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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: 1633
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
3 / 1633 English Copperas Engelsch Koperrood (Couperose) 100 pounds 4.20 Guilders 51
4 / 1633 English Copperas Engelsch Koperrood (Couperose) 100 pounds 4.20 Guilders 51
5 / 1633 English Copperas Engelsch Koperrood (Couperose) 100 pounds 4.20 Guilders 51
2 / 1633 English Lead Engelsch Lood 100 pounds 7.20 Guilders 65
3 / 1633 English Lead Engelsch Lood 100 pounds 7.20 Guilders 65
4 / 1633 English Lead Engelsch Lood 100 pounds 7.20 Guilders 65
2 / 1633 Figs Vijgen 100 pounds 12.50 Guilders 13
3 / 1633 Figs Vijgen 100 pounds 12.50 Guilders 13
4 / 1633 Figs Vijgen 100 pounds 13.75 Guilders 13
5 / 1633 Figs Vijgen 100 pounds 13.75 Guilders 13
2 / 1633 Fine Refined Sugar Fijne Faffinade pound 0.80 Guilders 32
3 / 1633 Fine Refined Sugar Fijne Faffinade pound 0.80 Guilders 32
4 / 1633 Fine Refined Sugar Fijne Faffinade pound 0.80 Guilders 32
5 / 1633 Fine Refined Sugar Fijne Faffinade pound 0.79 Guilders 32
2 / 1633 French Bordeaux Wine Fransche Bordeauxwijn tun 99.00 Guilders 37
3 / 1633 French Bordeaux Wine Fransche Bordeauxwijn tun 117.00 Guilders 37
4 / 1633 French Bordeaux Wine Fransche Bordeauxwijn tun 117.00 Guilders 37
5 / 1633 French Bordeaux Wine Fransche Bordeauxwijn tun 117.00 Guilders 37
5 / 1633 Native Wax Inlandsche Was 100 pounds 74.50 Guilders 10
2 / 1633 New English Saffron Nieuw Engelsch Saffraan pound 25.50 Guilders 69
3 / 1633 New English Saffron Nieuw Engelsch Saffraan pound 25.50 Guilders 69
4 / 1633 New English Saffron Nieuw Engelsch Saffraan pound 25.50 Guilders 69
5 / 1633 New English Saffron Nieuw Engelsch Saffraan pound 24.50 Guilders 69
2 / 1633 Nutmeg in various qualities Noten in soorten pound 2.50 Guilders 49
3 / 1633 Nutmeg in various qualities Noten in soorten pound 2.50 Guilders 49
4 / 1633 Nutmeg in various qualities Noten in soorten pound 2.50 Guilders 49
5 / 1633 Nutmeg in various qualities Noten in soorten pound 2.50 Guilders 49
2 / 1633 Pernambuco Wood Pernambuco Hout 100 pounds 43.50 Guilders 77
3 / 1633 Pernambuco Wood Pernambuco Hout 100 pounds 43.50 Guilders 77
4 / 1633 Pernambuco Wood Pernambuco Hout 100 pounds 45.00 Guilders 77
2 / 1633 Rape-oil Raapolie aum 50.00 Guilders 88
3 / 1633 Rape-oil Raapolie aum 50.00 Guilders 88
4 / 1633 Rape-oil Raapolie aum 48.00 Guilders 88
5 / 1633 Rape-oil Raapolie aum 48.00 Guilders 88
2 / 1633 Roman Alum Roomsch Aluin 100 pounds 11.85 Guilders 3
3 / 1633 Roman Alum Roomsch Aluin 100 pounds 11.55 Guilders 3
4 / 1633 Roman Alum Roomsch Aluin 100 pounds 11.55 Guilders 3
5 / 1633 Roman Alum Roomsch Aluin 100 pounds 11.70 Guilders 3
Month / Year: 1634
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
2 / 1634 West Indian Hides Westindische Huiden pound 0.40 Guilders 61
2 / 1634 White Candy Witte Kandij pound 1.11 Guilders 30
2 / 1634 Yellow Wood Geelhout 100 pounds 4.25 Guilders 26
2 / 1634 Yufts Juchten pound 0.75 Guilders 46
2 / 1634 Apulian oil Olie van Puglia tun 447.00 Guilders 35
2 / 1634 Baltic (Dry) Wax Oostersche (Droge) Was 100 pounds 71.25 Guilders 11
2 / 1634 Big Gallnuts Groote Galnoten 100 pounds 49.50 Guilders 9
2 / 1634 Bordeaux Brandy Bordeaux Brandewijn 30 double gallons 69.00 Guilders 38
2 / 1634 Bordeaux Honey bordeaux Honig tun 363.00 Guilders 92
2 / 1634 Brazilian white sugar Braziliaansche witte suiker pound 0.66 Guilders 31
2 / 1634 Cadix Salt Cadix Zout hundredweight of 404 measures 546.00 Guilders
6 / 1634 Cadix Salt Cadix Zout hundredweight of 404 measures 510.00 Guilders