The cumulative yields of various short and relative long-lived fission products within the mass range of 80–115 and 123–157 have been measured in the epi-cadmium neutron induced fission of 99.9997 atom % ²³⁸U, by using an off-line γ-ray spectrometric technique. The mass chain yields were obtained from the cumulative yields by applying the charge distribution correction. The present and earlier data in the ²³⁸U(n, f) reaction was compared with the similar data of ²³²Th(n, f) reaction. In the ³⁸U(n, f) reaction, the yields around the mass range 134–138 and their complementary are higher than the other fission products, which indicate the favorable standard I asymmetric mode of fission. On the other hand, in the ²³²Th(n, f) reaction, the yields around 139–144 and their complementary are higher than the other fission products, which indicate the favorable standard II asymmetric mode of fission.