Grain Turnover, Grain and Bread Prices in Cologne from the 14th to the 18th Century
GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA8014 Data file Version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.8014
Abstract: Keywords; Search terms:
historical time series; historical statistics; histat / HISTAT .
Abstract:
Edition and analysis (especially of market mechanisms and price
policies) of the official weekly price quotes on food, primarily
on grain prices at the municipal market of Cologne until the
beginning of French occupation.
Topics: Grain prices and turnover in Cologne from 1531 to 1797
(information on amount and price of wheat, rye, barley and oats
in constant measuring units across time) in weekly, monthly and
annual tables; bread weights and prices from 1658 to 1773
(information on ´ ... more Methodology
Date(s) of Data Collection: 1368 - 1797
Geographic coverage: Historical German lands (-1871) (DQDE), Cologne
Universe: The more than 100.000 quotations for 267 years
Number of Units: 13878 Zeitpunkte
Sampling Procedure: Census Mode of Data Collection: Sources: Systematic investigation of the "Fruchtpreisbuecher"
{"fruit price books"} from 1531 to 1674 archived in the municipal Archives
in Cologne (they contain under a Sunday date information on the turnover
from the previous week for wheat, rye, barley and oats as well as the
average market price for each type of grain), the detailed
"Baeck ... more Analysis System(s): SPSS, EXCEL
Number of Variables: 78 Zeitreihen
Bibliographic information
Principal Investigator/ Authoring Entity, Institution: Ebeling, Dietrich - Fakultät für Geschichtswissenschaft und Philosophie, Universität Bielefeld | Irsigler, Franz - Fakultät für Geschichtswissenschaft und Philosophie, Universität Bielefeld
Publication year: 1988
DOI: 10.4232/1.8014
Study number: ZA8014
Publisher: GESIS Data Archive
Versions
Current Version: 1.0.0, 2010-04-13, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.8014
Version history: ... more Reference publications
Publications: Ebeling, Dietrich und Irsigler, Franz:
Getreideumsatz, Getreide- und Brotpreise in Köln. Bd. I: Getreideumsatz und Getreidepreise: Wochen-, Monats- und Jahrestabelle. Bd. II: Brotgewichte und Brotpreise: Wochen-, Monats- und Jahrestabelle, Graphiken.
Köln, Wien: Böhlau-Verlag 1977 und 1978.
(Mitteilungen aus dem Stadtarchiv Köln; Hefte 65 und 66 ... more Study group: GESIS Community Data |
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