The Hanseatic merchants eventually became middlemen whereby they transported bulk goods ( i.e. lumber , grain , fish ) from the Baltic and exchanged them for textiles and other finished products .
In short , the Baltic Sea was open and influenced by Dutch traders .
The Hanseatic merchants eventually became middlemen whereby they transported bulk goods ( i.e. lumber , grain , fish ) from the Baltic Sea and exchanged them for textiles and other finished products .
In short , the Baltic Sea was open and influenced by Dutch traders .