BUSINESS SEGMENTS (Details)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) item	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)
Information by business segments
Number of reportable business segments | item			2
Total external revenues	$ 349,043,200	$ 332,842,200	$ 959,763,695	$ 936,994,299
Depreciation	599,085	408,639	1,619,868	1,332,542
Amortization	15,625	66,251	63,750	198,750
Operating income (loss)	1,489,945	961,802	3,705,947	4,176,465
Interest expense	261,510	180,266	777,065	545,719
Income (loss) from operations before taxes	1,247,050	798,049	2,980,040	3,667,996
Total assets	119,102,355	112,709,318	119,102,355	112,709,318	$ 131,804,887
Capital expenditures	753,591	923,536	2,120,358	1,761,431
Cigarettes
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	248,357,752	236,433,449	679,812,016	667,849,390
Tobacco
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	44,598,270	41,478,941	125,776,543	117,535,875
Confectionery
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	21,437,432	22,024,887	57,210,816	58,606,239
Health food
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	6,246,691	6,376,725	19,349,676	19,334,087
Foodservice & other
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	28,403,055	26,528,198	77,614,644	73,668,708
Other
Information by business segments
Operating income (loss)	(1,677,518)	(1,519,050)	(4,515,367)	(4,502,603)
Interest expense	238,925	154,987	707,958	468,619
Income (loss) from operations before taxes	(1,916,443)	(1,674,037)	(5,220,625)	(4,971,223)
Total assets	202,939	167,671	202,939	167,671
Wholesale Segment
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	342,796,509	326,465,475	940,414,019	917,660,212
Depreciation	284,609	292,294	919,236	981,232
Amortization	15,625	66,251	63,750	198,750
Operating income (loss)	4,245,654	3,096,128	9,966,031	9,802,019
Interest expense	22,585	25,279	69,107	77,100
Income (loss) from operations before taxes	4,239,525	3,082,982	9,938,081	9,749,503
Total assets	104,905,403	98,406,083	104,905,403	98,406,083
Capital expenditures	468,995	109,648	1,137,117	429,892
Wholesale Segment | Cigarettes
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	248,357,752	236,433,449	679,812,016	667,849,390
Wholesale Segment | Tobacco
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	44,598,270	41,478,941	125,776,543	117,535,875
Wholesale Segment | Confectionery
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	21,437,432	22,024,887	57,210,816	58,606,239
Wholesale Segment | Foodservice & other
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	28,403,055	26,528,198	77,614,644	73,668,708
Retail Segment
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	6,246,691	6,376,725	19,349,676	19,334,087
Depreciation	314,476	116,345	700,632	351,310
Operating income (loss)	(1,078,191)	(615,276)	(1,744,717)	(1,122,951)
Income (loss) from operations before taxes	(1,076,032)	(610,896)	(1,737,416)	(1,110,284)
Total assets	13,994,013	14,135,564	13,994,013	14,135,564
Capital expenditures	284,596	813,888	983,241	1,331,539
Retail Segment | Health food
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	$ 6,246,691	$ 6,376,725	$ 19,349,676	$ 19,334,087