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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 Smyrna Cotton Smirna Katoen pound 0.39 Guilders
12 / 1638 Smyrna Cotton Smirna Katoen pound 0.36 Guilders
6 / 1638 St. Ubes Salt St. Ubes Zout last 504.00 Guilders
12 / 1638 St. Ubes Salt St. Ubes Zout last 468.00 Guilders
6 / 1638 Steel in Bars Staal in Staven 100 pounds 30.00 Guilders 63
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
Month / Year: 1639
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
2 / 1639 Swedish Garcopper Zweedsch Gaarkoper 100 pounds 49.00 Guilders 4
3 / 1639 Valence Almonds Valencia Amandelen 100 pounds 29.50 Guilders 72
4 / 1639 Valence Almonds Valencia Amandelen 100 pounds 29.50 Guilders 72
5 / 1639 Valence Almonds Valencia Amandelen 100 pounds 29.50 Guilders 72
12 / 1639 Valence Almonds Valencia Amandelen 100 pounds 27.50 Guilders 72
2 / 1639 Hamburg Sheet-copper Hamburgsch Bladkoper 100 pounds 55.00 Guilders 25
Month / Year: 1640
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
9 / 1640 Aix-la-Chapelle Kettles Ketels van Aken 100 pounds 57.00 Guilders
9 / 1640 Baltic Tallow Oostersche Talk 100 pounds 21.50 Guilders
9 / 1640 Bologna Organzine Bologneesche Organsijn pound 22.20 Guilders
9 / 1640 Cyprus Cotton Cypersche Katoen pound 0.49 Guilders
9 / 1640 Eastland Brass-Wire Koperdraad van Oostland 100 pounds 57.00 Guilders
9 / 1640 English Tin Engelsch Tin 100 pounds 60.00 Guilders
9 / 1640 Fine Grey Pommeranian Wool Fijne Grijze Pommersche Wol 100 pounds 37.00 Guilders
9 / 1640 First quality Molina and Castilian wool Prima Molina en Castilla wol pound 1.25 Guilders
9 / 1640 First quality Segovia wool Prima Segovia wol pound 1.88 Guilders
9 / 1640 French Wine of the Highlands Fransche Hooglandsche Wijn tun 141.00 Guilders
9 / 1640 Frisian Winter-Barley Friesche Wintergerst last 124.60 Guilders
9 / 1640 Full Herring Volle Haring last 126.00 Guilders 19
9 / 1640 Gatimalo Indigo Guatimalo Indigo pound 8.10 Guilders 48
9 / 1640 German Tartar Duitsche Wijnsteen 100 pounds 22.50 Guilders 2
9 / 1640 Greenland Whale-Oil Groenlandsche traan quarter 40.50 Guilders 73
9 / 1640 Hamburg Sheet-copper Hamburgsch Bladkoper 100 pounds 58.00 Guilders 25
9 / 1640 Konigsberg Rye Koningsberger rogge last 125.53 Guilders
9 / 1640 Konigsberg wheat Koningsberger tarwe last 185.50 Guilders
9 / 1640 Leyden Bleached Hondschoote Serges, 2 seals Leidsche Gebleekte Hondschootsche Saaien, 2 Looden piece 23.50 Guilders
9 / 1640 Leyden Bleached Hondschoote Serges, 3 Seals Leidsche Gebleekte Hondschootsche Saaien, 3 Looden piece 39.00 Guilders
9 / 1640 Leyden Bombasines, Overlookers Leidsche Bombazijnen, Overkijkers piece 22.25 Guilders
9 / 1640 Leyden Bombasines, Reduced Overlookers Leidsche Bombazijnen, Vervallen Overkijkers piece 20.25 Guilders
9 / 1640 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen piece 103.00 Guilders
9 / 1640 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, 1 Seal Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, 1 Lood piece 46.00 Guilders
9 / 1640 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen piece 93.50 Guilders
9 / 1640 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 2 Seals Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 2 Looden piece 47.50 Guilders
9 / 1640 Leyden Double Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 3 Seals Leidsche Dubbele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 3 Looden piece 51.00 Guilders