tax on coffee exports unspecified sense

William H. Ukers (author)

• tax on coffee exports was levied at Santos and Rio de Janeiro
  assertsneutralsource: coffee-pg28500

  a tax of three francs per bag of 132 pounds (about 57 cents) was to be levied on all coffee exports, collectable at Santos and Rio de Janeiro

  judge verdicts (2)

  • groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage. The text explicitly mentions that a tax on coffee exports 'was to be levied on all coffee exports, collectable at Santos and Rio de Janeiro,' which exactly matches the subject, predicate, and object of the claim.
  • qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author (not a named source). The stance 'asserts' appropriately matches the passage's declarative presentation of the tax plan. The sentiment is neutral, matching the factual tone. The time qualifiers are all null, which is appropriate since the passage does not specify when this tax would be implemented (only that the proposal was made 'early in 1906'). The context is empty, which is appropriate as the passage does not restrict this to a particular sense or role. The quote is verbatim and directly supports the claim about where the tax would be collected.