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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: 1752
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
11 / 1752 Roman Alum Roomsch Aluin 100 pounds 9.90 Guilders 3
12 / 1752 Roman Alum Roomsch Aluin 100 pounds 10.50 Guilders 3
1 / 1752 San Domingo sugar San Domingo suiker pound 0.24 Guilders 34
2 / 1752 San Domingo sugar San Domingo suiker pound 0.24 Guilders 34
11 / 1752 San Domingo sugar San Domingo suiker pound 0.21 Guilders 34
12 / 1752 San Domingo sugar San Domingo suiker pound 0.21 Guilders 34
1 / 1752 White Salt Wit Zout hundredweight of 404 measures 480.00 Guilders 41
2 / 1752 White Salt Wit Zout hundredweight of 404 measures 480.00 Guilders 41
11 / 1752 White Salt Wit Zout hundredweight of 404 measures 480.00 Guilders 41
12 / 1752 White Salt Wit Zout hundredweight of 404 measures 480.00 Guilders 41
1 / 1752 Andalusian wool Andalusia wol pound 1.25 Banco Guilders
2 / 1752 Andalusian wool Andalusia wol pound 1.28 Banco Guilders
11 / 1752 Andalusian wool Andalusia wol pound 1.03 Banco Guilders
12 / 1752 Andalusian wool Andalusia wol pound 1.03 Banco Guilders
1 / 1752 Leon wool Leonesas wol pound 2.00 Banco Guilders
2 / 1752 Leon wool Leonesas wol pound 2.00 Banco Guilders
11 / 1752 Leon wool Leonesas wol pound 1.98 Banco Guilders
12 / 1752 Leon wool Leonesas wol pound 1.98 Banco Guilders
Month / Year: 1753
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
1 / 1753 Virginian Tobacco leaves Virginia Tabaksbladen pound 0.18 Guilders
2 / 1753 Virginian Tobacco leaves Virginia Tabaksbladen pound 0.18 Guilders
3 / 1753 Virginian Tobacco leaves Virginia Tabaksbladen pound 0.18 Guilders
9 / 1753 Virginian Tobacco leaves Virginia Tabaksbladen pound 0.18 Guilders
1 / 1753 Warder wheat Warder tarwe last 138.60 Guilders
2 / 1753 Warder wheat Warder tarwe last 146.30 Guilders
3 / 1753 Warder wheat Warder tarwe last 142.80 Guilders
9 / 1753 Warder wheat Warder tarwe last 145.60 Guilders
1 / 1753 Washed Segovia Lamb's wool Gewasschen Segovia Lamswol 100 pounds 104.00 Guilders
2 / 1753 Washed Segovia Lamb's wool Gewasschen Segovia Lamswol 100 pounds 104.00 Guilders
3 / 1753 Washed Segovia Lamb's wool Gewasschen Segovia Lamswol 100 pounds 104.00 Guilders
9 / 1753 Washed Segovia Lamb's wool Gewasschen Segovia Lamswol 100 pounds 104.00 Guilders
1 / 1753 Weesp corn-brandy Korenbrandewijn van Weesp aum 22.50 Guilders
2 / 1753 Weesp corn-brandy Korenbrandewijn van Weesp aum 22.33 Guilders
3 / 1753 Weesp corn-brandy Korenbrandewijn van Weesp aum 20.67 Guilders
9 / 1753 Weesp corn-brandy Korenbrandewijn van Weesp aum 22.00 Guilders
1 / 1753 Whale-bones Walvischbaarden 100 pounds 117.50 Guilders
2 / 1753 Whale-bones Walvischbaarden 100 pounds 117.00 Guilders
3 / 1753 Whale-bones Walvischbaarden 100 pounds 116.00 Guilders
9 / 1753 Whale-bones Walvischbaarden 100 pounds 115.50 Guilders
1 / 1753 White Candy Witte Kandij pound 0.41 Guilders 30
2 / 1753 White Candy Witte Kandij pound 0.41 Guilders 30
3 / 1753 White Candy Witte Kandij pound 0.41 Guilders 30
9 / 1753 White Candy Witte Kandij pound 0.41 Guilders 30
1 / 1753 White Pepper Witte Peper Pound 1.00 Guilders 27
2 / 1753 White Pepper Witte Peper Pound 1.00 Guilders 27
3 / 1753 White Pepper Witte Peper Pound 1.00 Guilders 27
9 / 1753 White Pepper Witte Peper Pound 1.00 Guilders 27
1 / 1753 White Scraped (dry) Ginger Witte Geschrappte (Droge) Gember 100 pounds 41.00 Guilders 7
2 / 1753 White Scraped (dry) Ginger Witte Geschrappte (Droge) Gember 100 pounds 41.00 Guilders 7
3 / 1753 White Scraped (dry) Ginger Witte Geschrappte (Droge) Gember 100 pounds 45.00 Guilders 7
9 / 1753 White Scraped (dry) Ginger Witte Geschrappte (Droge) Gember 100 pounds 36.00 Guilders 7