He was involved in pastoral and mercantile businesses in the north of South Australia and became a well known and influential businessman.

His shipping interests included, with Jacob Smith, a share in the Port Adelaide tug Goolwa.

[6] In 1870 Levi's Company disposed of many of its properties including Moolooloo and Wirrealpa, Oulnina and Wadnaminga, Mount Margaret and Booleroo Station.

[7] He died at Vale House and was buried in the Jewish section of the West Terrace Cemetery, where his father was the first to be interred.

His estate passed on to other members of his family, and in 1947, his niece left Vale House and the adjoining land to the Town of Walkerville for the purposes of a public park.