CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Sales (including excise taxes of $387.8 million and $386.4 million, respectively)	$ 1,236,755,388	$ 1,211,052,634
Cost of sales	1,160,248,793	1,133,695,309
Gross profit	76,506,595	77,357,325
Selling, general and administrative expenses	64,723,824	63,880,109
Depreciation and amortization	2,386,402	2,412,613
Total operating expenses	67,110,226	66,292,722
Operating income	9,396,369	11,064,603
Other expense (income):
Interest expense	935,360	1,108,146
Other (income), net	(130,519)	(277,215)
Total other expenses (income)	804,841	830,931
Income from operations before income tax expense	8,591,528	10,233,672
Income tax expense	3,632,000	4,375,000
Net income	4,959,528	5,858,672
Preferred stock dividend requirements	(195,105)	(205,218)
Net income available to common shareholders	$ 4,764,423	$ 5,653,454
Basic earnings per share available to common shareholders: (in dollars per share)	$ 7.81	$ 9.08
Diluted earnings per share available to common shareholders: (in dollars per share)	$ 6.75	$ 7.79
Basic weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)	610,392	622,904
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)	735,227	751,812