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<S>                                                      <C>
[PERIOD-TYPE]                                           YEAR
[PERIOD-START]                                   Nov-01-1999
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                                Oct-31-2000
[PERIOD-END]                                     Oct-31-2000
[CASH]                                                77,624
[SECURITIES]                                         336,697
[RECEIVABLES]                                     12,875,097
[ALLOWANCES]                                               0
[INVENTORY]                                       18,087,741
[CURRENT-ASSETS]                                  31,870,949
[PP&E]                                             3,401,084
[DEPRECIATION]                                       475,857
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                                    47,414,337
[CURRENT-LIABILITIES]                             36,678,136
[BONDS]                                                    0
[PREFERRED-MANDATORY]                                      0
[PREFERRED]                                          750,000
[COMMON]                                              15,895
[OTHER-SE]                                         1,664,372
[TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY]                      47,414,337
[SALES]                                          114,210,782
[TOTAL-REVENUES]                                 114,210,782
[CGS]                                             97,355,443
[TOTAL-COSTS]                                     13,578,199
[OTHER-EXPENSES]                                           0
[LOSS-PROVISION]                                           0
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                                 2,752,599
[INCOME-PRETAX]                                    2,009,218
[INCOME-TAX]                                          48,652
[INCOME-CONTINUING]                                  894,779
[DISCONTINUED]                                     1,065,787
[EXTRAORDINARY]                                            0
[CHANGES]                                                  0
[NET-INCOME]                                       1,960,566
[EPS-BASIC]                                             0.01
[EPS-DILUTED]                                           0.01
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