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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 Sort descending Product (in English) Product (in Dutch) Volume Price currency Notes
9 / 1643 Leyden Single Gentlemen's Crown Serges Leidsche Enkele Heerensaaien Kronen piece 50.00 Guilders
6 / 1643 Leyden Single Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced Leidsche Enkele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen piece 45.75 Guilders
8 / 1643 Leyden Single Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced Leidsche Enkele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen piece 46.75 Guilders
9 / 1643 Leyden Single Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced Leidsche Enkele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen piece 46.50 Guilders
6 / 1643 Leyden Single Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 1 Seal Leidsche Enkele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 1 Lood piece 22.00 Guilders
8 / 1643 Leyden Single Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 1 Seal Leidsche Enkele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 1 Lood piece 22.00 Guilders
9 / 1643 Leyden Single Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 1 Seal Leidsche Enkele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 1 Lood piece 21.75 Guilders
6 / 1643 Leyden Single Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 2 Seals Leidsche Enkele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 2 Looden piece 22.50 Guilders
8 / 1643 Leyden Single Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 2 Seals Leidsche Enkele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 2 Looden piece 23.00 Guilders
9 / 1643 Leyden Single Gentlemen's Crown Serges, Reduced, 2 Seals Leidsche Enkele Heerensaaien Kronen, Vervallen, 2 Looden piece 22.50 Guilders
6 / 1643 Liege Rods Luiksche Roeden 100 pounds 8.50 Guilders
8 / 1643 Liege Rods Luiksche Roeden 100 pounds 8.50 Guilders
9 / 1643 Liege Rods Luiksche Roeden 100 pounds 7.63 Guilders
6 / 1643 Linseed Oil Lijnolie aum 44.00 Guilders 64
8 / 1643 Linseed Oil Lijnolie aum 44.00 Guilders 64
9 / 1643 Linseed Oil Lijnolie aum 43.00 Guilders 64
6 / 1643 Loaf-sugar Melissuiker pound 0.53 Guilders 89
8 / 1643 Loaf-sugar Melissuiker pound 0.51 Guilders 89
9 / 1643 Loaf-sugar Melissuiker pound 0.51 Guilders 89
6 / 1643 Long Prunes Lange Pruimen 100 pounds 5.33 Guilders
8 / 1643 Long Prunes Lange Pruimen 100 pounds 5.40 Guilders
9 / 1643 Long Prunes Lange Pruimen 100 pounds 5.25 Guilders
6 / 1643 Long Raisins Lange Rozijnen 100 pounds 17.25 Guilders 71
8 / 1643 Long Raisins Lange Rozijnen 100 pounds 18.75 Guilders 71
9 / 1643 Long Raisins Lange Rozijnen 100 pounds 18.25 Guilders 71
6 / 1643 Luneberg and Bremer Shorn Wool Luneburger en Bremer Schoorwol 100 pounds 47.67 Guilders
8 / 1643 Luneberg and Bremer Shorn Wool Luneburger en Bremer Schoorwol 100 pounds 47.67 Guilders
9 / 1643 Luneberg and Bremer Shorn Wool Luneburger en Bremer Schoorwol 100 pounds 47.00 Guilders
6 / 1643 Marseilles Soap Marseillaansche Zeep 100 pounds 27.75 Guilders 78
8 / 1643 Marseilles Soap Marseillaansche Zeep 100 pounds 27.75 Guilders 78
9 / 1643 Marseilles Soap Marseillaansche Zeep 100 pounds 27.50 Guilders 78
6 / 1643 Matie Maatjesharing last 138.00 Guilders
10 / 1643 Matie Maatjesharing last 136.00 Guilders
6 / 1643 Mercury Kwikzilver pound 1.80 Guilders 58
8 / 1643 Mercury Kwikzilver pound 1.61 Guilders 58
9 / 1643 Mercury Kwikzilver pound 1.61 Guilders 58
8 / 1643 Milanese Rice Milaansche rijst 100 pounds 18.00 Guilders
9 / 1643 Milanese Rice Milaansche rijst 100 pounds 19.35 Guilders
6 / 1643 Muscovados Moscovades pound 0.31 Guilders 33
8 / 1643 Muscovados Moscovades pound 0.31 Guilders 33
9 / 1643 Muscovados Moscovades pound 0.31 Guilders 33
6 / 1643 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun 38.50 Guilders 81
8 / 1643 Native Honey inlandshe honig tun 38.50 Guilders 81
6 / 1643 Native Salted Hides Inlandsche Gezouten Huiden pound 0.18 Guilders
6 / 1643 Native Sweet Tallow Inlandsche Zoete Talk 100 pounds 22.00 Guilders
8 / 1643 Native Sweet Tallow Inlandsche Zoete Talk 100 pounds 22.00 Guilders
9 / 1643 Native Sweet Tallow Inlandsche Zoete Talk 100 pounds 22.00 Guilders
6 / 1643 Paternoster Flax Paternoster Vlas ship-pound 49.00 Guilders
8 / 1643 Paternoster Flax Paternoster Vlas ship-pound 53.00 Guilders
9 / 1643 Paternoster Flax Paternoster Vlas ship-pound 49.00 Guilders