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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 Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
5 / 1642 Polish Summer Wool Poolsche Zomerwol pound 0.70 Guilders
7 / 1642 Polish Summer Wool Poolsche Zomerwol pound 0.70 Guilders
8 / 1642 Polish Summer Wool Poolsche Zomerwol pound 0.70 Guilders
9 / 1642 Polish Summer Wool Poolsche Zomerwol pound 0.70 Guilders
5 / 1642 Prussian rye Pruisische rogge last 117.60 Guilders
8 / 1642 Prussian rye Pruisische rogge last 119.00 Guilders
9 / 1642 Prussian rye Pruisische rogge last 119.00 Guilders
12 / 1642 Prussian rye Pruisische rogge last 119.00 Guilders
5 / 1642 Riga Clean Hemp Riga Reinhennep ship-pound 33.00 Guilders
7 / 1642 Riga Clean Hemp Riga Reinhennep ship-pound 34.50 Guilders
8 / 1642 Riga Clean Hemp Riga Reinhennep ship-pound 33.00 Guilders
9 / 1642 Riga Clean Hemp Riga Reinhennep ship-pound 33.00 Guilders
5 / 1642 Sappan Wood Sappan Hout 100 pounds 13.00 Guilders 23
7 / 1642 Sappan Wood Sappan Hout 100 pounds 12.00 Guilders 23
8 / 1642 Sappan Wood Sappan Hout 100 pounds 12.00 Guilders 23
9 / 1642 Sappan Wood Sappan Hout 100 pounds 12.25 Guilders 23
5 / 1642 Sherry Syrese Secken tun 242.00 Guilders 39
7 / 1642 Sherry Syrese Secken tun 210.00 Guilders 39
8 / 1642 Sherry Syrese Secken tun 210.00 Guilders 39
9 / 1642 Sherry Syrese Secken tun 210.00 Guilders 39
5 / 1642 Single White Iron Enkel Blik 100 pounds 44.00 Guilders
7 / 1642 Single White Iron Enkel Blik 100 pounds 44.00 Guilders
8 / 1642 Single White Iron Enkel Blik 100 pounds 45.00 Guilders
9 / 1642 Single White Iron Enkel Blik 100 pounds 45.00 Guilders
12 / 1642 Single White Iron Enkel Blik 100 pounds 45.00 Guilders
5 / 1642 Small Pepper Kleine peper Pound 0.70 Guilders 29
8 / 1642 Small Pepper Kleine peper Pound 0.67 Guilders 29
12 / 1642 Small Pepper Kleine peper Pound 0.72 Guilders 29
5 / 1642 Smyrna Cotton Smirna Katoen pound 0.29 Guilders
7 / 1642 Smyrna Cotton Smirna Katoen pound 0.29 Guilders
8 / 1642 Smyrna Cotton Smirna Katoen pound 0.29 Guilders
9 / 1642 Smyrna Cotton Smirna Katoen pound 0.29 Guilders
12 / 1642 Smyrna Cotton Smirna Katoen pound 0.29 Guilders
5 / 1642 Split Stockfish Roodschaar 100 pounds 8.50 Guilders
7 / 1642 Split Stockfish Roodschaar 100 pounds 8.50 Guilders
8 / 1642 Split Stockfish Roodschaar 100 pounds 7.75 Guilders
9 / 1642 Split Stockfish Roodschaar 100 pounds 7.75 Guilders
5 / 1642 St. Ubes Salt St. Ubes Zout last 480.00 Guilders
7 / 1642 St. Ubes Salt St. Ubes Zout last 408.00 Guilders
8 / 1642 St. Ubes Salt St. Ubes Zout last 420.00 Guilders
9 / 1642 St. Ubes Salt St. Ubes Zout last 444.00 Guilders
10 / 1642 St. Ubes Salt St. Ubes Zout last 396.00 Guilders
5 / 1642 Steel in Bars Staal in Staven 100 pounds 24.50 Guilders 63
7 / 1642 Steel in Bars Staal in Staven 100 pounds 24.25 Guilders 63
8 / 1642 Steel in Bars Staal in Staven 100 pounds 24.25 Guilders 63
9 / 1642 Steel in Bars Staal in Staven 100 pounds 24.25 Guilders 63
12 / 1642 Steel in Bars Staal in Staven 100 pounds 24.50 Guilders 63
5 / 1642 Swedish Brass-Wire Zweedsch Koperdraad 100 pounds 64.00 Guilders
7 / 1642 Swedish Brass-Wire Zweedsch Koperdraad 100 pounds 57.00 Guilders
8 / 1642 Swedish Brass-Wire Zweedsch Koperdraad 100 pounds 57.00 Guilders