William H. Ukers (author)
sixteen cents in December
judge verdicts (2)
- groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage: 'the latter, which had sold at twenty-four and three-quarters cents in January, 1880, fell to nineteen and one-half cents in July, to eighteen cents in November and to sixteen cents in December.' The passage explicitly confirms that Javas fell to sixteen cents in December 1880.
- qualifier_fidelity 0.90 pass — The claim is largely faithful to the passage. The quote 'sixteen cents in December' appears verbatim and supports the claim that Javas fell to sixteen cents in December 1880. The time qualifier is correctly set to December 1880 (1880-12). However, there is a minor issue: the context field is empty when it should ideally specify 'coffee prices' or similar, as the passage restricts the claim to the economic/price sense of 'Javas' (a type of coffee). This is a minor contextual omission rather than a substantive error. All other qualifiers (viewpoint, stance, sentiment, quote) are faithful to the passage.
the price broke to sixteen cents, a drop of six and one-quarter cents in less than two weeks
judge verdicts (2)
- groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage: 'the price broke to sixteen cents, a drop of six and one-quarter cents in less than two weeks.' The passage explicitly confirms both the price level and the timeframe specified in the claim.
- qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author (the passage presents this as factual narration, not attributed to a named source). The stance 'asserts' matches the passage's presentation. The sentiment 'negative' is appropriate given the context of a price crash/break. The time qualifiers are consistent with the passage stating the break occurred 'in less than two weeks' after June 1, 1887, with the date range 1887-06-01 to 1887-06-15 appropriately capturing this scope. The context is correctly empty as the passage provides no restrictive context. The quote is verbatim from the passage and directly supports the claim about the price breaking to sixteen cents.
on June 24, another break to the previous low level of sixteen cents for December
judge verdicts (2)
- groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage: 'on June 24, another break to the previous low level of sixteen cents for December' explicitly confirms that December contracts broke to sixteen cents on June 24, 1887.
- qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author (the passage is a historical narrative without attribution to a named source). The stance of 'asserts' is appropriate as the passage states this as fact. The sentiment is correctly negative, reflecting the language of 'break' which carries negative connotation in financial contexts. The time qualifier matches exactly: June 24, 1887 is correctly normalized. The context is appropriately empty as the passage does not restrict the claim to a specific sense or role. The quote 'on June 24, another break to the previous low level of sixteen cents for December' appears verbatim in the passage and directly supports the claim that December coffee broke to sixteen cents on that date.