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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: 1640
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
9 / 1640 Cloves in various qualities Nagelen in soorten pound 2.69 Guilders 16
9 / 1640 Cod-liver Oil Levertraan tun 37.50 Guilders 13
9 / 1640 Common Madder Gemeene Meekrap 100 pounds 20.00 Guilders 75
9 / 1640 Currants Krenten 100 pounds 14.75 Guilders 67
9 / 1640 English Alum Engelsch Aluin 100 pounds 8.85 Guilders 42
9 / 1640 English Copperas Engelsch Koperrood (Couperose) 100 pounds 8.00 Guilders 51
9 / 1640 English Lead Engelsch Lood 100 pounds 7.50 Guilders 65
9 / 1640 Fine Refined Sugar Fijne Faffinade pound 0.76 Guilders 32
9 / 1640 French Bordeaux Wine Fransche Bordeauxwijn tun 156.00 Guilders 37
9 / 1640 Native Wax Inlandsche Was 100 pounds 76.50 Guilders 10
9 / 1640 Nutmeg in various qualities Noten in soorten pound 2.50 Guilders 49
9 / 1640 Pernambuco Wood Pernambuco Hout 100 pounds 24.00 Guilders 77
9 / 1640 Rape-oil Raapolie aum 47.00 Guilders 88
Month / Year: 1641
Month / Year Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
5 / 1641 Washed Segovia Lamb's wool Gewasschen Segovia Lamswol 100 pounds 77.50 Guilders
11 / 1641 Washed Segovia Lamb's wool Gewasschen Segovia Lamswol 100 pounds 80.50 Guilders
5 / 1641 West Indian Hides Westindische Huiden pound 0.48 Guilders 61
11 / 1641 West Indian Hides Westindische Huiden pound 0.43 Guilders 61
5 / 1641 White Candy Witte Kandij pound 1.25 Guilders 30
11 / 1641 White Candy Witte Kandij pound 1.16 Guilders 30
5 / 1641 Yellow Wood Geelhout 100 pounds 3.60 Guilders 26
11 / 1641 Yellow Wood Geelhout 100 pounds 3.80 Guilders 26
5 / 1641 Yufts Juchten pound 0.86 Guilders 46
11 / 1641 Yufts Juchten pound 0.86 Guilders 46
5 / 1641 Apulian oil Olie van Puglia tun 435.00 Guilders 35
11 / 1641 Apulian oil Olie van Puglia tun 459.00 Guilders 35
5 / 1641 Baltic (Dry) Wax Oostersche (Droge) Was 100 pounds 69.50 Guilders 11
11 / 1641 Baltic (Dry) Wax Oostersche (Droge) Was 100 pounds 67.50 Guilders 11
5 / 1641 Big Gallnuts Groote Galnoten 100 pounds 27.50 Guilders 9
11 / 1641 Big Gallnuts Groote Galnoten 100 pounds 29.50 Guilders 9
5 / 1641 Bordeaux Brandy Bordeaux Brandewijn 30 double gallons 144.00 Guilders 38
11 / 1641 Bordeaux Brandy Bordeaux Brandewijn 30 double gallons 121.50 Guilders 38
5 / 1641 Bordeaux Honey bordeaux Honig tun 238.50 Guilders 92
11 / 1641 Bordeaux Honey bordeaux Honig tun 255.00 Guilders 92
5 / 1641 Brazilian white sugar Braziliaansche witte suiker pound 0.53 Guilders 31
11 / 1641 Brazilian white sugar Braziliaansche witte suiker pound 0.48 Guilders 31
5 / 1641 Cadix Salt Cadix Zout hundredweight of 404 measures 516.00 Guilders
5 / 1641 Clean Mace Schoone Foelie pound 6.00 Guilders 86
11 / 1641 Clean Mace Schoone Foelie pound 6.00 Guilders 86
5 / 1641 Cloves in various qualities Nagelen in soorten pound 2.48 Guilders 16
11 / 1641 Cloves in various qualities Nagelen in soorten pound 2.54 Guilders 16
5 / 1641 Cod-liver Oil Levertraan tun 50.50 Guilders 13
11 / 1641 Cod-liver Oil Levertraan tun 49.50 Guilders 13
5 / 1641 Currants Krenten 100 pounds 16.75 Guilders 67
11 / 1641 Currants Krenten 100 pounds 18.50 Guilders 67
5 / 1641 English Copperas Engelsch Koperrood (Couperose) 100 pounds 7.25 Guilders 51
11 / 1641 English Copperas Engelsch Koperrood (Couperose) 100 pounds 7.00 Guilders 51
5 / 1641 English Lead Engelsch Lood 100 pounds 8.40 Guilders 65
11 / 1641 English Lead Engelsch Lood 100 pounds 8.40 Guilders 65
11 / 1641 Figs Vijgen 100 pounds 8.50 Guilders 13
5 / 1641 Fine Refined Sugar Fijne Faffinade pound 0.71 Guilders 32