BUSINESS SEGMENTS (Details)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) item	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Information by business segments
Number of reportable business segments | item			2
Total external revenues	$ 332,842,200	$ 333,398,723	$ 936,994,299	$ 951,856,098
Depreciation	408,639	429,626	1,332,542	1,389,756
Amortization	66,251	82,917	198,750	265,417
Operating income (loss)	961,802	3,315,180	4,176,465	8,059,200
Interest expense	180,266	188,798	545,719	562,654
Income (loss) from operations before taxes	798,049	3,161,934	3,667,996	7,595,180
Total assets	112,709,318	114,697,352	112,709,318	114,697,352	$ 112,263,390
Capital expenditures	923,536	321,586	1,761,431	1,013,988
Cigarettes
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	236,433,449	239,244,630	667,849,390	682,836,920
Tobacco
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	41,478,941	39,495,721	117,535,875	112,880,466
Confectionery
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	22,024,887	21,946,660	58,606,239	60,838,182
Health food
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	6,376,725	6,541,789	19,334,087	21,353,621
Foodservice & other
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	26,528,198	26,169,923	73,668,708	73,946,909
Wholesale Segment
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	326,465,475	326,856,934	917,660,212	930,502,477
Depreciation	292,294	322,568	981,232	1,048,665
Amortization	66,251	82,917	198,750	265,417
Operating income (loss)	3,096,128	4,879,836	9,802,019	11,802,629
Interest expense	25,279	28,666	77,100	88,066
Income (loss) from operations before taxes	3,082,982	4,881,860	9,749,503	11,799,231
Total assets	98,406,083	102,432,357	98,406,083	102,432,357
Capital expenditures	109,648	123,260	429,892	705,137
Wholesale Segment | Cigarettes
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	236,433,449	239,244,630	667,849,390	682,836,920
Wholesale Segment | Tobacco
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	41,478,941	39,495,721	117,535,875	112,880,466
Wholesale Segment | Confectionery
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	22,024,887	21,946,660	58,606,239	60,838,182
Wholesale Segment | Foodservice & other
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	26,528,198	26,169,923	73,668,708	73,946,909
Retail Segment
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	6,376,725	6,541,789	19,334,087	21,353,621
Depreciation	116,345	107,058	351,310	341,091
Operating income (loss)	(615,276)	(109,304)	(1,122,951)	429,366
Income (loss) from operations before taxes	(610,896)	(104,442)	(1,110,284)	443,333
Total assets	14,135,564	12,097,050	14,135,564	12,097,050
Capital expenditures	813,888	198,326	1,331,539	308,851
Retail Segment | Health food
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	6,376,725	6,541,789	19,334,087	21,353,621
Other
Information by business segments
Operating income (loss)	(1,519,050)	(1,455,352)	(4,502,603)	(4,172,795)
Interest expense	154,987	160,132	468,619	474,588
Income (loss) from operations before taxes	(1,674,037)	(1,615,484)	(4,971,223)	(4,647,384)
Total assets	$ 167,671	$ 167,945	$ 167,671	$ 167,945