Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
Sales (including excise taxes of $101.5 million and $100.4 million, and $285.9 million and $283.5 million, respectively)	$ 334,456,509	$ 322,647,624	$ 937,333,849	$ 900,694,969
Cost of sales	314,957,889	303,353,020	880,575,362	844,139,340
Gross profit	19,498,620	19,294,604	56,758,487	56,555,629
Selling, general and administrative expenses	15,405,676	16,295,082	47,072,555	48,599,519
Depreciation and amortization	542,307	557,736	1,709,469	1,810,610
Total operating expenses	15,947,983	16,852,818	48,782,024	50,410,129
Operating income	3,550,637	2,441,786	7,976,463	6,145,500
Other expense (income):
Interest expense	242,266	228,827	673,783	753,446
Other (income), net	(20,853)	(37,473)	(63,907)	(106,659)
Total other expenses (income)	221,413	191,354	609,876	646,787
Income from operations before income tax expense	3,329,224	2,250,432	7,366,587	5,498,713
Income tax expense	1,333,000	990,000	3,055,000	2,419,000
Net income	1,996,224	1,260,432	4,311,587	3,079,713
Preferred stock dividend requirements	(48,643)	(48,643)	(145,928)	(145,928)
Net income available to common shareholders	$ 1,947,581	$ 1,211,789	$ 4,165,659	$ 2,933,785
Basic earnings per share available to common shareholders: (in dollars per share)	$ 3.16	$ 2.00	$ 6.78	$ 4.79
Diluted earnings per share available to common shareholders: (in dollars per share)	$ 2.69	$ 1.73	$ 5.85	$ 4.18
Basic weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)	615,822	605,319	614,723	613,032
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)	741,183	729,978	737,325	736,531