William H. Ukers (author)
- Java coffee brought at auction twenty-three and two-thirds stuivers per pound 1711 ⟨first public auction at Amsterdam⟩
At the first public auction, this coffee brought twenty-three and two-thirds _stuivers_ (about forty-seven cents) per Amsterdam pound
judge verdicts (2)
- groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage. The exact quote provided matches the original text, confirming that Java coffee brought twenty-three and two-thirds stuivers per pound at the first public auction in Amsterdam in 1711.
- qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author (passage narrative voice). The stance is 'asserts' which matches the passage's factual presentation. Sentiment is neutral, appropriate for a historical price statement. The time is correctly set to 1711, matching 'The first Java coffee for the trade was received at Amsterdam 1711.' The context accurately specifies 'first public auction at Amsterdam' as stated in the passage. The quote is verbatim and directly supports the claim about the price per pound.