Note 8 - Investments in U.S. Treasury Notes and Bills and Marketable Securities (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

	December 31, 2012						September 30, 2012
	(Unaudited)
	Aggregate fair value		Amortized/Adjusted cost basis		Pretax unrealized gains		Aggregate fair value		Amortized/Adjusted cost basis		Pretax unrealized gains
U.S. Treasury Bills	$	---	$	---	$	---	$	800,000	$	800,000	$	---
Marketable securities
Common stocks		105,888,000		44,761,000		61,127,000		94,061,000		44,761,000		49,300,000
Bonds		8,232,000		4,932,000		3,300,000		8,095,000		4,931,000		3,164,000
Total	$	114,120,000	$	49,693,000	$	64,427,000	$	102,956,000	$	50,492,000	$	52,464,000