BUSINESS SEGMENTS (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) item	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Information by business segments
Number of reportable business segments | item	2
Total external revenues	$ 310,104,229	$ 322,008,249
Depreciation	460,183	475,699
Amortization	66,250	91,250
Operating income	2,091,234	2,549,821
Interest expense	217,543	212,454
Income from operations before taxes	1,879,464	2,364,622
Total assets	107,035,807	106,734,352	$ 112,263,390
Capital expenditures	400,778	361,565
Cigarettes
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	221,769,023	231,953,328
Tobacco
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	38,685,826	37,628,491
Confectionery
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	18,600,447	19,845,836
Health food
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	6,239,304	7,274,118
Foodservice & other
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	24,809,629	25,306,476
Wholesale Segment
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	303,864,925	314,734,131
Depreciation	342,674	358,567
Amortization	66,250	91,250
Operating income	3,968,792	3,849,152
Interest expense	26,393	30,032
Income from operations before taxes	3,943,902	3,841,742
Total assets	93,912,144	94,162,368
Capital expenditures	166,775	326,553
Wholesale Segment | Cigarettes
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	221,769,023	231,953,328
Wholesale Segment | Tobacco
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	38,685,826	37,628,491
Wholesale Segment | Confectionery
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	18,600,447	19,845,836
Wholesale Segment | Foodservice & other
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	24,809,629	25,306,476
Retail Segment
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	6,239,304	7,274,118
Depreciation	117,509	117,132
Operating income	(298,486)	64,125
Income from operations before taxes	(294,215)	68,758
Total assets	13,038,299	12,488,933
Capital expenditures	234,003	35,012
Retail Segment | Health food
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	6,239,304	7,274,118
Other
Information by business segments
Operating income	(1,579,072)	(1,363,456)
Interest expense	191,150	182,422
Income from operations before taxes	(1,770,223)	(1,545,878)
Total assets	$ 85,364	$ 83,051