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Traders

Großes Walsertal

Sperger - proprietor

Warth

 

Silbertal

Eduard Bitschnau – proprietor and waggoner

Galtür

Lorenz, Nann, Lenz, Mattle und Türtscher - proprietors

Brand

Kegele, Beck - proprietors

Lech

Pfefferkorn, Walch, Wolf, Rüf – proprietors  and traders

Laterns

Vith, Nesensohn – proprietors  and traders

Mittelberg/KLW

Fritz, Matt, Müller - traders

 

Commodities

Agricultural products such as cheese, butter lard, cream, mild, honey, meat, game meat, cattle. Also timber and products made of wood, wool, furs, linen and embroidery.

 
Common currencies

Kreuzer:       

13th to 19th century as means of payment in Austria, Switzerland and southern Germany. Made of base metal with an impressed cross.

Gulden:

In 1696 Johannes Elsässer received 12 Gulden as pay

Taler:

In 1696 Sonnenberger, Tannberger and Mittelberger were brought to court in Innsbruck because they had exportet lard. Due to the prohibition they were fined 30 Taler.

 
Further means of payment included:

Schilling, pennies, crowns, Reichsmark, Konstanzer coins, golden money, Naplionor, Prener, Gröschl.
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