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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
12 / 1638 Steel in Bars Staal in Staven 100 pounds 27.50 Guilders 63
12 / 1638 Swedish Garcopper Zweedsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 49.55 Guilders 4
6 / 1638 Swedish Iron Zweedsch Ijzer 100 pounds 8.00 Guilders 91
12 / 1638 Swedish Iron Zweedsch Ijzer 100 pounds 7.50 Guilders 91
6 / 1638 The Best Bear's Foot Ashes De Beste Berenklauwasch last 420.00 Guilders 80
12 / 1638 The Best Bear's Foot Ashes De Beste Berenklauwasch last 420.00 Guilders 80
6 / 1638 The Best Dantzig Potash De Beste Dantziger Potasch 100 pounds 16.50 Guilders
12 / 1638 The Best Dantzig Potash De Beste Dantziger Potasch 100 pounds 15.75 Guilders
6 / 1638 Treacle Suikersiroop pound 16.05 Guilders 90
12 / 1638 Treacle Suikersiroop pound 16.05 Guilders 90
6 / 1638 Unbleached Hondschoote Serges, 3 Seals Ongebleekte Hondschootsche Saaien, 3 Looden piece 32.70 Guilders
12 / 1638 Unbleached Hondschoote Serges, 3 Seals Ongebleekte Hondschootsche Saaien, 3 Looden piece 32.10 Guilders
6 / 1638 Washed Segovia Lamb's wool Gewasschen Segovia Lamswol 100 pounds 77.00 Guilders
12 / 1638 Washed Segovia Lamb's wool Gewasschen Segovia Lamswol 100 pounds 73.25 Guilders
6 / 1638 West Indian Hides Westindische Huiden pound 0.25 Guilders 61
12 / 1638 West Indian Hides Westindische Huiden pound 0.29 Guilders 61
6 / 1638 White Candy Witte Kandij pound 1.40 Guilders 30
12 / 1638 White Candy Witte Kandij pound 1.33 Guilders 30
6 / 1638 Yellow Wood Geelhout 100 pounds 2.60 Guilders 26
12 / 1638 Yellow Wood Geelhout 100 pounds 2.60 Guilders 26
6 / 1638 Yufts Juchten pound 0.68 Guilders 46
12 / 1638 Yufts Juchten pound 0.81 Guilders 46
6 / 1638 Apulian oil Olie van Puglia tun 441.00 Guilders 35
12 / 1638 Apulian oil Olie van Puglia tun 411.00 Guilders 35
6 / 1638 Baltic (Dry) Wax Oostersche (Droge) Was 100 pounds 70.50 Guilders 11
12 / 1638 Baltic (Dry) Wax Oostersche (Droge) Was 100 pounds 68.00 Guilders 11
6 / 1638 Big Gallnuts Groote Galnoten 100 pounds 33.50 Guilders 9
12 / 1638 Big Gallnuts Groote Galnoten 100 pounds 33.00 Guilders 9
6 / 1638 Bordeaux Brandy Bordeaux Brandewijn 30 double gallons 43.50 Guilders 38
12 / 1638 Bordeaux Brandy Bordeaux Brandewijn 30 double gallons 48.00 Guilders 38
6 / 1638 Brazilian white sugar Braziliaansche witte suiker pound 0.75 Guilders 31
12 / 1638 Brazilian white sugar Braziliaansche witte suiker pound 0.60 Guilders 31
6 / 1638 Cadix Salt Cadix Zout hundredweight of 404 measures 420.00 Guilders
12 / 1638 Cadix Salt Cadix Zout hundredweight of 404 measures 390.00 Guilders
6 / 1638 Cinnamon in various qualities Kaneel in Soorten pound 2.68 Guilders 90
12 / 1638 Cinnamon in various qualities Kaneel in Soorten pound 3.73 Guilders 90
12 / 1638 Clean Mace Schoone Foelie pound 6.00 Guilders 86
6 / 1638 Cloves in various qualities Nagelen in soorten pound 2.51 Guilders 16
12 / 1638 Cloves in various qualities Nagelen in soorten pound 2.58 Guilders 16
6 / 1638 Cod-liver Oil Levertraan tun 32.00 Guilders 13
12 / 1638 Cod-liver Oil Levertraan tun 31.50 Guilders 13
6 / 1638 Common Madder Gemeene Meekrap 100 pounds 17.50 Guilders 75
12 / 1638 Common Madder Gemeene Meekrap 100 pounds 15.50 Guilders 75
12 / 1638 Currants Krenten 100 pounds 18.75 Guilders 67
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