CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Sales (including excise taxes of $368.8 million and $386.1 million, respectively)	$ 1,274,984,408	$ 1,294,625,223
Cost of sales	1,202,536,285	1,219,855,401
Gross profit	72,448,123	74,769,822
Selling, general and administrative expenses	64,173,895	61,733,220
Depreciation and amortization	2,049,475	2,162,667
Total operating expenses	66,223,370	63,895,887
Operating income	6,224,753	10,873,935
Other expense (income):
Interest expense	825,690	723,221
Other (income), net	(39,513)	(104,959)
Total other expenses (income)	786,177	618,262
Income from operations before income tax expense	5,438,576	10,255,673
Income tax expense	2,489,000	4,275,000
Net income	2,949,576	5,980,673
Preferred stock dividend requirements		(160,360)
Net income available to common shareholders	$ 2,949,576	$ 5,820,313
Basic earnings per share available to common shareholders (in dollars per share)	$ 4.34	$ 9.37
Diluted earnings per share available to common shareholders (in dollars per share)	$ 4.26	$ 8.38
Basic weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)	679,478	621,435
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)	692,183	713,897
Dividends declared per common share	$ 1.00	$ 1.00
Dividends paid per common share	$ 1.00	$ 1.00