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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: 1635
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
7 / 1635 Riga Clean Hemp Riga Reinhennep ship-pound 47.50 Guilders
5 / 1635 Sherry Syrese Secken tun 261.00 Guilders 39
6 / 1635 Sherry Syrese Secken tun 246.00 Guilders 39
7 / 1635 Sherry Syrese Secken tun 246.00 Guilders 39
5 / 1635 Single White Iron Enkel Blik 100 pounds 45.50 Guilders
6 / 1635 Single White Iron Enkel Blik 100 pounds 45.50 Guilders
5 / 1635 Small Pepper Kleine peper Pound 0.53 Guilders 29
6 / 1635 Small Pepper Kleine peper Pound 0.55 Guilders 29
7 / 1635 Small Pepper Kleine peper Pound 0.55 Guilders 29
5 / 1635 Smyrna Cotton Smirna Katoen pound 0.56 Guilders
6 / 1635 Smyrna Cotton Smirna Katoen pound 0.56 Guilders
7 / 1635 Smyrna Cotton Smirna Katoen pound 0.55 Guilders
5 / 1635 Steel in Bars Staal in Staven 100 pounds 35.50 Guilders 63
6 / 1635 Steel in Bars Staal in Staven 100 pounds 35.50 Guilders 63
8 / 1635 Swedish Garcopper Zweedsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 45.00 Guilders 4
5 / 1635 Swedish Iron Zweedsch Ijzer 100 pounds 6.75 Guilders 91
6 / 1635 Swedish Iron Zweedsch Ijzer 100 pounds 6.75 Guilders 91
5 / 1635 The Best Bear's Foot Ashes De Beste Berenklauwasch last 804.00 Guilders 80
6 / 1635 The Best Bear's Foot Ashes De Beste Berenklauwasch last 804.00 Guilders 80
7 / 1635 The Best Bear's Foot Ashes De Beste Berenklauwasch last 804.00 Guilders 80
5 / 1635 The Best Dantzig Potash De Beste Dantziger Potasch 100 pounds 17.25 Guilders
6 / 1635 The Best Dantzig Potash De Beste Dantziger Potasch 100 pounds 17.25 Guilders
7 / 1635 The Best Dantzig Potash De Beste Dantziger Potasch 100 pounds 17.25 Guilders
5 / 1635 Treacle Suikersiroop pound 15.45 Guilders 90
6 / 1635 Treacle Suikersiroop pound 15.45 Guilders 90
7 / 1635 Treacle Suikersiroop pound 15.45 Guilders 90
5 / 1635 Unbleached Hondschoote Serges, 3 Seals Ongebleekte Hondschootsche Saaien, 3 Looden piece 30.00 Guilders
6 / 1635 Unbleached Hondschoote Serges, 3 Seals Ongebleekte Hondschootsche Saaien, 3 Looden piece 30.00 Guilders
7 / 1635 Unbleached Hondschoote Serges, 3 Seals Ongebleekte Hondschootsche Saaien, 3 Looden piece 30.00 Guilders
5 / 1635 Valence Almonds Valencia Amandelen 100 pounds 36.50 Guilders 72
6 / 1635 Valence Almonds Valencia Amandelen 100 pounds 36.50 Guilders 72
7 / 1635 Valence Almonds Valencia Amandelen 100 pounds 35.50 Guilders 72
Month / Year: 1636
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
4 / 1636 Long Prunes Lange Pruimen 100 pounds 6.15 Guilders
5 / 1636 Long Prunes Lange Pruimen 100 pounds 6.15 Guilders
12 / 1636 Long Prunes Lange Pruimen 100 pounds 4.43 Guilders
4 / 1636 Long Raisins Lange Rozijnen 100 pounds 20.50 Guilders 71
5 / 1636 Long Raisins Lange Rozijnen 100 pounds 19.50 Guilders 71
12 / 1636 Long Raisins Lange Rozijnen 100 pounds 16.50 Guilders 71
3 / 1636 Luneberg and Bremer Shorn Wool Luneburger en Bremer Schoorwol 100 pounds 30.00 Guilders
4 / 1636 Luneberg and Bremer Shorn Wool Luneburger en Bremer Schoorwol 100 pounds 30.00 Guilders
5 / 1636 Luneberg and Bremer Shorn Wool Luneburger en Bremer Schoorwol 100 pounds 30.00 Guilders
12 / 1636 Luneberg and Bremer Shorn Wool Luneburger en Bremer Schoorwol 100 pounds 26.00 Guilders
3 / 1636 Matie Maatjesharing last 150.00 Guilders
4 / 1636 Matie Maatjesharing last 114.00 Guilders
5 / 1636 Matie Maatjesharing last 114.00 Guilders
12 / 1636 Matie Maatjesharing last 120.00 Guilders
3 / 1636 Mercury Kwikzilver pound 1.10 Guilders 58
4 / 1636 Mercury Kwikzilver pound 1.10 Guilders 58
5 / 1636 Mercury Kwikzilver pound 1.10 Guilders 58
12 / 1636 Mercury Kwikzilver pound 1.10 Guilders 58