nine and one-half cents unspecified sense

William H. Ukers (author)

• Rios had dropped to nine and one-half cents June, 1881
  assertsnegativesource: coffee-pg28500

  had dropped nine and one-half cents when the break in the market culminated in June, 1881

  judge verdicts (2)

  • groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly supported by the passage. The text explicitly states 'had dropped nine and one-half cents when the break in the market culminated in June, 1881,' confirming that Rios coffee prices fell to nine and one-half cents in June 1881.
  • qualifier_fidelity 0.90 pass — The claim is largely faithful to the passage. The quote appears verbatim and supports the claim. The time qualifier (June, 1881) is accurate and properly normalized. The perspective, stance, and sentiment are appropriate for an authorial assertion. However, there is a minor ambiguity in the quote: the passage says 'had dropped nine and one-half cents' which technically means a drop OF nine and one-half cents (from a higher price), whereas the claim's predicate 'had dropped to' could be interpreted as having dropped TO that price level. The passage is slightly ambiguous on this point, but contextually (given prior prices mentioned), this interpretation is reasonable. The context qualifier is appropriately empty as no restrictive sense or role is specified in the passage.