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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
6 / 1624 Baltic (Dry) Wax Oostersche (Droge) Was 100 pounds 64.50 Guilders 11
8 / 1624 Baltic (Dry) Wax Oostersche (Droge) Was 100 pounds 64.50 Guilders 11
9 / 1624 Baltic (Dry) Wax Oostersche (Droge) Was 100 pounds 65.25 Guilders 11
10 / 1624 Baltic (Dry) Wax Oostersche (Droge) Was 100 pounds 65.00 Guilders 11
12 / 1624 Baltic (Dry) Wax Oostersche (Droge) Was 100 pounds 66.00 Guilders 11
2 / 1624 Big Gallnuts Groote Galnoten 100 pounds 40.00 Guilders 9
5 / 1624 Big Gallnuts Groote Galnoten 100 pounds 34.00 Guilders 9
6 / 1624 Big Gallnuts Groote Galnoten 100 pounds 30.00 Guilders 9
8 / 1624 Big Gallnuts Groote Galnoten 100 pounds 32.00 Guilders 9
9 / 1624 Big Gallnuts Groote Galnoten 100 pounds 32.00 Guilders 9
10 / 1624 Big Gallnuts Groote Galnoten 100 pounds 34.00 Guilders 9
12 / 1624 Big Gallnuts Groote Galnoten 100 pounds 31.00 Guilders 9
2 / 1624 Bordeaux Brandy Bordeaux Brandeijn hogshead 93.00 Guilders 38
5 / 1624 Bordeaux Brandy Bordeaux Brandeijn hogshead 75.00 Guilders 38
6 / 1624 Bordeaux Brandy Bordeaux Brandeijn hogshead 75.00 Guilders 38
8 / 1624 Bordeaux Brandy Bordeaux Brandeijn hogshead 75.00 Guilders 38
9 / 1624 Bordeaux Brandy Bordeaux Brandeijn hogshead 87.00 Guilders 38
12 / 1624 Bordeaux Brandy Bordeaux Brandeijn hogshead 87.00 Guilders 38
5 / 1624 Bordeaux Honey bordeaux Honig tun 249.00 Guilders 92
2 / 1624 Brazilian white sugar Braziliaansche witte suiker pound 0.42 Guilders 31
5 / 1624 Brazilian white sugar Braziliaansche witte suiker pound 0.42 Guilders 31
6 / 1624 Brazilian white sugar Braziliaansche witte suiker pound 0.42 Guilders 31
8 / 1624 Brazilian white sugar Braziliaansche witte suiker pound 0.42 Guilders 31
9 / 1624 Brazilian white sugar Braziliaansche witte suiker pound 0.42 Guilders 31
10 / 1624 Brazilian white sugar Braziliaansche witte suiker pound 0.45 Guilders 31
12 / 1624 Brazilian white sugar Braziliaansche witte suiker pound 0.49 Guilders 31
2 / 1624 Cadix Salt Cadix Zout hundredweight of 404 measures 450.00 Guilders
5 / 1624 Cadix Salt Cadix Zout hundredweight of 404 measures 432.00 Guilders
6 / 1624 Cadix Salt Cadix Zout hundredweight of 404 measures 414.00 Guilders
8 / 1624 Cadix Salt Cadix Zout hundredweight of 404 measures 372.00 Guilders
9 / 1624 Cadix Salt Cadix Zout hundredweight of 404 measures 396.00 Guilders
10 / 1624 Cadix Salt Cadix Zout hundredweight of 404 measures 360.00 Guilders
12 / 1624 Cadix Salt Cadix Zout hundredweight of 404 measures 372.00 Guilders
2 / 1624 Cinnamon in various qualities Kaneel in Soorten pound 1.15 Guilders 90
5 / 1624 Cinnamon in various qualities Kaneel in Soorten pound 1.30 Guilders 90
6 / 1624 Cinnamon in various qualities Kaneel in Soorten pound 1.25 Guilders 90
8 / 1624 Cinnamon in various qualities Kaneel in Soorten pound 1.20 Guilders 90
9 / 1624 Cinnamon in various qualities Kaneel in Soorten pound 1.20 Guilders 90
10 / 1624 Cinnamon in various qualities Kaneel in Soorten pound 1.45 Guilders 90
12 / 1624 Cinnamon in various qualities Kaneel in Soorten pound 1.55 Guilders 90
2 / 1624 Clean Mace Schoone Foelie pound 3.90 Guilders 86
5 / 1624 Clean Mace Schoone Foelie pound 4.00 Guilders 86
6 / 1624 Clean Mace Schoone Foelie pound 4.00 Guilders 86
12 / 1624 Clean Mace Schoone Foelie pound 4.50 Guilders 86
2 / 1624 Cloves Nagelen pound 2.40 Guilders 16
5 / 1624 Cloves Nagelen pound 2.50 Guilders 16
6 / 1624 Cloves Nagelen pound 2.65 Guilders 16
8 / 1624 Cloves Nagelen pound 2.73 Guilders 16
9 / 1624 Cloves Nagelen pound 2.75 Guilders 16
10 / 1624 Cloves Nagelen pound 3.00 Guilders 16