Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2020	Nov. 30, 2019
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
Net sales	$ 53,403,000	$ 56,040,000
Cost of sales	38,951,000	40,144,000
Gross margin	14,452,000	15,896,000
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative expenses	12,681,000	12,602,000
Income from operations	1,771,000	3,294,000
Other (expense):
Net loss on trading securities	(553,000)	(80,000)
Loss on sale of real property		(102,000)
Interest and other expense, net	(69,000)	(119,000)
Other (expense), net	(622,000)	(301,000)
Income before income taxes	1,149,000	2,993,000
Provision for income taxes	298,000	1,076,000
Net income	851,000	1,917,000
Cumulative preferred stock dividend	(19,000)	(19,000)
Net income attributable to common shareholders	$ 832,000	$ 1,898,000
Basic and diluted earnings per common share	$ 0.17	$ 0.39
Basic and diluted weighted average common shares outstanding	4,861,590	4,861,590