Inventories and major vendors (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2014

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Components of Inventories

 Inventories consist of the following (in thousands): 

	January 31,  2014		October 31,  2013
Raw materials and supplies	$	2,006	$	1,913
Work in process		35		15
Finished goods		3,989		4,067
Totals	$	6,030	$	5,995