 1632
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
7 / 1632 Long Raisins Lange Rozijnen 100 pounds 17.75 Guilders 71
2 / 1632 Luneberg and Bremer Shorn Wool Luneburger en Bremer Schoorwol 100 pounds 44.00 Guilders
6 / 1632 Luneberg and Bremer Shorn Wool Luneburger en Bremer Schoorwol 100 pounds 44.00 Guilders
7 / 1632 Luneberg and Bremer Shorn Wool Luneburger en Bremer Schoorwol 100 pounds 44.00 Guilders
2 / 1632 Matie Maatjesharing last 112.00 Guilders
6 / 1632 Matie Maatjesharing last 114.50 Guilders
7 / 1632 Matie Maatjesharing last 114.50 Guilders
2 / 1632 Mercury Kwikzilver pound 1.10 Guilders 58
6 / 1632 Mercury Kwikzilver pound 1.20 Guilders 58
7 / 1632 Mercury Kwikzilver pound 1.16 Guilders 58
2 / 1632 Mexican Cochineal Mexicaansche Cochenille pound 21.30 Guilders 14
6 / 1632 Mexican Cochineal Mexicaansche Cochenille pound 25.65 Guilders 14
7 / 1632 Mexican Cochineal Mexicaansche Cochenille pound 25.65 Guilders 14
2 / 1632 Milanese Rice Milaansche rijst 100 pounds 20.25 Guilders
6 / 1632 Milanese Rice Milaansche rijst 100 pounds 17.75 Guilders
7 / 1632 Milanese Rice Milaansche rijst 100 pounds 17.75 Guilders
2 / 1632 Muscovados Moscovades pound 0.55 Guilders 33
6 / 1632 Muscovados Moscovades pound 0.53 Guilders 33
7 / 1632 Muscovados Moscovades pound 0.55 Guilders 33
2 / 1632 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun 27.50 Guilders 81
6 / 1632 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun 27.50 Guilders 81
2 / 1632 Native Salted Hides Inlandsche Gezouten Huiden pound 0.16 Guilders
6 / 1632 Native Salted Hides Inlandsche Gezouten Huiden pound 0.16 Guilders
7 / 1632 Native Salted Hides Inlandsche Gezouten Huiden pound 0.16 Guilders
2 / 1632 Native Sweet Tallow Inlandsche Zoete Talk 100 pounds 21.00 Guilders
6 / 1632 Native Sweet Tallow Inlandsche Zoete Talk 100 pounds 21.50 Guilders
7 / 1632 Native Sweet Tallow Inlandsche Zoete Talk 100 pounds 22.50 Guilders
2 / 1632 Paternoster Flax Paternoster Vlas ship-pound 65.67 Guilders
6 / 1632 Paternoster Flax Paternoster Vlas ship-pound 62.50 Guilders
7 / 1632 Paternoster Flax Paternoster Vlas ship-pound 69.00 Guilders
2 / 1632 Polish Summer Wool Poolsche Zomerwol pound 0.92 Guilders
6 / 1632 Polish Summer Wool Poolsche Zomerwol pound 0.95 Guilders
7 / 1632 Polish Summer Wool Poolsche Zomerwol pound 1.03 Guilders
2 / 1632 Prussian rye Pruisische rogge last 170.80 Guilders
6 / 1632 Prussian rye Pruisische rogge last 127.87 Guilders
7 / 1632 Prussian rye Pruisische rogge last 140.00 Guilders
2 / 1632 Riga Clean Hemp Riga Reinhennep ship-pound 42.25 Guilders
6 / 1632 Riga Clean Hemp Riga Reinhennep ship-pound 42.75 Guilders
7 / 1632 Riga Clean Hemp Riga Reinhennep ship-pound 42.50 Guilders
2 / 1632 Sherry Syrese Secken tun 258.00 Guilders 39
6 / 1632 Sherry Syrese Secken tun 234.00 Guilders 39
7 / 1632 Sherry Syrese Secken tun 222.00 Guilders 39
2 / 1632 Single White Iron Enkel Blik 100 pounds 36.50 Guilders
6 / 1632 Single White Iron Enkel Blik 100 pounds 40.00 Guilders
7 / 1632 Single White Iron Enkel Blik 100 pounds 40.00 Guilders
1 / 1632 Small Pepper Kleine peper Pound 0.60 Guilders 29
6 / 1632 Small Pepper Kleine peper Pound 0.60 Guilders 29
7 / 1632 Small Pepper Kleine peper Pound 0.60 Guilders 29
2 / 1632 Smyrna Cotton Smirna Katoen pound 0.48 Guilders
6 / 1632 Smyrna Cotton Smirna Katoen pound 0.51 Guilders