Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010
Sales (including excise taxes of $85.9 million and $87.9 million, and $238.1 million and $246.3 million, respectively)	$ 263,828,199	$ 267,062,440	$ 725,388,399	$ 741,502,607
Cost of sales	245,610,146	247,932,676	673,193,512	688,204,656
Gross profit	18,218,053	19,129,764	52,194,887	53,297,951
Selling, general and administrative expenses	13,781,556	14,070,483	40,378,569	41,215,024
Depreciation and amortization	519,099	440,466	1,523,815	1,243,307
Total operating expenses	14,300,655	14,510,949	41,902,384	42,458,331
Operating income	3,917,398	4,618,815	10,292,503	10,839,620
Other expense (income):
Interest expense	372,525	370,873	1,020,980	1,144,543
Other (income), net	(73,878)	(32,758)	(141,970)	(69,184)
Total other expenses (income)	298,647	338,115	879,010	1,075,359
Income from operations before income tax	3,618,751	4,280,700	9,413,493	9,764,261
Income tax expense	1,791,000	1,532,000	4,169,000	3,495,000
Net income	1,827,751	2,748,700	5,244,493	6,269,261
Preferred stock dividend requirements	(70,649)	(74,052)	(218,755)	(222,158)
Net income available to common shareholders	$ 1,757,102	$ 2,674,648	$ 5,025,738	$ 6,047,103
Basic earnings per share available to common shareholders: (in dollars per share)	$ 2.93	$ 4.72	$ 8.53	$ 10.73
Diluted earnings per share available to common shareholders: (in dollars per share)	$ 2.36	$ 3.67	$ 6.81	$ 8.39
Basic weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)	599,281	566,224	589,084	563,505
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)	775,416	749,350	769,870	747,035