<ARTICLE> 5

                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          SEP-30-2000
<PERIOD-END>                               MAR-31-2000
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<SECURITIES>                                         0
<RECEIVABLES>                                6,623,053
<ALLOWANCES>                                 (441,208)
<INVENTORY>                                  7,613,256
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                            26,073,905
<PP&E>                                       4,585,628
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<F1>PP&E IS SHOWN NET OF ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION AS REPORTED WITHIN THE QUARTERLY
REPORT ON FORM 10-Q ON THE BALANCE SHEET
<F2>IN ACCORDANCE WITH SFAS NO. 128 "EARNINGS PER SHARE - BASIC" IS REPORTED AS THE
VALUE OF (EPS-PRIMARY) TAG AND "EARNINGS PER SHARE - DILUTED" IS REPORTED AS
THE VALUE FOR (EPS-DILUTED) TAG