Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Sales (including excise taxes of $90.5 million and $81.3 million, respectively)	$ 283,563,050	$ 244,957,161
Cost of sales	264,925,373	227,349,439
Gross profit	18,637,677	17,607,722
Selling, general and administrative expenses	15,350,002	13,687,371
Depreciation and amortization	613,494	497,583
Total operating expenses	15,963,496	14,184,954
Operating income	2,674,181	3,422,768
Other expense (income):
Interest expense	424,110	384,583
Other (income), net	(151,264)	(22,881)
Total other expenses (income)	272,846	361,702
Income from operations before income taxes	2,401,335	3,061,066
Income tax expense	963,000	1,229,000
Net income	1,438,335	1,832,066
Preferred stock dividend requirements	(67,641)	(74,867)
Net income available to common shareholders	$ 1,370,694	$ 1,757,199
Basic earnings per share available to common shareholders (in dollars per share)	$ 2.21	$ 3.04
Diluted earnings per share available to common shareholders (in dollars per share)	$ 1.83	$ 2.41
Basic weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)	619,910	578,636
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)	783,994	758,692