Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
Sales (including excise taxes of $98.9 million and $101.5 million, and $284.9 million and $285.9 million, respectively)	$ 333,398,723	$ 334,456,509	$ 951,856,098	$ 937,333,849
Cost of sales	314,235,192	314,957,889	896,190,425	880,575,362
Gross profit	19,163,531	19,498,620	55,665,673	56,758,487
Selling, general and administrative expenses	15,335,808	15,405,676	45,951,300	47,072,555
Depreciation and amortization	512,543	542,307	1,655,173	1,709,469
Total operating expenses	15,848,351	15,947,983	47,606,473	48,782,024
Operating income	3,315,180	3,550,637	8,059,200	7,976,463
Other expense (income):
Interest expense	188,798	242,266	562,654	673,783
Other (income), net	(35,552)	(20,853)	(98,634)	(63,907)
Total other expenses (income)	153,246	221,413	464,020	609,876
Income from operations before income tax expense	3,161,934	3,329,224	7,595,180	7,366,587
Income tax expense	1,310,000	1,333,000	3,241,000	3,055,000
Net income	1,851,934	1,996,224	4,354,180	4,311,587
Preferred stock dividend requirements	(48,642)	(48,643)	(146,462)	(145,928)
Net income available to common shareholders	$ 1,803,292	$ 1,947,581	$ 4,207,718	$ 4,165,659
Basic earnings per share available to common shareholders: (in dollars per share)	$ 3.03	$ 3.16	$ 6.91	$ 6.78
Diluted earnings per share available to common shareholders: (in dollars per share)	$ 2.62	$ 2.69	$ 6.07	$ 5.85
Basic weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)	596,112	615,822	609,240	614,723
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)	707,300	741,183	717,875	737,325
Dividends declared per common share	$ 0.18	$ 0.18	$ 0.82	$ 0.54
Dividends paid per common share	$ 0.18	$ 0.18	$ 0.82	$ 0.54