BUSINESS SEGMENTS (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) item	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)
Information by business segments
Number of reportable business segments | item	2
Total external revenues	$ 315,513,209	$ 310,104,229
Depreciation	498,505	460,183
Amortization	32,500	66,250
Operating income (loss)	1,307,149	2,091,234
Interest expense	202,191	217,543
Income (loss) from operations before taxes	1,110,091	1,879,464
Total assets	111,914,434	107,035,807	$ 131,804,887
Capital expenditures	291,318	400,778
Cigarettes
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	223,265,578	221,769,023
Tobacco
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	41,641,678	38,685,826
Confectionery
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	18,516,318	18,600,447
Health food
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	6,289,897	6,239,304
Foodservice & other
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	25,799,738	24,809,629
Wholesale Segment
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	309,223,312	303,864,925
Depreciation	310,485	342,674
Amortization	32,500	66,250
Operating income (loss)	3,188,983	3,968,792
Interest expense	23,708	26,393
Income (loss) from operations before taxes	3,167,932	3,943,902
Total assets	97,487,611	93,912,144
Capital expenditures	54,646	166,775
Wholesale Segment | Cigarettes
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	223,265,578	221,769,023
Wholesale Segment | Tobacco
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	41,641,678	38,685,826
Wholesale Segment | Confectionery
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	18,516,318	18,600,447
Wholesale Segment | Foodservice & other
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	25,799,738	24,809,629
Retail Segment
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	6,289,897	6,239,304
Depreciation	188,020	117,509
Operating income (loss)	(472,981)	(298,486)
Income (loss) from operations before taxes	(470,505)	(294,215)
Total assets	14,302,363	13,038,299
Capital expenditures	236,672	234,003
Retail Segment | Health food
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	6,289,897	6,239,304
Other
Information by business segments
Operating income (loss)	(1,408,853)	(1,579,072)
Interest expense	178,483	191,150
Income (loss) from operations before taxes	(1,587,336)	(1,770,223)
Total assets	$ 124,460	$ 85,364