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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: 1638
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
6 / 1638 English Alum Engelsch Aluin 100 pounds 7.95 Guilders 42
12 / 1638 English Alum Engelsch Aluin 100 pounds 8.55 Guilders 42
6 / 1638 English Copperas Engelsch Koperrood (Couperose) 100 pounds 9.00 Guilders 51
12 / 1638 English Copperas Engelsch Koperrood (Couperose) 100 pounds 9.50 Guilders 51
6 / 1638 English Lead Engelsch Lood 100 pounds 7.35 Guilders 65
12 / 1638 English Lead Engelsch Lood 100 pounds 7.39 Guilders 65
6 / 1638 Figs Vijgen 100 pounds 10.00 Guilders 13
6 / 1638 Fine Refined Sugar Fijne Faffinade pound 0.96 Guilders 32
12 / 1638 Fine Refined Sugar Fijne Faffinade pound 0.86 Guilders 32
6 / 1638 French Bordeaux Wine Fransche Bordeauxwijn tun 90.00 Guilders 37
12 / 1638 French Bordeaux Wine Fransche Bordeauxwijn tun 126.00 Guilders 37
6 / 1638 Native Wax Inlandsche Was 100 pounds 75.25 Guilders 10
12 / 1638 Native Wax Inlandsche Was 100 pounds 72.00 Guilders 10
6 / 1638 New English Saffron Nieuw Engelsch Saffraan pound 30.25 Guilders 69
12 / 1638 New English Saffron Nieuw Engelsch Saffraan pound 31.75 Guilders 69
6 / 1638 Nutmeg in various qualities Noten in soorten pound 2.50 Guilders 49
12 / 1638 Nutmeg in various qualities Noten in soorten pound 2.50 Guilders 49
6 / 1638 Pernambuco Wood Pernambuco Hout 100 pounds 26.50 Guilders 77
12 / 1638 Pernambuco Wood Pernambuco Hout 100 pounds 26.00 Guilders 77
6 / 1638 Rape-oil Raapolie aum 34.00 Guilders 88
12 / 1638 Rape-oil Raapolie aum 39.00 Guilders 88
6 / 1638 Roman Alum Roomsch Aluin 100 pounds 12.00 Guilders 3
12 / 1638 Roman Alum Roomsch Aluin 100 pounds 12.00 Guilders 3
12 / 1638 Long Prunes Lange Pruimen 100 pounds 10.80 Guilders
6 / 1638 Luneberg and Bremer Shorn Wool Luneburger en Bremer Schoorwol 100 pounds 22.67 Guilders
12 / 1638 Matie Maatjesharing last 158.00 Guilders
6 / 1638 Mercury Kwikzilver pound 1.10 Guilders 58
12 / 1638 Mercury Kwikzilver pound 1.20 Guilders 58
6 / 1638 Mexican Cochineal Mexicaansche Cochenille pound 21.30 Guilders 14
12 / 1638 Mexican Cochineal Mexicaansche Cochenille pound 21.45 Guilders 14
12 / 1638 Milanese Rice Milaansche rijst 100 pounds 13.65 Guilders
6 / 1638 Muscovados Moscovades pound 0.59 Guilders 33
12 / 1638 Muscovados Moscovades pound 0.49 Guilders 33
6 / 1638 Native Salted Hides Inlandsche Gezouten Huiden pound 0.15 Guilders
12 / 1638 Native Salted Hides Inlandsche Gezouten Huiden pound 0.14 Guilders
6 / 1638 Native Sweet Tallow Inlandsche Zoete Talk 100 pounds 19.50 Guilders
12 / 1638 Native Sweet Tallow Inlandsche Zoete Talk 100 pounds 19.50 Guilders
6 / 1638 Paternoster Flax Paternoster Vlas ship-pound 49.50 Guilders
12 / 1638 Paternoster Flax Paternoster Vlas ship-pound 43.50 Guilders
6 / 1638 Polish Summer Wool Poolsche Zomerwol pound 0.69 Guilders
6 / 1638 Prussian rye Pruisische rogge last 151.20 Guilders
12 / 1638 Prussian rye Pruisische rogge last 142.80 Guilders
6 / 1638 Riga Clean Hemp Riga Reinhennep ship-pound 32.25 Guilders
12 / 1638 Riga Clean Hemp Riga Reinhennep ship-pound 29.75 Guilders
6 / 1638 Sherry Syrese Secken tun 312.00 Guilders 39
12 / 1638 Sherry Syrese Secken tun 312.00 Guilders 39
6 / 1638 Single White Iron Enkel Blik 100 pounds 41.25 Guilders
12 / 1638 Single White Iron Enkel Blik 100 pounds 39.25 Guilders
6 / 1638 Small Pepper Kleine peper Pound 0.85 Guilders 29
12 / 1638 Small Pepper Kleine peper Pound 0.85 Guilders 29