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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: 1624
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
12 / 1624 Swedish Iron Zweedsch Ijzer 100 pounds 6.90 Guilders 91
10 / 1624 The Best Bear's Foot Ashes De Beste Berenklauwasch last 252.00 Guilders 80
12 / 1624 The Best Bear's Foot Ashes De Beste Berenklauwasch last 252.00 Guilders 80
2 / 1624 The Best Dantzig Potash De Beste Dantziger Potasch 100 pounds 11.50 Guilders
5 / 1624 The Best Dantzig Potash De Beste Dantziger Potasch 100 pounds 12.00 Guilders
8 / 1624 The Best Dantzig Potash De Beste Dantziger Potasch 100 pounds 10.80 Guilders
10 / 1624 The Best Dantzig Potash De Beste Dantziger Potasch 100 pounds 10.50 Guilders
12 / 1624 The Best Dantzig Potash De Beste Dantziger Potasch 100 pounds 10.50 Guilders
2 / 1624 Treacle Suikersiroop pound 10.35 Guilders 90
5 / 1624 Treacle Suikersiroop pound 10.05 Guilders 90
6 / 1624 Treacle Suikersiroop pound 9.75 Guilders 90
8 / 1624 Treacle Suikersiroop pound 9.75 Guilders 90
9 / 1624 Treacle Suikersiroop pound 10.35 Guilders 90
10 / 1624 Treacle Suikersiroop pound 10.70 Guilders 90
12 / 1624 Treacle Suikersiroop pound 13.35 Guilders 90
2 / 1624 Valence Almonds Valencia Amandelen 100 pounds 33.00 Guilders 72
5 / 1624 Valence Almonds Valencia Amandelen 100 pounds 31.50 Guilders 72
6 / 1624 Valence Almonds Valencia Amandelen 100 pounds 31.50 Guilders 72
8 / 1624 Valence Almonds Valencia Amandelen 100 pounds 31.00 Guilders 72
9 / 1624 Valence Almonds Valencia Amandelen 100 pounds 31.00 Guilders 72
10 / 1624 Valence Almonds Valencia Amandelen 100 pounds 31.50 Guilders 72
12 / 1624 Valence Almonds Valencia Amandelen 100 pounds 27.00 Guilders 72
6 / 1624 Venetian Turpentine Venetiaansche Terpentijn 100 pounds 60.00 Guilders
8 / 1624 Venetian Turpentine Venetiaansche Terpentijn 100 pounds 60.00 Guilders
9 / 1624 Venetian Turpentine Venetiaansche Terpentijn 100 pounds 60.00 Guilders
12 / 1624 Venetian Turpentine Venetiaansche Terpentijn 100 pounds 60.00 Guilders
6 / 1624 West Indian Hides Westindische Huiden pound 0.40 Guilders 61
10 / 1624 West Indian Hides Westindische Huiden pound 0.35 Guilders 61
12 / 1624 West Indian Hides Westindische Huiden pound 0.35 Guilders 61
2 / 1624 White Candy Witte Kandij pound 0.74 Guilders 30
5 / 1624 White Candy Witte Kandij pound 0.74 Guilders 30
6 / 1624 White Candy Witte Kandij pound 0.74 Guilders 30
8 / 1624 White Candy Witte Kandij pound 0.74 Guilders 30
9 / 1624 White Candy Witte Kandij pound 0.75 Guilders 30
10 / 1624 White Candy Witte Kandij pound 0.83 Guilders 30
12 / 1624 White Candy Witte Kandij pound 0.89 Guilders 30
2 / 1624 Yufts Juchten pound 0.83 Guilders 46
5 / 1624 Yufts Juchten pound 0.83 Guilders 46
6 / 1624 Yufts Juchten pound 0.76 Guilders 46
8 / 1624 Yufts Juchten pound 0.76 Guilders 46
9 / 1624 Yufts Juchten pound 0.76 Guilders 46
10 / 1624 Yufts Juchten pound 0.75 Guilders 46
12 / 1624 Yufts Juchten pound 0.79 Guilders 46
2 / 1624 Aix-la-Chapelle Kettles Ketels van Aken 100 pounds 66.00 Guilders
5 / 1624 Aix-la-Chapelle Kettles Ketels van Aken 100 pounds 67.60 Guilders
6 / 1624 Aix-la-Chapelle Kettles Ketels van Aken 100 pounds 70.00 Guilders
8 / 1624 Aix-la-Chapelle Kettles Ketels van Aken 100 pounds 71.00 Guilders
12 / 1624 Alicante Anise Alicantsche Anijs 100 pounds 60.00 Guilders 76
2 / 1624 Baltic (Dry) Wax Oostersche (Droge) Was 100 pounds 64.50 Guilders 11
5 / 1624 Baltic (Dry) Wax Oostersche (Droge) Was 100 pounds 63.00 Guilders 11