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  0001507237
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0000050493
  INGLES MARKETS INC
  000-14706
  PO BOX 6676
  ASHEVILLE
  NC
  28816
  828-669-2941
  Ingle Sharp Laura
  Officer
  Common
  Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC
  Executive Financial Services
  1 New York Plaza
  New York
  NY
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  6000
  450040.20
  14494975
  09/11/2023
  Nasdaq
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  Asheville
  NC
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  NC
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