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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: 1744
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
6 / 1744 Varinas Tobacco Varinas Tabak pound 2.40 Guilders 93
7 / 1744 Varinas Tobacco Varinas Tabak pound 2.40 Guilders 93
8 / 1744 Varinas Tobacco Varinas Tabak pound 2.33 Guilders 93
9 / 1744 Varinas Tobacco Varinas Tabak pound 2.63 Guilders 93
5 / 1744 Venetian Turpentine Venetiaansche Terpentijn 100 pounds 25.00 Guilders
6 / 1744 Venetian Turpentine Venetiaansche Terpentijn 100 pounds 33.00 Guilders
7 / 1744 Venetian Turpentine Venetiaansche Terpentijn 100 pounds 33.00 Guilders
8 / 1744 Venetian Turpentine Venetiaansche Terpentijn 100 pounds 33.00 Guilders
9 / 1744 Venetian Turpentine Venetiaansche Terpentijn 100 pounds 35.00 Guilders
Month / Year: 1745
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
7 / 1745 Aix-la-Chapelle and Namur Kettles Ketels van Aken en Namen 100 pounds 58.50 Guilders
7 / 1745 Ardasse Silk First Quality Ardassette Zijde 1ste Soort pound 5.85 Guilders
7 / 1745 Baltic Tallow Oostersche Talk 100 pounds 21.00 Guilders
7 / 1745 Black Folded Latten Zwart Gevouwen Latoen 100 pounds 57.50 Guilders
7 / 1745 Bordeaux wine of the Highlands Hooglandsche Bordeauxwijn tun 120.00 Guilders
7 / 1745 Brass-Wire Koperdraad 100 pounds 55.50 Guilders
7 / 1745 Brew-oats Brouwhaver last 68.60 Guilders
7 / 1745 Brown Treacle Bruine siroop pound 7.50 Guilders
7 / 1745 Bullets Kogels ship-pound 11.00 Guilders
8 / 1745 China Silk Chineesche Zijde pound 8.55 Guilders
7 / 1745 Common Iron Gemeen Ijzer 100 pounds 5.88 Guilders
7 / 1745 Currants Krenten 100 pounds 13.00 Guilders
7 / 1745 Danish Hides Deensche Huiden pound 0.18 Guilders
7 / 1745 East Indian Tin Oostindisch Tin 100 pounds 70.00 Guilders
7 / 1745 English Tin Engelsch Tin 100 pounds 39.00 Guilders
7 / 1745 Fine Gold in Bars Fijn Goud in Baren mark 376.30 Guilders
7 / 1745 Fine Grey Pommeranian Wool Fijne Grijze Pommersche Wol 100 pounds 65.00 Guilders
7 / 1745 Flemish & Brabantine Buckwheat Vlaamsche en Brabantsche boekweit last 124.50 Guilders
7 / 1745 French (long) Prunes Fransche (lange) Pruimen 100 pounds 5.10 Guilders
7 / 1745 Frisian Winter-Barley Friesche Wintergerst last 71.40 Guilders
7 / 1745 Frisian and East-Frisian coleseed Friesch en Oostfriesch koolzaad last 177.00 Guilders
7 / 1745 Gatimalo Indigo Guatimalo Indigo pound 2.63 Guilders 48
7 / 1745 Gatinais Saffron Gastinois Saffraan pound 12.50 Guilders 69
7 / 1745 Genoese Oil Genueesche Olie tun 390.00 Guilders 36
7 / 1745 German Millet Duitsche Gierst 100 pounds 7.00 Guilders
7 / 1745 German Tartar Duitsche Wijnsteen 100 pounds 21.00 Guilders 2
7 / 1745 Grease-butter Smeerboter 100 pounds 12.00 Guilders 22
7 / 1745 Groningen and Oldambt winter-barley Groninger en Oldambter wintergerst last 72.10 Guilders
7 / 1745 Gunpowder Buskruit 100 pounds 34.00 Guilders 8
7 / 1745 Havana Tobacco Leaves Havana Tabaksbladen 100 pounds 105.00 Guilders
7 / 1745 Irish butter of Cork, Limerick, and Youngh Iersch Boter van Cork, Limerick en Youngh 100 pounds 20.00 Guilders
7 / 1745 Java Coffee-Beans Java Koffieboonen Pound 0.51 Guilders 45
7 / 1745 Java Cotton Yarns Javaansche Katoenen Garens pound 1.80 Guilders
7 / 1745 Java Indigo Java Indigo pound 3.25 Guilders 47
7 / 1745 Konigsberg Moscovite Bear's Foot ashes Koningsberger Moscovische Berenklauwasch last 360.00 Guilders 80
7 / 1745 Konigsberg Rye Koningsberger rogge last 86.80 Guilders
7 / 1745 Konigsberg wheat Koningsberger tarwe last 126.00 Guilders
7 / 1745 Lemons Citroenen 100 pounds 31.00 Guilders
7 / 1745 Leyden Black Naturel Serges, 5 Seals Leidsche Zwarte Naturel Saaien, 5 Looden piece 27.60 Guilders
7 / 1745 Leyden Bombasines, Overlookers Leidsche Bombazijnen, Overkijkers piece 22.00 Guilders
7 / 1745 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 2 Seals Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 2 Looden piece 30.00 Guilders